Key Responsibilities

Strategic Communications & Messaging

• Develop and execute integrated communications strategies that advance Nasdaq's Digital Liquidity Networks vision and business objectives

• Craft clear, compelling messaging that bridges traditional finance, market-structure, and crypto-native audiences

• Position Nasdaq executives and subject matter experts as authoritative voices on the modernization of markets digital assets, tokenization, continuous/always-on trading,equities market structureand programmable, interoperable infrastructure

• Create strategic narratives around key initiatives includingoff-exchange/ATS execution, digital asset trading, post-trade, collateral management, blockchain infrastructure, tokenization, and institutional adoption

• Lead the development of long-term communications roadmaps aligned with DLN's business strategy and the evolvingmarket-structurelandscape
  

Media Relations & Issues Management

• Proactively pitch stories and secure high-impact coverage in crypto-native, market-structure, and traditional business media

• Manage media inquiries and develop reactive statements on market developments, M&A milestones, and regulatory developments affecting DLN

• Monitor digital asset news flow, market-structure developments, and social sentiment toidentifyopportunities and risks
  

Thought Leadership & Content Development

• Drive thought leadership programs thatestablishNasdaq as a trusted voice on the transformation of capital markets and the future of liquidity

• Develop executive bylines, speeches, presentations, and content for industry conferences and events

• Collaborate with product, legal, and marketing to translate complex technical and market-structure concepts into accessible and compelling communications materials
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Leverage existing relationships and build new connections with key influencers across both the digital asset community and traditional liquidity/equities ecosystem

• Support government relations, product, and legal teams to engage with policymakers, regulators, and industry associations on digital asset policy, market-structure reform, and regulatory developments

• Cultivate relationships with crypto-focused, market-structure, and mainstream media to secure strategic coverage and positioning

• Activate network to amplify Nasdaq's presence and credibility across the DLN ecosystem
  

Required Qualifications

Experience & Background

• 10+ years of communications experience, with a proventrack recordin progressively senior roles

• Minimum 3-5 years focused on digital assets, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3,equitiesmarket structure, or trading-venue/ATS communications

• Demonstrated success developing and executing strategic communications programs that drive business results, including M&A and business-launch communications

• Experience working in or with the crypto/blockchain industry (exchanges, protocols, infrastructure providers, DeFi platforms, Web3 companies) and/or traditional market-structure participants (exchanges, ATS/ECNs, liquidity venues, market makers, post-trade providers)

• Deep,establishednetwork spanning the digital asset community and mainstream financial markets, including relationships with key influencers, media, founders, and industry leaders

• Deep fluency in crypto and blockchain technology, including technical architecture, consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, DeFi protocols, andtokenomics

• Strong understanding of market structure and liquidity models, including off-exchange execution, ATS/ECN dynamics, continuous vs. periodic trading, and the evolution of institutional liquidity

• Comprehensive understanding of the digital asset ecosystem, including major blockchain networks (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, etc.), cross-chain infrastructure, and emerging protocols and solutions

• Expert knowledge of the intersection between mainstream finance and decentralized finance, and the broader transformation of capital-markets architecture

• Strong understanding of the digital asset regulatory landscape including securities laws, AML/KYC requirements, and evolving policy frameworks acrossjurisdictions

• Familiarity with institutional crypto adoption trends, including custody solutions, digital asset trading infrastructure, tokenization, and digital asset market structure
  

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional writing and storytelling abilities with extensive experience translating complex technical and market-structure concepts for diverse audiences

• Strong media relations skills with established relationships in crypto-focused, market-structure, and mainstream business media

• Strategic thinker with ability toanticipatemarket trends,identifycommunications opportunities, and provide senior-level counsel

• Excellent judgment and proven ability to navigate sensitive topics in a highly regulated, fast-moving environment

• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with C-suite executives and cross-functional stakeholders