Investor Relations Manager

Investor Relations Manager (covering maternity leave - 4 months)

Reporting to: CEO

Contract type: Maternity leave coverage. Fixed 4 month contract. Full time, hybrid working (London office x 2 days a week)

About Cera

Cera is the UK’s largest HealthTech company and one of Europe’s fastest-growing businesses – harnessing preventative technology and AI to take care out of Britain’s hospitals and into patients’ homes.

Cera’s proprietary, AI-backed tools predict more than 80% of hospitalisations and 83% of falls in advance, mobilising its frontline workforce of almost 10,000 carers and nurses to deliver timely preventative care in the community. Independent analyses show Cera’s tech-powered, preventative model reduces patient hospitalisations by up to 70%, saving the government £1 million a day.

Cera delivers 2 million home healthcare visits a month, equivalent to all NHS A&E departments nationwide. At each visit, Cera uses its pioneering technology to collect data on how our population is ageing, building one of the world’s largest tech-powered home healthcare datasets.

Cera’s innovative approach has been recognised by numerous industry awards including Health Tech Digital’s Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, Home Care Awards’ Most Outstanding Home Care Provider, a top-ten position in the Deloitte Fast 50 for three consecutive years, and the prestigious Great British Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2023.

Cera was co-founded by entrepreneur, physician and policy expert Dr Ben Maruthappu MBE. Its Advisory Board is Chaired by Sir David Behan, the former CEO of the Care Quality Commission.

The role

We’re looking for a Investor Relations Manager to oversee Cera’s Investor Relations and Corporate Finance practices to cover maternity leave. At a time of significant growth and development for Cera, this role is crucial to maintain Cera’s investor relations strategy..

With leadership level experience working across teams to spearhead strategic initiatives, a laser focus on business priorities, and external relations experience, you’ll be pivotal in leveraging external audiences, both current and potential investors, and wider stakeholders to help achieve Cera’s strategic goals.

You’ll build and manage strong relationships with Cera’s internal teams at all levels, ensuring that cross team goals are prioritised.

Who are we looking for?

You will be a strong all rounder with a minimum of 5 years of experience. This could include experience of fundraising from institutional investors at a high growth company, of working at an investment bank or at a big 4 accounting firm, and / or leading cross team initiatives (perhaps in a Chief of Staff capacity). You will be comfortable working from board level to operational level. You are extremely organised, great at juggling multiple projects and priorities, analytical and outcome focused.

At Cera, we are doing great things to transform healthcare at home and we want to find like-minded people who share our vision for societal change. You will value the importance of making a difference in people’s lives and understand the vital part that every Cera team member has in achieving our goals.

• Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with an acute attention to detail.
• Fundraising and due diligence process management (either as an investor or as part of a high growth company)
• Effective project management skills - ability to cope under pressure and multi-task delivery of daily delivery, as well as larger, more complex, projects.

Nice to haves:

• Health tech experience
• Health / social care sector knowledge
• Previous Investor Relations roles

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing Cera’s due diligence processes
• Working across Cera’s teams to drive strategic priorities
• Investor, Board and Advisory Board relations
• Government Relations
• Working closely with the PR and social media team
• Ad hoc project management