About Us
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world’s largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns, because no one’s ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 clients around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead. We know where we’re going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.
The Executive Assistant to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) plays a critical role in enabling a fast‑growing, global fintech organization of approximately 900 employees. This position goes beyond traditional administrative support—acting as a strategic partner to the CTO and technology leadership team as the company scales, modernizes, and leverages AI to drive meaningful business impact. Based onsite at our Global Headquarters in Hudson Yards, NYC (4 days in‑office, 1 day remote), this role requires exceptional judgment, operational rigor, and a proactive mindset. Typical office hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00/5:30 PM.
How You'll Help Take Us There- Serve as a trusted partner to the CTO, enabling focus on technology strategy, innovation, and execution.
- Proactively manage and optimize a complex, fast‑moving executive calendar, balancing strategic priorities, global time zones, and deep‑work time.
- Anticipate operational needs and surface insights, risks, and opportunities to help the CTO operate at scale.
- Coordinate global travel, offsites, and leadership meetings with precision and discretion.
- Prepare agendas, materials, and follow‑ups for executive, board, and cross‑functional meetings, ensuring clear outcomes and accountability.
- Support technology leadership forums, planning cycles, and transformation initiatives including AI adoption and platform modernization.
- Partner with IT, Security, Facilities, and People teams to support onboarding, tooling, and operational excellence across the Technology org.
- Plan and execute team events, leadership summits, and culture‑building initiatives for a growing global technology organization.
- Handle highly confidential information with integrity, sound judgment, and professionalism.
- 5+ years of experience supporting C‑suite executives, with direct experience supporting a CTO or technology leader strongly preferred.
- Experience operating in high‑growth, global, or fintech/technology‑driven environments.
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage complexity, ambiguity, and competing priorities.
- Strong business acumen and curiosity, with an interest in technology, AI, and how modern organizations scale.
- Proven ability to anticipate needs, think several steps ahead, and operate autonomously.
- Comfortable interfacing with senior leaders, board members, and external partners Excellent written and verbal communication skills across email, Teams, Slack, and live forums.
- High degree of discretion, integrity, and emotional intelligence.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; comfort learning new tools and AI‑enabled workflows.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
What You Can Expect from Us
- Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks.
- Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
- Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
- 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17,500
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
- Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
- Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
- Tuition Assistance and Professional Development: Benefit from live and on-demand learning, role-specific training, employee-led Lunch and Learns and guest speakers
- Core benefits: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $100,000 USD to $130,000 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.
MarketAxess Corporation and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the location in which the candidate is applying.
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What We Do
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace.
Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency and competition in the marketplace.
Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns because no one’s ever done this before. But now, more than 2,300 companies around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead.
We know where we’re going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.
Why Work With Us
When we say we have an environment without endless layers, we really mean it. You’ll work alongside talented colleagues of all backgrounds and experience in an environment where your voice is valued. You’ll be in the middle of the action, where your contributions will be seen and recognized.
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