Senior Director, Listings Communications

As the Senior Director of Strategic Communications & Community Engagement, you’ll play a key role in supporting Nasdaq’s Listings business by enhancing engagement, visibility, and client growth, especially among high-growth private companies and their networks. 

Your responsibilities include crafting and executing communication strategies that establish Nasdaq as the go-to partner for private companies at every stage – from early growth through IPO preparation and public market entry. 

This role sits at the intersection of communications, strategy, and client relationships, demanding strong storytelling skills and a focus on building lasting connections. 

Success in this position requires a solid understanding of the private company lifecycle and robust relationships throughout the ecosystem – spanning companies, founders, investors, advisors, and influencers. A commercial mindset, industry connections, and enthusiasm for impactful storytelling in a dynamic, fast-paced setting will help you excel in this role. 
 

Key Responsibilities 

Media Relations & Communications  

• Drive proactive media relations, thought leadership, and storytelling efforts that reinforce Nasdaq’s leadership in private markets and listings.  

• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, content, events, and regional teams to ensure consistent, high-impact communications.  

• Monitor trends across private markets, capital formation, and adjacent ecosystems to inform strategy and ensure Nasdaq stays ahead of the narrative. 

Private Market Narrative & Positioning  

• Develop and execute strategic communications programs that enhance Nasdaq’s visibility, relevance, and leadership among high-growth private companies and the private market ecosystem. 

• Shape narratives that clearly articulate Nasdaq’s role in the private-to-public journey, capital formation, and long-term company success.  

• Develop clear messaging architecture and proof points for priority sectors (AI, fintech, health tech, space, cybersecurity, enterprise software, etc.). 

Relationship-building Across the Private Market Landscape  

• Support new client growth by partnering closely with Listings leadership and commercial teams on prospect engagement, client pitches, and ecosystem-driven initiatives.  

• Engage directly with private company executives, founders, investors, and advisors through events, thought leadership, media opportunities, and targeted communications. ��

• Leverage deep ecosystem knowledge to identify opportunities to engage key audiences across funding stages, sectors, and geographies.  

Business Development 

• Partner with the Listings business on IPO pitches and supporting the long-cycle relationship building across the private market landscape  

• Build and maintain a set of pitch-ready narratives and tools: company-specific story angles, executive positioning, sector POVs, FAQs, competitor differentiation, etc. 

• Coach internal partners on how to tell the Nasdaq story with confidence and consistency in high-stakes settings 

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Business, or related field, or equival