Head of Investor Relations (12-month FTC)
About the team
Investor Relations sits within our Finance division and is a small, specialist team responsible for proactively shaping the dialogue between Sainsbury’s leadership and the external financial community. Working closely with Strategic Communications and the wider Corporate Affairs team, as well as FP&A, Financial Reporting, Sustainability and the Company Secretariat teams, we help ensure the market understands our strategy, performance and priorities. You’ll work in a high‑profile environment, building senior relationships and translating complex information into clear messages that land and where judgment and pace really matter!
More about the role
As Head of Investor Relations (FTC), you will support the Director of Investor Relations and the wider IR leadership in delivering an effective programme that maintains a productive, trusted dialogue with investors, analysts, and key market stakeholders. This is a broad, hands‑on role - combining senior stakeholder engagement with the ‘nuts and bolts’ of running an IR function - particularly across developing key messages and content for regulated and ad‑hoc announcements (including results and trading updates), results and reporting activity.
Day to day, you’ll help run core IR processes and timelines, lead on drafting and refining key materials (including statements, scripts, presentations and briefing packs for senior leaders) and support investor engagement activities such as roadshows and meetings. You’ll also provide high‑quality market and investor sentiment insight to inform leadership decision‑making. The role includes line management of team members (including the Investor Relations Manager and Investor Relations Analyst), as well as day‑to‑day oversight of the IR Co‑Ordinator, helping to set standards and build capability.
More about you
You’ll bring demonstrable Investor Relations experience, ideally including direct engagement with investors and/or sell‑side analysts, and you’ll be confident operating with senior internal stakeholders and external audiences. You have proven ability to write clearly and at pace, exercising sound judgement and confidentiality when working with market‑sensitive information.
You’re organised and process‑driven, comfortable managing multiple deadlines and shifting priorities - particularly around reporting cycles. You’re also solutions‑focused: able to translate complex information into clear, credible narratives and proactively spot what stakeholders need to know. Experience gained in Investor Relations, Financial Communications (in‑house or agency), Corporate Broking or an IR consultancy is relevant; experience in a consumer‑facing sector is beneficial but not required.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable Investor Relations experience, ideally including direct engagement with investors and/or sell‑side analysts
- Proven ability to draft, review and quality‑check Investor Relations communications and materials (e.g., scripts, presentations, statements, RNS/regulated announcements or equivalent)
- Demonstrable experience running end‑to‑end IR processes and timelines (e.g., results preparation, roadshows, investor engagement planning)
- Proven ability to communicate with, influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholders, including Executive‑level audiences
- Demonstrable experience leading and developing others (line management, coaching or leading through influence)
Deadline for applications is 22.04.2026, please note if we receive a high volume of interest the advertisement may close early