Full-Time
Head of Strategic Talent Planning
Talent Planning, Multiple Teams
Posted on 8/2/2025
Nasdaq
5,001-10,000 employees
Global electronic securities exchange & fintech
Compensation Overview
$150k - $200k/yr
New York, NY, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid work environment (at least 3 days a week in office)
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- Bachelor’s degree or related experience equivalent.
- Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects with measurable impact.
- Consulting experience preferred or 5+ years of experience in talent acquisition, human resources, or organizational development, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Be an accomplished change management leader, able to operate effectively across all functions and businesses, and exhibit a senior leader presence.
- Demonstrated ability to craft compelling narratives and effectively communicate insights through visually engaging PowerPoint presentations.
- Proven track record of driving process improvement.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated expertise in forecasting, data analytics, and scenario modeling.
- Develop comprehensive, long-term workforce strategies aligned with organizational goals and business plans.
- Present data-driven recommendations and talent plans to executive leadership and stakeholders.
- Work with key HR Business Partners to execute the long-term talent plans, anticipate talent needs and organizational changes due to business transformation, technology adoption, or market shifts.
- Calibrate and improve forecasting models and talent strategy based on changing business conditions and lessons learned.
- Proactively monitor emerging trends at the cross-section of artificial intelligence and talent planning to ensure the organization remains at the forefront of industry innovation and strategic talent practices.
- Design and monitor recruiting metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track efficiency, quality of hire, and candidate experience.
- Create and present dashboards, scorecards, and executive summaries to enable informed decision-making.
- Drive workforce assessment, planning, and integrations for future Nasdaq acquisitions and new office locations.
- Lead and deliver complex, cross-functional talent planning and talent initiatives on time and within budget.
- Apply recognized project management methodologies to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close out key initiatives.
- Collaborate with functional peers and stakeholders to ensure that the project execution is seamless and integrated across the organization.
- Conduct change impact assessments to identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies.
- Communicate transformation initiatives and progress to senior leadership.
- Consulting experience preferred.
- Experience with HRIS, ATS, and workforce analytics platforms is highly desirable.
Nasdaq operates one of the world’s largest electronic stock exchanges and provides a suite of financial technology services for buying and selling securities, plus analytics like Nasdaq Smart Portfolio. Its products include an electronic trading platform that matches orders, subscription analytics, and data services, as well as listing services and non-financial marketplaces through InsurTech partners. It differentiates itself with a large, scalable exchange, extensive data analytics, a broad subscription-based product lineup, and a footprint in both traditional markets and digital marketplaces. Its goal is to provide efficient, transparent access to capital and investment opportunities worldwide while growing revenue from trading, listings, and data-driven services and advancing sustainable investing globally.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1971
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 revenue grew 13.7%, showing broad demand across core businesses.
- Bitcoin index options and tokenized settlement expand Nasdaq's product surface into crypto infrastructure.
- Talos integration targets $35 billion in trapped collateral, improving institutional workflow efficiency.
What critics are saying
- ICE's crypto expansion intensifies competition for exchange flow and next-generation infrastructure.
- Cash-equity trading share missed expectations at 15.1%, signaling pressure on core market services.
- Nasdaq's matching-engine outages expose operational fragility and damage trust during extended trading hours.
What makes Nasdaq unique
- Nasdaq combines exchange trading with financial technology and market-infrastructure software.
- Its Investment Intelligence tools support analytics, portfolio optimization, and real-time market data.
- Tokenized securities and 23/5 trading position Nasdaq for next-generation market plumbing.
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Nasdaq and Talos have integrated legacy financial infrastructure into crypto trading systems to unlock $35 billion in trapped collateral. The partnership connects Nasdaq's Calypso risk platform and Trade Surveillance technology with Talos's institutional liquidity network. The move addresses capital inefficiency caused by fragmented settlement layers and disconnected risk systems. Institutional collateral sits idle in non-interest-bearing buffers, whilst moving traditional assets like Treasuries to cover crypto margin calls requires T+1 settlement and manual reconciliation. Talos clients, including hedge funds and brokers, now access unified workflows managing tokenised real-world assets alongside crypto and traditional equities. Nasdaq's Trade Surveillance engine enables real-time detection of market manipulation across venues, bringing regulatory-grade audit trails to digital asset trading. The integration eliminates pre-funding requirements and capital mobility bottlenecks that have slowed institutional adoption.
The SEC has approved a plan allowing certain Nasdaq-listed securities to trade in tokenised form, settling on blockchain rather than through traditional book-entry systems. This marks the first time US regulators have formally integrated blockchain technology into core stock trading infrastructure. Tokenised shares will trade on the same order book as regular shares, with identical tickers, prices and rights. The only difference is settlement method, which uses blockchain tokens rather than the Depository Trust Company's traditional ledger system. Existing surveillance and settlement timelines remain unchanged. The approval follows Nasdaq's September filing and reflects the SEC's more receptive stance towards digital asset integration. Intercontinental Exchange, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, is pursuing similar initiatives through investments in crypto exchange OKX, intensifying competition between the two largest US exchanges.
Nasdaq Inc., with a $49.8 billion market capitalisation, has declined 16.2% from its 52-week high of $101.79. Over the past three months, shares fell 7.6%, underperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 2.7% drop. The company reported strong 2025 financial results on 29 January, including record net revenue of $5.2 billion, up 13%, and solutions revenue of $4 billion, up 12%. Despite these results, shares fell marginally. Whilst Nasdaq stock has declined 10.7% year-to-date, it has gained 19.9% over the past 52 weeks, outpacing the Dow's 14.4% return. The stock trades below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages since February. Analysts maintain a "strong buy" consensus rating with a mean price target of $112.06, suggesting 30.6% upside potential.
Nasdaq is developing a new design for tokenised equities that gives publicly traded companies greater control over their shares in token form, including proxy-related matters, corporate actions and governance rights. The exchange has partnered with Payward, Kraken's parent company, to build a gateway enabling tokenised equities to move between regulated and on-chain markets. The initiative follows Nasdaq's September filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission proposing to enable equity securities to trade on its markets and settle in token form through the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. Separately, Nasdaq announced a partnership with Seturion, Boerse Stuttgart Group's pan-European settlement platform, to connect its European trading venues for tokenised securities trading. The New York Stock Exchange is pursuing a similar blockchain-based venue for round-the-clock trading of tokenised stocks and exchange-traded funds.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott joined Nasdaq for a virtual closing bell ceremony at the Alamo on 5 March, marking the 190th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo whilst celebrating Texas' economic achievements. Abbott highlighted that Texas ranks first nationally in financial sector employment, capital investment and capital markets. The ceremony included Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Nasdaq Chair Adena Friedman and Texas business leaders. Nasdaq launched Nasdaq Texas in November, a dual listing venue expanding services statewide. Under Abbott's tenure, Texas has attracted over 325 corporate headquarters and hosts 54 Fortune 500 companies. As the world's eighth-largest economy, the state employs the nation's largest financial services workforce, surpassing New York. Nasdaq established its regional headquarters in Dallas last March.