Akoya LLC

Role Description Akoya is seeking an Events Marketing Specialist to help lead and elevate our presence across the banking and fintech industries. This is both a highly executional role with strategic input and cross-functional visibility. In addition to managing logistics, you will partner with the Head of Marketing to execute Akoya’s events strategy, recommend improvements to how we show up, and help measure the impact of each event. You'll manage key components of Akoya’s industry conference, trade show, webinar, event sponsorship, and hosted-event portfolio. This includes: - Pitching and securing speaking opportunities - Running pre-event sales enablement - Ensuring events generate actionable engagement, clear follow-up, and measurable business insights You'll also play a key role in producing Akoya's main annual event for customers and prospects. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, and logistics. You'll work closely with sales, leadership, product marketing, and external partners, managing: - Cross-functional timelines - Vendor deliverables - Event logistics - Campaign execution - Post-event reporting - Budget tracking and ROI analysis As an Events Marketing Specialist , you will: - Manage the execution of Akoya’s annual events calendar and strategy - Pitch and secure speaking and sponsorship opportunities - Manage relationships with vendors and partners - Track and monitor marketing event expenses and budget updates - Produce event messaging for dedicated pre- and post-conference email campaigns - Execute promotion of events and event-specific panel sessions through social channels - Manage logistics for large-scale trade shows - Manage onsite lead capture processes - Track event ROI using Salesforce - Partner with the Head of Marketing to execute and host the annual customer event - Coordinate pre- and post-conference meetings - Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners - Identify opportunities to improve event processes - Develop pre-event enablement materials for attending sales and leadership Qualifications - 3+ years in B2B events marketing - Experience coordinating or executing B2B conferences, tradeshows, webinars, hosted events, or customer/prospect events - Excellent project management and communication skills - Experience collaborating with product marketing, growth, finance, legal, and customer success teams - Comfortable sharing event plans, timelines, risks, results, and recommendations with leadership - Proficiency in HubSpot, Salesforce, LinkedIn, AI tools - Hands-on experience with event registration and attendee management platforms - Ability to synthesize event results, stakeholder feedback, and engagement data into clear post-event recaps - Ability to anticipate needs, solve problems independently, and escalate issues appropriately Requirements - Experience at a high-growth startup or in a role that requires supporting and helping scale an events function - Experience in the banking/fintech industry - Experience managing multiple events across different formats - Experience preparing event performance reports or dashboards in Salesforce, HubSpot, or similar tools - Familiarity with Figma - Familiarity with ZoomInfo - Familiarity with ON24 or similar hosted webinar platforms Benefits - Remote position available to individuals living in the greater Boston, MA, New York City, NY, or Raleigh, NC areas - Hiring Range: $75,000 — $95,000 USD

