AVP, Strategic Insights

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze macro, industry, regulatory, and technology trends;
• Translate insights into implications for Nasdaq’s ecosystem and long-term strategy;
• Develop and maintain competitive intelligence on key players and ecosystem dynamics;
• Absess competitive positioning, leverage points, platform advantages, and predictions;
• Quantify enterprise value creation opportunities including revenue and profit pools, TAM/SAM analyses, and market share capture;
• Evaluate portfolio attractiveness and performance across growth and efficiency dimensions, including ROIC considerations and capital allocation trade-offs;
• Build enterprise scenarios and strategic narratives by defining value drivers, key assumptions, and “what we need to believe” to achieve long-term ambition, while surfacing risks and opportunities;
• Directly present key insights to the Nasdaq Executive Leadership team, as appropriate;
• Leverage AI-enabled research methods to produce high-quality landscape assessments, market maps, and insight reports;
• Curate, summarize, and synthesize key external content (e.g., podcasts, long-form essays, analysts, conferences, think-tanks) into clear, decision-useful takeaways for leadership;
• Support the Strategy Leadership team on ad hoc analyses for corporate strategic priorities, executive debate and decision-making, and time-sensitive strategic questions;
• Lead a small team of talented strategy professionals, develop the annual intelligence roadmap, and deliver outstanding insights.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a strategic role across finance, strategy, consulting or banking;
• Analytical thinker with the ability to put complex ideas into clear frameworks;
• Demonstrable experience in structured problem solving and strategic financial modeling skills;
• Ability to synthesize complex data and information to develop insights that are well explained – strong oral and written communications skills necessary;
• An understanding of capital markets, financial services, and fintech is preferred;
• Must be proactive, resourceful, and demonstrate intellectual curiosity;
• Must have the ability to react positively in the face of uncertainty and be able to pivot quickly, if required;
• Exhibit the highest standards of integrity and be pleasant & fun to work with.

Pay

$172,000 - $335,000.

Schedule

Nasdaq offers a hybrid home/office schedule for most positions.