Lead, Institutional Strategy and Communications

Chainlink Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Lead for Institutional Strategy and Communications to enhance its presence in the financial sector. This crucial role involves strategic storytelling in the capital markets, focusing on blockchain innovation and collaboration with industry leaders. The selected candidate will engage with digital asset analysts and ensure accurate representation of Chainlink's cutting-edge developments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in capital markets communications, ideally within fintech or digital assets.
• Exceptional skills in crafting narratives for professional audiences.
• Strong understanding of blockchain infrastructure and capital markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the institutional narrative and position Chainlink across macro themes.
• Create high-quality communications and capital markets content.
• Build and sustain relationships with financial market analysts.

Skills

Communication

Strategic Engagement

Capital Markets Research

Relationship Building

Narrative Development

Education

10+ years in capital markets communications or institutional marketing

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About Us

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked as one of the

About Us

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked as one of the Global Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces by Newsweek 2025.

About The Role

Chainlink is seeking a senior institutional strategist and communicator to lead how its infrastructure platform is positioned with global financial stakeholders. This hybrid role blends capital markets research, thematic communications, and strategic engagement—ideal for professionals experienced in crafting deep-dive research content and building relationships across capital markets, including product strategists, consultants, and analysts.

You will develop and deliver high-impact narratives around tokenization, interoperability, and the modernization of financial infrastructure. A key responsibility will be to engage and educate the growing cohort of digital asset and crypto research analysts at institutional firms—ensuring they understand and accurately represent Chainlink’s role in powering secure, cross-chain, and real-world financial systems.

This is a highly collaborative, externally facing role supporting Chainlink leadership in major communications initiatives, briefings, and market education efforts.

Your Impact

• Lead Institutional Narrative: Define and evolve how Chainlink is positioned across macro themes like real-world asset integration, cross-chain settlement, and financial infrastructure transformation
• Develop Capital Markets Content: Create and manage high-quality, institutional-facing communications, including:
• Strategic ecosystem decks, infrastructure explainers, and macro/thematic primers
• Research-style reports, messaging frameworks, Q&A documents, and executive briefing packs
• Materials tailored for institutional audiences including product teams, consultants, and research platforms
• Target Analyst Ecosystem: Build focused messaging and content specifically for digital asset and crypto research analysts at institutional firms, helping them cover Chainlink with clarity and depth
• Maintain and Grow Analyst Relationships: Build and sustain strong working relationships with financial and market analysts to ensure consistent, accurate, and insightful coverage of Chainlink’s infrastructure and ecosystem developments
• Support Executive-Level Engagements: Collaborate with senior leadership on high-impact communications, capital markets panels, and strategic briefings for financial institutions and research platforms
• Ensure Strategic Alignment: Work closely with product, business development, legal, and marketing teams to ensure all external messaging is technically accurate, legally scoped, and institutionally resonant
  

Qualifications

• 10+ years in capital markets communications, research strategy, or institutional marketing, ideally within fintech, infrastructure, or digital assets
• Experience producing thematic or initiation-style reports, primers, or macro narratives tailored to institutional audiences
• Familiarity with institutional research teams, analyst workflows, and communications cycles at leading global investment banks, asset managers, and market intelligence firms
• Exceptional communication skills — able to convert complex infrastructure concepts into concise, engaging narratives for professional financial audiences
• Strong understanding of blockchain infrastructure, tokenized asset systems, cross-chain protocols, and the foundations of onchain finance
  
  

Preferred

• Experience working in regulated or enterprise technology environments
• Familiarity with digital asset research functions at institutions and how they interface with infrastructure platforms
• Direct experience engaging with research analysts, capital markets consultants, or institutional communications teams
• Knowledge of themes such as programmable finance, stablecoin settlement, RWA issuance, and blockchain-based market infrastructure
  
  

All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response to every candidate within two weeks after the job posting closes. The closing date is listed on the job advert, so we encourage you to take the time to thoughtfully prepare your application. We want to fully consider your experience and skills, and you will hear from us regarding the status of your application shortly after the closing date.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form.

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