Investor relations manager to investment manager
An investor relations manager already meets 62% of what the investment manager role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.8/ 100
1 How much of what an investment manager is expected to do is already part of an investor relations manager’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the investment manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An investment manager role treats 21 of its required skills as things an investor relations manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on financial matters
- analyse business plans
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse financial risk
- analyse market financial trends
- asset management
What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An investment manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an investor relations manager background worth leading with.
- already held business valuation techniques business, administration and law
- already held asset management business, administration and law
- already held monitor stock market information skills
- already held enforce financial policies management skills
- already held investment analysis business, administration and law
- already held stock market business, administration and law
All 26 carried skills, including the 21 the investment manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn banking activities required
- still to learn financial products required
- still to learn public offering required
- optional, not held green bonds optional
- optional, not held impact investing optional
- optional, not held social bonds optional
- optional, not held sustainable finance optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
- optional, not held types of pensions optional
- still to learn develop investment portfolio required
- still to learn manage securities required
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
- optional, not held manage profitability optional
- still to learn liaise with financiers required
- still to learn trade securities required
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
- still to learn assess financial viability required
- optional, not held analyse the credit history of potential customers optional
- optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
- optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
- optional, not held apply credit risk policy optional
- optional, not held trading software optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an investment manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess financial viability practise this
- 02 banking activities study this
- 03 develop investment portfolio practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held advise on financial matters skill
- already held analyse business plans skill
- already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
- already held analyse financial risk skill
- already held analyse market financial trends skill
- already held asset management knowledge
- already held corporate social responsibility knowledge
- already held enforce financial policies skill
- already held financial analysis knowledge
- already held financial management knowledge
- already held financial statements knowledge
- already held follow company standards skill
- already held funding methods knowledge
- already held interpret financial statements skill
- already held investment analysis knowledge
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held monitor stock market skill
- already held obtain financial information skill
- already held review investment portfolios skill
- already held stock market knowledge
- already held strive for company growth skill
- already held business valuation techniques knowledge
- already held create a financial plan skill
- already held financial forecasting knowledge
- already held financial markets knowledge
- already held plan health and safety procedures skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held green bonds optional
- optional, not held impact investing optional
- optional, not held social bonds optional
- optional, not held sustainable finance optional
- optional, not held trading software optional
- optional, not held analyse the credit history of potential customers optional
- optional, not held apply credit risk policy optional
- optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
- optional, not held communicate with banking professionals optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held examine credit ratings optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held manage corporate bank accounts optional
- optional, not held manage profitability optional
- optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
- optional, not held types of pensions optional
20 held skills the investment manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role actuarial science knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role business communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role business loans knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop professional network skill
- not needed by the target role develop public relations strategies skill
- not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information transparency skill
- not needed by the target role integrate shareholders' interests in business plans skill
- not needed by the target role investment banking knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with shareholders skill
- not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage the handling of promotional materials skill
- not needed by the target role modern portfolio theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role organise press conferences skill
- not needed by the target role perform public relations skill
- not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill
- not needed by the target role public relations knowledge
- not needed by the target role securities knowledge
- not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn banking activities required
- still to learn financial products required
- still to learn public offering required
- optional, not held green bonds optional
- optional, not held impact investing optional
- optional, not held social bonds optional
- optional, not held sustainable finance optional
- optional, not held trading software optional
- optional, not held corporate law optional
- optional, not held tax legislation optional
- optional, not held types of pensions optional
Other moves recorded from investor relations manager
Common questions about this move
Can an investor relations manager become an investment manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An investor relations manager already covers 62% of what an investment manager is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 21 of which the investment manager role treats as required.
What skills does an investor relations manager need to become an investment manager?
8 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is assess financial viability.
How hard is the move from investor relations manager to investment manager?
Its learning distance is 45.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.