VP, Investor Relations
Waystar
ABOUT THIS POSITION
Waystar seeks a dynamic and strategic Vice President, Investor Relations to lead the development and execution of a world-class investor relations program. The VP, IR will serve as a key spokesperson to the investment community, articulating the company’s vision, strategy, and financial performance while fostering strong, trusted relationships with analysts, shareholders, and prospective investors.As a visible member of the leadership team, the successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping market perception, ensuring transparency, and enhancing shareholder value.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Strategic Leadership:
Develop and lead a comprehensive investor relations strategy aligned with the company’s long-term growth objectives. Translate complex business and financial performance into clear, compelling messaging that resonates with external audiences.
Investor Communications:
Serve as the principal point of contact for the investment community. Prepare and oversee the delivery of quarterly earnings communications, investor presentations, and other key financial disclosures. Ensure consistency, transparency, and regulatory compliance across all external messaging.
Market Insight and Intelligence:
Actively monitor market trends, competitor activities, and investor sentiment. Provide strategic counsel to the CEO, CFO, and Board of Directors on key themes, market expectations, and potential risks.
Relationship Management:
Build and maintain strong relationships with current and prospective investors, equity research analysts, and investment bankers. Organize and lead investor meetings, roadshows, conferences, and earnings calls.
Financial Analysis and Positioning:
Collaborate closely with Finance, Legal, and Communications to ensure accurate and timely disclosures. Understand and proactively address analyst models and valuation drivers. Provide insights on capital allocation, shareholder returns, and company performance.
Leadership and Team Collaboration:
Lead cross-functional collaboration to enhance storytelling across finance, strategy, and communications teams. Coach internal executives on effective investor-facing communications.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
The ideal candidate is a seasoned investor relations executive or senior financial leader with deep experience in communicating complex narratives to sophisticated audiences. They must bring a blend of strategic acumen, operational rigor, and exceptional communication skills, along with the credibility to represent Waystar at the highest levels.
Required Qualifications:
Experience working in the Healthcare/Technology Industry.
10+ years of progressive experience in investor relations, investment banking, equity research, corporate finance, or a related field.
Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, CPA, or CFA designation strongly preferred.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a strong executive presence and proven ability to influence diverse stakeholders.
Deep understanding of financial reporting, SEC regulations, capital markets, and valuation methodologies.
A proactive, highly organized, and results-driven leader, with the ability to manage complex situations and multiple priorities under pressure.
High emotional intelligence, resilience, and a collaborative mindset.
ABOUT WAYSTAR
Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.
Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun.
Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar on Twitter.
WAYSTAR PERKS
- Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
- Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
- We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
- Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
- Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
- 401(K) program with company match
- Pet insurance
- Employee resource groups
Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.