Investor Relations Manager

About Us:

ZenaTech is a Nasdaq-listed emerging technology company providing AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), Enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions for mission-critical applications for business, government and defense. Through our portfolio of subsidiary companies and brands, including ZenaDrone and Drone as a Service, we are dedicated to streamlining legacy processes and tasks with drones and smart data across multiple industries.

This position is not offered remote or hybrid

Role Overview

The Manager, Investor Relations and Communications supports the VP of Corporate Development and Investor Relations in building and maintaining ZenaTech’s reputation with the investment community. Working with Corporate Development, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Finance, and Legal teams, you will help execute investor communications, including quarterly reporting communications for retail, analyst, and institutional audiences. Writing press releases for the investor vertical is a regular weekly duty.

This is an individual contributor role working on a team with IR Administration specialists and PR and Communications specialists supporting company subsidiary brands. You will own the communications process and act as the point of contact for the VP and the company’s Senior Writer/Editor (When filled) on the work of Public Relations & Financial Communications supporting the ZenaTech brand.

Key Responsibilities

Investor Press Releases & Announcements (Regular Weekly Duty)

• Draft investor-vertical press releases each week, covering company news, business developments, partnerships, transactions, and quarterly results in accordance with disclosure guidelines.
• Manage the news pipeline by gathering content from stakeholders, scheduling releases, and running the review and approval process with the VP and appropriate stakeholders including legal counsel.
• Coordinate distribution through the newswire and through internal/ external vendor amplification channels to ensure compliant and wide investor audience distribution
• Help in evolving ZenaTech strategic messaging the positioning to continually appeal to investor audiences and maintain releases for consistency with SEC filings, investor presentations, and the IR website.

Investor Relations Support

• Support the VP in day-to-day IR activities and in updating earnings materials, investor presentations, fact sheets, and investor FAQs.
• Work with Finance to draft and coordinate quarterly earnings releases and scripts, ensuring accuracy and consistency with company messaging.
• Maintain the ZenaTech website including the investor relations section, so content is current and accurate.
• Support logistics and briefing materials for investor meetings, conferences, non-deal roadshows, and earnings calls.
• Help track the shareholder base, analyst coverage, and investor inquiries in IR databases and CRM tools.

Communications Process & Coordination

• Own the release workflow from request intake through drafting, review, approvals, and distribution, and maintain a shared communications calendar and approval path.
• Work with IR and PR agencies to coordinate outreach, generation of earned financial media opportunities, and the coordination and preparation for designated spokespeople interviews.
• Help set the topics and positioning for ZenaTech materials with video content team, and help review for alignment with investor messaging, disclosure, and company content rules.
• Escalate timing risks and disclosure concerns and maintain templates and a documented release process.

Reporting & Compliance

• Support compliance with SEC, Nasdaq, and other disclosure requirements related to investor communications.
• Monitor financial media coverage, analyst reports, and market sentiment, and provide regular summaries to the VP and leadership.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Communications, Business, Marketing, or a related field.
• At least 4 years in investor relations, corporate communications, or financial communications, ideally with public company exposure.
• Experience drafting and distributing press releases, including support for at least one full earnings cycle.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to turn complex financial information into clear content.
• Exposure to financial markets, SEC reporting, and investor communications practices, with willingness to build working knowledge of Regulation FD, Form 8-K, and Nasdaq disclosure rules.
• Strong organization and project management skills, and the ability to run multi-party approvals under tight deadlines, working cross-functionally without direct authority.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with IR platforms and CRM tools is a plus.
• Discretion in handling confidential and market-sensitive information.

Preferred

• Experience supporting IR or communications at a publicly traded company, including coordinating releases with SEC filings.
• Familiarity with technology, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing; some understanding of financial modeling and capital markets.
• NIRI, CIRI, CPRS, IABC, or similar designation considered an asset.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to play a leadership role in a high-growth global technology company.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Employee future stock option participation opportunities.
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial environment with significant impact and visibility.

Artificial Intelligence

We use artificial intelligence to review and screen applications and materials. However, every candidate we move forward with is reviewed and selected, and all final hiring decisions are made, by a member of our hiring team.

“We are an equal opportunity employer committed to employment equity utilizing hiring practices on merit and business needs. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and all others of legally protected status.”

This posting is for an existing vacancy.