Director – Thought Leadership Lead – Market Management, TD Securities

TD•Charlotte, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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 insight 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.

Requirements

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.

Responsibilities

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).
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.
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.
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.