Overview
Bring YOUR energy to Alliant Energy. We serve customers and build stronger communities, powering today’s challenges and what’s next in energy. We prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities, and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement, and paid time off.
Ready to play a pivotal role in shaping how investors, analysts, and leaders see the future of energy? At Alliant Energy, you’ll lead strategic finance and investor relations efforts that influence capital investments, enterprise growth, and shareholder value for years to come.
Position
The Director Investor Relations & Strategic Finance directs the company’s enterprise financial outlook, investor communications, and long term strategic financial planning. This role leads the development of forward looking financial analyses, strengthens market positioning through transparent investor engagement, and ensures financial strategies align with regulatory, operational, and shareholder priorities. The role partners with senior leaders to evaluate strategic opportunities, support capital investment planning, and drive financial insights that create long term value.
What you will do
- Performs all leadership duties including hiring and rewarding talent, fostering an inclusive and safe workplace, setting clear goals and expectations, providing timely and specific feedback on performance, developing improvement plans, addressing conflict with care and respect, identifying opportunities for growth, modeling lifelong learning, ensuring employees report to work fit for duty, adhering to the Code of Conduct, and modeling Alliant Energy’s Core Values.
- Leads the development and execution of long‑term financial strategies, including capital investment planning, enterprise financial modeling, and support for strategic initiatives that drive sustainable value for customers and shareholders.
- Evaluates strategic opportunities, investments, and financial risks, providing forward‑looking insights and recommendations to senior leaders that shape corporate direction and long‑term planning decisions.
- Directs investor relations strategy and communication, ensuring clear, consistent, and accurate messaging on financial results, regulatory developments, operational performance, and strategic priorities.
- Cultivates relationships with investors, analysts, and rating agencies, fostering transparency, confidence, and alignment between Alliant Energy’s strategic direction and external stakeholder expectations.
- Directs and manages the development of investor‑focused content, including preparation of earnings materials, financial disclosures, and investor presentations to ensure clarity, accuracy, and alignment with strategic messaging.
- Monitors market trends, peer performance, and analyst perspectives to inform investor messaging and strategic decision‑making.
- Leads and mentors teams across strategic finance, capital planning, and investor relations, ensuring alignment of roles, priorities, and capabilities across the organization.
- Collaborates with senior leaders across Finance, Operations, Regulatory, and Strategy to ensure financial strategies reflect business needs, regulatory considerations, and market conditions.
- Oversees and directs special projects involving financial analysis of key enterprise initiatives, ensuring timely, accurate insight that supports strategic decision‑making and operational execution.
- Engages in other duties as needed that support our values and help deliver our purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree - Emphasis in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Financial Management, or related field. (Preferred)
- Master’s Degree - Business Administration, or related field. (Preferred)
Required Experience
- 10+ years of financial, strategic planning, investor relations, or related experience. (Required)
- 6 years progressively more responsible management experience. (Required)
- Profit and loss experience. (Required)
- Utility or regulatory industry experience. (Required)
- Financial management or capital‑intensive industry experience. (Required)
Other Requirements
- Investor Relations experience (Preferred)
- Must possess a valid driver’s license. (Required)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong understanding of financial markets, investor expectations, and the regulatory and economic factors influencing utility performance. (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to develop long‑term financial strategies and evaluate investments, risks, and value creation opportunities. (Required)
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to craft compelling financial narratives and engage effectively with investors, analysts, and senior leaders. (Required)
- Advanced analytical and financial modeling capabilities to interpret complex financial data and inform strategic decision‑making. (Required)
- Proven ability to build and maintain relationships across internal functions and with external financial stakeholders. (Required)
- Demonstrated leadership ability to develop talent, foster collaboration, and drive alignment across functions.
Key Skills
- Competitive Market Analysis • Data Visualization • Financial Analysis • Financial Modeling • Financial Planning • Investor Relationship Management • Leadership • Market Messaging • Stakeholder Management • Strategic Planning
Alliant Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a background check and a drug screen where applicable. Visa sponsorship is not supported.
Disclaimer: The above information describes the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities.
Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the hiring process may email talent@alliantenergy.com
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