What are the responsibilities and job description for the Investor Relations Manager position at Murphy Oil Corporation?
At Murphy Oil Corporation, we believe the rich experiences and backgrounds of our employees strengthen our Company, create a productive workforce, and drive our success. We encourage you to apply for the positions for which you meet the qualifications.
Job Summary
The IR Manager plays a critical role in executing the company’s investor relations strategy and advancing its capital markets objectives. This role partners closely with the VP of Investor Relations to translate corporate strategy, financial performance, and operational results into clear, consistent, and credible messaging for the investment community. The position supports strategic IR planning, investor targeting, market intelligence, and performance measurement, while also managing day-to-day investor communications and programs.
The IR Manager will work in our Houston Corporate office and may work up to two (2) days a week remotely, as business needs allow. This role reports to VP, IR and Treasurer.
Responsibilities
IR Strategy & Goals
Desired/Preferred Qualifications
We believe in providing energy that empowers people.
MISSION
We challenge the norm, tap into our strong legacy and use our foresight and financial discipline to deliver inspired energy solutions.
VISION
We see a future where we are an industry leader who is positively impacting lives for the next 100 years and beyond.
VALUES & BEHAVIORS
Do Right Always
Murphy Oil Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify program. Please read the E-Verify Notice-English / E-Verify Notice-Spanish and Right to Work Notice before proceeding with your job application.
For additional information, you may also visit the USCIS website.
Murphy Oil Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, and status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Job Summary
The IR Manager plays a critical role in executing the company’s investor relations strategy and advancing its capital markets objectives. This role partners closely with the VP of Investor Relations to translate corporate strategy, financial performance, and operational results into clear, consistent, and credible messaging for the investment community. The position supports strategic IR planning, investor targeting, market intelligence, and performance measurement, while also managing day-to-day investor communications and programs.
The IR Manager will work in our Houston Corporate office and may work up to two (2) days a week remotely, as business needs allow. This role reports to VP, IR and Treasurer.
Responsibilities
IR Strategy & Goals
- Support development and execution of the annual Investor Relations strategy and operating plan
- Define and track IR goals and success metrics (e.g., investor engagement, shareholder mix, analyst coverage, valuation positioning, liquidity)
- Contribute to long-term messaging frameworks that support valuation, credibility, and differentiation versus peers
- Assist in crafting consistent, accurate messaging aligned with company strategy, performance, and regulatory requirements
- Implement continuous improvement processes to improve investor base quality, liquidity, analyst coverage, and capital access
- Lead development of investor-facing materials including earnings presentations, press releases, scripts, FAQs, investor decks, webinars, website content, and other external facing materials
- Assist in managing inbound investors and analyst inquiries; ensure timely, accurate responses
- Manage relationships with and ensure consistent messaging to key stakeholders including retail investors, buy-side and sell-side analysts, credit rating agencies, banks, etc.
- Strategically structure investor meetings, roadshows, conferences, and site visits to optimize impact of investor interactions
- Build and manage company and peer valuation models, as well as monitor analyst reports, earnings models, consensus estimates, and peer disclosures
- Track shareholder ownership, trading activity, and investor sentiment
- Prepare summaries of market activity, investor feedback, and peer benchmarking for senior management
- Assist in investor targeting efforts by identifying priority investor segments aligned with the company’s strategy and capital allocation framework
- Ensure all investor communications adhere to Regulation FD and corporate disclosure policies
- Work closely with Finance, Treasury, Strategy, Legal, Communications, and Operations to ensure message alignment
- Support internal processes related to board and committee presentations, external speaking engagements, conferences, and investor-facing presentations
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business or technical related discipline
- Minimum of 15 years’ relevant and progressive experience preferably within the oil and natural gas sector
- Minimum of 3 years of leadership experience in Investor Relations
- Strong understanding of the financial modeling techniques used by sell-side analysts to project a company’s operating and financial performance and the resulting value for stock
- Proven experience with writing investor-facing materials such as press releases, scripts and Company letters
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.
- Strong written and presentation skills, with a high degree of accuracy in disclosures
- Ability to travel when required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
- Proficiency in Investor Relations tools that support Surveillance, Market Research, and CRM
- Ability to respect confidentiality of the information exposed to in the role
- Ability to work in a collaborative team as well as independently
- Ability to uphold exceptional judgement, discretion and integrity
- Ability to manage several time-sensitive projects simultaneously and with necessary urgency
Desired/Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, CFA or comparable post-graduate degree or certification
- At least 5 years of experience working for and/or preferred with a publicly traded energy company, preferably upstream, that has global operations
- Experience with Bloomberg, FactSet, IR Insights, AlphaSense, SAP and other financial reporting systems
We believe in providing energy that empowers people.
MISSION
We challenge the norm, tap into our strong legacy and use our foresight and financial discipline to deliver inspired energy solutions.
VISION
We see a future where we are an industry leader who is positively impacting lives for the next 100 years and beyond.
VALUES & BEHAVIORS
Do Right Always
- Respect people, safety, environment and the law
- Follow through on commitments
- Make it better
- Offer solution
- Step up and lead
- Don’t settle for “good enough”
- Embrace new opportunities
- Show resilience
- Lean into challenges
- Support each other
- Consider the implications
Murphy Oil Corporation participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify program. Please read the E-Verify Notice-English / E-Verify Notice-Spanish and Right to Work Notice before proceeding with your job application.
For additional information, you may also visit the USCIS website.
Murphy Oil Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, and status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.
EEO is the Law Poster
EEO is the Law Supplement