About this role.
Liftoff is hiring a Senior Manager, Investor Relations to help scale public-company investor communications and reporting processes. The role owns quarterly earnings coordination, develops earnings and roadshow materials, maintains investor-relations infrastructure, and prepares leadership for investor engagement. It requires substantial finance, public-company disclosure, financial-analysis, and executive-communication capability, with 8+ years of relevant experience. The position is remote within approved US locations, with a preference for Pacific Time Zone states and quarterly in-person gatherings.
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I would establish a backward-planned calendar with clear owners, approval gates, dependencies, and contingency time for Finance, Legal, Communications, and executive review. I would maintain a central checklist covering financial close inputs, consensus analysis, release drafting, deck development, Q&A preparation, scripts, and post-earnings follow-up, while escalating risks early.
I begin with the underlying operating and financial drivers, compare results with internal expectations, prior periods, and external consensus, and identify the few messages that matter most. I then use concise language, supporting KPIs, and consistent framing to explain performance, strategy, risks, and outlook without overstating conclusions.
I would maintain a structured tracker of revenue, profitability, KPI, and estimate changes by analyst, alongside questions and feedback received during meetings. I would synthesize recurring themes, points of divergence, and likely areas of confusion into a concise management briefing that informs messaging, disclosures, and engagement priorities.
I would follow formal disclosure controls, use need-to-know access, preserve secure document-management practices, and ensure materials receive required Finance and Legal review. In investor interactions, I would adhere to approved messaging, avoid selective disclosure, and promptly escalate any potential disclosure concern.
I would build a repeatable peer-analysis framework covering growth, margins, operating metrics, product positioning, valuation, shareholder composition, and earnings-message themes. The output would distinguish factual comparisons from interpretation and identify where Liftoff's performance, strategy, and KPIs can be communicated more clearly to investors.
Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. Our end-to-end technology stack helps app marketers acquire and retain high-value users, while enabling publishers to maximize revenue across programmatic and direct demand.
Liftoff’s solutions, including Accelerate, Direct, Monetize, Intelligence, and Vungle Exchange, support over 6,600 mobile businesses across 74 countries in sectors such as gaming, social, finance, ecommerce, and entertainment. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, CA, Liftoff has a diverse, global presence.
About this role/team:
The Investor Relations team is responsible for building and running Liftoff’s public-company communications with the investment community. This Senior Manager will report to the Vice President, Investor Relations, and play a central role in scaling the IR function’s processes and materials as Liftoff establishes itself as a newly public company.
Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end coordination of the quarterly earnings process, including timelines, checklists, and cross-functional inputs from Finance, Legal, Corporate Communications and other internal partners.
- Draft and refine earnings materials — press releases, earnings decks, Q&A prep documents, and CEO/CFO scripts — in partnership with the VP, Investor Relations.
- Build and maintain core IR infrastructure: investor decks, roadshow and conference materials, models, fact sheets, and recurring reporting templates appropriate for a public company.
- Synthesize sell-side analyst consensus estimates and investor feedback for the management team.
- Conduct competitive and peer benchmarking analysis against comparable public companies (e.g., AppLovin, Unity, Digital Turbine) to inform earnings narratives and investor messaging.
- Track shareholder base composition, trading activity, and ownership changes; help build and maintain systems to monitor investor feedback and sentiment.
- Prepare details briefing materials for senior management ahead of investor meetings and conferences.
- Manage logistics and briefing materials for non-deal roadshows, investor conferences, and analyst days.
- Maintain and update IR website content and other investor-facing communications channels.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field, with 8+ years of related experience (or a Master’s degree with 6+ years) in investor relations, equity research, FP&A, corporate finance, or a related field.
- Extensive knowledge of or interest in investor relations and adjacent functions (finance, accounting, corporate communications); able to apply that knowledge to solve complex, ambiguous problems independently.
- Experience or strong interest in ad tech is strongly preferred
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including comfort with financial statement analysis and public-company disclosure practices.
- Excellent written and verbal communicator, able to distill complex financial and technical concepts into clear, polished materials for executive, Board, and investor audiences.
- Highly organized and process-driven, with a track record of building or improving structure in a dynamic environment.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and drive projects independently, from framing through delivery.
- Strong stakeholder management skills; comfortable partnering with Finance, Legal, Communications, and senior leadership.
- High degree of discretion in handling confidential and material non-public information.
Working at Liftoff is fast-paced, fun, and challenging, and we thrive on innovation. Come join the rocket ship and help shape the future of the mobile app ecosystem with us!
Location:
The preferred location for this role is within the Pacific Time Zone: California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington (State).
We are a remote-first company with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.
Travel Expectations:
We offer several opportunities for in-person team gatherings, including but not limited to project meetings, regional meetups, and company-wide events. We expect our employees to attend these gatherings at least once per quarter. These gatherings provide essential opportunities for collaboration, communication, and team building.
Compensation:
Liftoff offers all employees a full compensation package that includes equity and health/vision/dental benefits associated with your country of residence. Base compensation will vary based on candidate location and experience.
The following are our base salary ranges for multiple levels:
- SF Bay Area, NYC, Los Angeles/Orange County, Seattle: $152,000 – $195,000 plus bonus
- All other CA cities, Portland, All other WA cities, Denver, Austin, Boston: $140,000 – $180,000 plus bonus
- All other cities and towns in our approved states: $130,000 – $168,000 plus bonus
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Liftoff offers a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative work environment where employees are empowered to grow and make an impact. We’re shaping the future of the mobile app ecosystem—join us and help accelerate what’s next.
Liftoff’s compensation strategy includes competitive salaries, equity, and benefits designed to support employee well-being and performance. We benchmark compensation based on role, level, and location to ensure fairness and market alignment. Benefits may include medical coverage, wellness stipends, and additional perks based on your country of residence.
Liftoff is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:
Liftoff does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or Recruiting Team. All candidates must be submitted via our Applicant Tracking System by approved Liftoff vendors who have been expressly requested to make a submission by our Recruiting Team for a specific job opening. No placement fees will be paid to any firm unless such a request has been made by the Liftoff Recruiting Team and such a candidate was submitted to the Liftoff Recruiting Team via our Applicant Tracking System.
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