About Skillz

Skillz is driving the future of entertainment by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for a booming mobile-first audience worldwide. The company’s platform empowers mobile game developers and players with access to fun and fair competition for real prizes, shifting the paradigm to make esports accessible to anyone, anywhere.

Skillz helps developers build multi-million dollar game franchises by turning content into competitive social gaming properties for the world’s 2.6 billion gamers. The company has already worked with 20,000 game developers, leveraging its patented technology to host billions of casual esports tournaments for 30 million players worldwide.

Last year, Skillz was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and CNBC Disruptor 50 (for the second time). In 2018, Skillz was listed as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked Skillz the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America.

The company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports luminaries, ranging from Liberty Global, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital, Telstra Ventures, and a founder of Great Hill Partners to the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets, and Sacramento Kings.

Responsibilities

Set the IR strategy and improve processes to increase the effectiveness of communications with institutional shareholders and sell-side analysts
Oversee and manage quarterly earnings releases and conference calls
Create and deliver all investor relations materials, including earnings releases, investor conferences and roadshows
Manage and build the Company’s relationships with institutional investors and sell-side analysts by providing clear, accurate and confident communications
Identify investors who are underweight Skillz and develop a strategy to target those investors
Provide feedback and insight to executive management on investor sentiment and market conditions
Anticipate market reaction to proposed transactions and operating results
Initiate discussion with sell side analysts to understand their points of view and demonstrate the confidence to confirm or challenge those viewpoints
Schedule and participate with senior management in industry and research analyst conferences as well as organize an annual analyst day for the financial community
Provide regular updates to the board of directors on investor activity, stock performance, and peer company comparisons

Skills

Ability to create and analyze financial models to analyze company performance relative to analyst and investor models and to effectively position the Company among its competitors
High proficiency with Google Docs/Slides/Sheets, iPreo, Carta and Tableau
Expertise in designing and maintaining an investor web page
Must have strong work ethic, attention to detail and a desire to produce results

Required Experience

BS/BA degree required in Finance or Accounting
3 to 5 experience in sell-side or buy-side equity research and 3+ years investor relations experience
Tech industry experience required