Director, Listings Sales Creative & Pitch Strategy

What You'll Do

Team Leadership & Operations

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of associates responsible for pitch deck production and sales collateral
• Build and manage scalable workflows and intake processes to support hundreds of requests per year without sacrificing quality
• Establish and enforce brand, design, and storytelling standards across all deliverables
• Track team capacity, prioritize projects, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Pitch Deck & Collateral Creation

• Own the end-to-end pitch deck creation process: from brief intake through discovery and final delivery, for Nasdaq's Listings Sales Directors
• Partner with Sales Directors to deeply understand their deal context and translate it into persuasive, narrative-driven presentations
• Develop and maintain a library of modular slide templates, data visualizations, and storytelling frameworks that can be rapidly customized
• Ensure all materials reflect Nasdaq's brand voice, visual identity, and competitive positioning

Technology & Innovation

• Champion the use of AI tools, automation, and emerging creative technologies to accelerate production and enhance quality
• Evaluate and implement tools such as AI-powered design agents, presentation automation platforms, and content generation tools to scale the team's output
• Leverage Nasdaq’s GenAI platform and other platforms like Canva or equivalent to streamline creation
• Build and iterate on AI-assisted workflows that reduce manual effort while improving consistency

Collaboration & Storytelling

• Serve as a strategic creative partner to Listings Sales Directors, understanding each company's listing journey and crafting narratives that resonate with prospective issuers
• Translate data, market trends, and competitive insights into compelling visual stories
• Gather and integrate feedback loops from sales to continuously improve pitch effectiveness

What You Bring

Required

• 6+ years of experience in creative strategy, sales enablement, marketing operations, or a related field
• 2+ years of people management experience leading creative or content teams
• Exceptional presentation design skills with a strong portfolio of pitch decks, sales materials, or visual storytelling work
• Deep expertise in PowerPoint and/or Google Slides; experience with modern design and presentation tools (Canva, Beautiful.ai, Pitch, Tome, etc.)
• Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple high-priority requests simultaneously
• Meticulous attention to detail — you catch every misaligned element, typo, and off-brand color
• Strong written communication and narrative structuring skills
• Demonstrated experience working with sales teams to develop persuasive, insight-driven content

Preferred / Big Pluses

• Experience building or deploying AI agents for content generation, design automation, or workflow orchestration
• Canva Certification or demonstrated Canva for Enterprise expertise
• Familiarity with financial markets, capital markets, or investment banking content
• Experience in a high-volume content production environment (100+ pieces of collateral annually)
• Background in visual data storytelling, infographic design, or data visualization
• Exposure to the IPO, listings, or exchange ecosystem

What Success Looks Like

• Your team delivers polished, on-brand pitch materials on time, every time
• Sales Directors feel fully equipped, and never have to worry about the quality of what's behind them
• You have built a repeatable, tech-enabled creative machine that scales with demand
• Narrative frameworks you develop become the standard for how Nasdaq tells its listings story

Note: This role is not client-facing. The Director, Listings Sales Creative & Pitch Strategy works exclusively with internal stakeholders to support Nasdaq's Global Listings sales organization.

Note: This position will be in our New York City Office (NYHQ) 5 days a week.

Come as You Are

Nasdaq is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities. We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives, experiences, and identities are valued and celebrated. We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation throughout the hiring process.

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