Director – Thought Leadership Lead – Market Management, TD Securities

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Job Description:

The Director Thought Leadership supports the Market Management team in achieving a key objective: to enhance the Transaction Banking both internally and externally. You will be responsible for:

• Building and executing a multi-channel thought leadership program that strengthens the Transaction Banking franchise supports client engagement and positions the bank as a leading voice on payments and treasury modernization.
• Owning the market and competitive intelligence capability monitoring competitor moves synthesizing market signals and translating insights into differentiated points of view go-to-market narratives and executive decision support.

The role develops an insights agenda grounded in client needs and market disruption partners with internal product/coverage leaders and external institutions and converts research into high-impact content events and executive communications that drive measurable commercial outcomes.

You will engage with multiple internal stakeholders within and supporting Transaction Banking including product teams (payments liquidity channels) origination/coverage marketing/communications risk/legal/compliance and senior executives. You will also engage external partners such as industry bodies academia and key client audiences.

Accountabilities include but are not limited to the following categories:

• Strategy & editorial agenda

• Define and deliver the thought leadership strategy themes and annual roadmap aligned to transaction banking priorities and overall enterprise direction.
• Conduct ongoing market scanning (payments trends disruptions regulatory/rail modernization) and translate into a prioritized editorial calendar.
• Plan and deliver integrated marketing and distribution (campaigns social/digital sales enablement targeted pushes).

• Market and competition research & monitoring

• Identify research questions; partner with internal experts and/or researchers to produce credible analysis and narratives.
• Build and maintain a structured capability map that compares competitor as well as battlecards for priority solutions.
• Synthesize findings into clear recommendations and implementation implications for clients and internal strategy leaders.

• Content creation & storytelling

• Produce and oversee a portfolio of deliverables: reports executive briefs POVs articles white papers scripts webinars podcasts and conference materials.
• Lead external-facing programs: roundtables industry conferences webinars and client events partnering with product teams and coverage leaders.
• Ensure content is on-brand evidence-based and differentiated (POV data so what for clients) across multiple lines of business (LOBs).
• Contribute to RFP/RFI responses across multiple LOBs for both existing and emerging products and solutions.

• Executive communications & internal enablement

• Create executive-ready artifacts for steering committees and senior leadership updates; support strategic planning cycles with insight inputs.
• Equip coverage teams with talk tracks FAQs and client-ready summaries to improve consistency and impact.

Skills Experience and Qualifications

• 10 years in communication strategy management consulting research/insights treasury or relevant banking domain roles.
• Strong understanding of transaction banking / payments / treasury landscape and ability to communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Exceptional stakeholder management comfortable with ambiguity and cross-functional execution.
• Strong writing/storytelling with confidence presenting to senior leaders and external audiences.

Successful candidates may be assessed through a case study as well as several rounds of interviews.

Is This Role Right for You

• Do you have a positive can-do attitude and enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Do you take personal accountability for your work and see challenges as opportunities to grow
• Are you excited by the idea of contributing to meaningful transformational change
• Are you excited to own and shape the Transaction Banks thought leadership agenda
• Do you enjoy translating messy market signals research and competitive intelligence into clear differentiated narratives
• Are you comfortable supporting strategic conversations and presenting complex ideas with clarity to multiple different and complex audiences
• Do you enjoy leading through ambiguity setting new structures cadence and standards

If these questions resonate with you we would love to hear from you!

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate government and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation execution and experience. With more than 6500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe we strive to make every interaction product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight extending access to global markets and delivering integrated transaction banking 2023 we acquired Cowen Inc. offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise while growing our strong diversified investment bank.

Together we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
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Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development

If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If youre passionate about helping clients and building deep lasting relationships TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

Were committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued everyone has fair opportunities to grow and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.

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