Director Global Markets (all genders) - FINRA Series 7,63 required!

Company : 21x

Job Type : Full Time

95 Christopher Columbus Drive, New York

Job Description - Director Global Markets (all genders) - FINRA Series 7,63 required!

Overview

FINRA Series 7, 63 required
Full-time, 40 hours, Hybrid
Functions: Sales, Business Development, Marketing & PR, Customer Success
Location: 95 Christopher Columbus Drive, Suite 1330, Jersey City, NJ 07302, USA
Salary + ESOP Signing Bonus + ESOP bonus programme
International travel required

A current CV is all we need. We look forward to receiving your application.

Tasks

Strategy & leadership

Develop and execute 21X’s global go-to-market strategy, with the United States as a core growth market.
Build, lead and develop high-performing teams across Business Development, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing & PR.
Define and steer commercial KPIs for pipeline, revenue, market development, customer satisfaction, retention, and strategic partnerships.
Translate company strategy into clear market priorities, account plans, ownership, and measurable execution.

US business development & strategic partnerships

Identify, originate and develop strategic partnerships with US financial institutions, broker-dealers, ATS operators, issuers, asset managers, custodians, market makers, infrastructure providers, and fintech partners.
Build a qualified US opportunity pipeline and establish 21X within the institutional capital-markets ecosystem.
Lead senior-level partner discussions from initial engagement through commercial structuring and long-term relationship development.
Leverage a relevant US network to create access, accelerate market validation, and secure launch and distribution partners.

Sales & revenue growth

Own the end-to-end enterprise sales cycle, including prospecting, qualification, solution positioning, business-case development, negotiation, and closing.
Design scalable sales structures, account segmentation, pipeline governance, and forecasting processes for the US and international markets.
Take responsibility for commercial targets and provide transparent, data-based forecasts to executive management.
Partner closely with Product, Operations, Legal, and Compliance to turn institutional requirements into commercially viable solutions.
Customer success & relationship management
Ensure a first-class institutional customer experience across onboarding, launch, adoption, and ongoing relationship management.
Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with C-level decision-makers and senior market practitioners.
Create a structured voice-of-customer approach and ensure market feedback is translated into prioritised product and service improvements.
Develop customer-success standards that support adoption, retention, referenceability, and expansion.

Marketing, PR & market positioning

Shape the US market narrative and value proposition together with Marketing & Communications and executive management.
Represent 21X at industry conferences, client roundtables, panels, and selected media engagements.
Build thought leadership around tokenised securities, digital market infrastructure, DLT-based trading and settlement, and cross-border market connectivity.
Ensure consistent positioning across business development, sales materials, campaigns, partnerships, and external communications.
Market & competitive intelligence
Monitor US market structure, customer demand, competitive developments, and regulatory trends relevant to broker-dealers, alternative trading systems, digital asset securities, and tokenisation.
Assess market opportunities across North America, Europe, and selected APAC markets and translate insights into prioritised commercial actions.
Provide executive management with concise recommendations on market entry, partnerships, pricing, positioning, and resource allocation.

Your profile

At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in US capital markets, including substantial leadership responsibility in Sales, Business Development, Global Markets, Customer Success, or a comparable commercial function.
Demonstrated success in building and scaling institutional market activities, commercial teams, strategic partnerships, and complex enterprise sales pipelines.
Deep knowledge of US securities markets, trading workflows, market infrastructure, and the institutional ecosystem across buy-side, sell-side, and infrastructure providers.
Strong understanding of broker-dealer and ATS environments and familiarity with the roles of the SEC, FINRA, and relevant US market-structure requirements.
Sound knowledge of digital assets, tokenised securities, stablecoins, distributed-ledger technology, and DLT-based business models.
A strong, active network among US banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, issuers, custodians, market makers, exchanges or ATSs, and capital-markets technology providers.
Executive presence and proven communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills at C-level and board level.
Strategic and analytical thinking combined with a hands-on, outcome-oriented leadership style and the ability to perform in a scale-up environment.
Native-level or business-fluent English; German or another European language is an advantage.
Based in the United States with willingness to travel internationally.

Why us?

Impact: Help shape the next generation of capital-markets infrastructure and make a visible contribution to 21X’s US growth.
Growth: Join a fast-growing company with international scope, significant responsibility, and opportunities to build functions and teams.
Appreciation: Bring your experience, network, and ideas. We value direct input and pragmatic execution.
Ownership: Take responsibility, set ambitious goals, and shape how 21X wins institutional clients and partners.
Flexibility: Work up to 100% remotely, organize your work with high autonomy and travel where commercial impact requires it.
Participation: Benefit from an attractive package including ESOP participation and a performance-based bonus programme

About us

21X is a fintech at the forefront of revolutionizing capital markets through the use of blockchain technology for the trading and settlement of digital securities.

In December 2024 we secured our license to launch and operate a ground-breaking DLT trading and settlement system (DLT TSS) trading venue, a milestone that positions the company as a leader in the transition to digital finance.

21X is ideally positioned to enable smart contract-based issuance, trading and settlement of tokenized stocks, bonds and funds, offering unparalleled transparency, efficiency and security.

The exchange 21X was launched in September 2025, bringing the future of capital markets to life.

We are a highly motivated global team of experts with a deep knowledge of capital markets, digital assets and public blockchains.

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