Title: Principal Software Engineer Location: Boston United States Job Description: Meet the future Akoya is an API-based network backed by major financial institutions that creates a safer and more transparent way for people to safely send their personal financial data to third-party financial apps. If you are inspired and fascinated by innovative technology that solves complex, real-world problems, then join us as we transform how financial data is accessed and shared. Akoya offers a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and fun working environment and our team is comprised of diverse, creative, and driven professionals with expertise in the banking, securities, fintech, and data aggregation industries. We are an equal opportunity employer. Come join us and be part of this exciting journey - check out www.akoya.com for more information! The Role Akoya is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Frontend) to lead the next generation of our user experiences and frontend architecture. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who brings a high bar for design quality, a deep mastery of modern JavaScript and React, and the ability to drive technical strategy across complex products. You combine impeccable attention to detail with strong communication skills and a passion for building elegant, scalable, and intuitive user interfaces that directly empower our customers. As a Principal Engineer, you will: - Lead the design and implementation of Akoya's core frontend architecture, setting standards for code quality, performance, accessibility, and maintainability. - Drive the evolution and modernization of existing frontend systems, ensuring legacy components remain reliable while guiding their transition toward more scalable, performant, and maintainable patterns. - Write clean, well-structured, and well-documented code in React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and modern frontend tooling. - Partner closely with product managers, designers, and backend teams to define requirements, shape features, and deliver polished, high-quality user experiences. - Debug and resolve complex production issues across the frontend stack, delivering reliable and resilient interfaces. - Elevate the engineering organization via mentorship, architectural guidance, and code review, enabling teams to deliver at a high level. - Champion frontend best practices-including performance optimization, component system design, and UX consistency-across the organization. Qualifications Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Akoya values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having "desired" qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or has not followed a traditional path, do not let that stop you from considering Akoya. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table! Required Experience/skills - 10+ years of professional frontend engineering experience, building and maintaining production web applications at scale. - Expert-level proficiency in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, including state management patterns, hooks, component architecture, and performance tuning. - Demonstrated experience designing large-scale, modular frontend systems (design systems, component libraries, multi-app architectures, microfrontends, etc.). - Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and web performance best practices. - Proven ability to lead technical projects autonomously, drive architectural decisions, and communicate complex concepts clearly. - A strong sense of customer empathy and a track record of delivering intuitive, high-quality user experiences. - Experience collaborating deeply with product, design, and backend teams to define and deliver cross-functional initiatives. Preferred Experience/skills - Experience with frontend build and performance tooling (Webpack, Vite, Babel). - Background working with design systems or UI component libraries (e.g., Material UI), and partnering with design teams on UX strategy. - Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright). - Familiarity with cloud-based environments, CI/CD pipelines, and production observability tools. - Understanding of backend API design and integration patterns (REST, GraphQL). - Experience operating within AWS or similar cloud environments. - Experience with state management in React, such as React Context, custom hooks, or Redux/Redux Toolkit. Akoya is an equal-opportunity employer. This remote position is only available to individuals living in the greater Boston, MA, New York City, NY and Raleigh, NC areas. Candidates who do not live within these areas will not be considered for this role. The actual base pay offered may take into account the candidate's work location, relevant education, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors. Hiring Range: $140,000—$180,000 USD

Role Description This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging communications professional to grow rapidly alongside a senior communications and stakeholder engagement expert supporting a senior leader at the U.S. Department of Energy. The right candidate will gain broad exposure to the full spectrum of government communications work — from high-stakes memos and stakeholder correspondence to communications planning and cross-office coordination — all in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment. The Communications Specialist supporting the Department of Energy will be responsible for: - Shadowing the senior communications consultant in meetings, absorbing best practices and contributing where directed. - Tracking and managing assignments, action items, and deadlines on behalf of the senior consultant. - Maintaining and proactively updating status tracking spreadsheets for communications products and more with precision and consistency, to keep the efforts of multiple offices moving forward. - Supporting a wide variety of communications products, including written materials, briefings, and coordination documents. - Drafting and helping to review emails, newsletter content and other communications products for higher-level approvals and distribution. - Serving as a liaison and point of contact across multiple offices under the DOE leader’s portfolio. - Adapting quickly to shifting priorities and manage competing tasks in a dynamic environment. Qualifications - Must have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of experience. - Alternatively, must have a Master’s degree in a relevant field and 3 years of experience. - Must be based in the Eastern time zone. Location in Washington, DC-area a plus. - U.S. citizenship is required with verbal and written fluency in English. - Must be able to receive and maintain a federal security clearance (public trust level). - Prior exposure to communications, public affairs, or a related field (government or adjacent experience a plus). - Exceptional attention to detail — accuracy in tracking, writing, and adherence to existing processes is non-negotiable. - Resilience and composure; the ability to work effectively on the fly when priorities shift. - Strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clean, professional content and correspondence for internal and external audiences. - Organizational skills and a proactive, team-centered mindset; the ability to anticipate needs before they arise. - Eagerness to learn, grow, and take on increasing responsibility over time. Requirements - Familiarity with government policy a plus. Benefits - Base compensation: $72,000 to $82,000 annually. Actual compensation is subject to variation due to factors such as location, education, years of experience, and candidate skillset. - Medical, dental, and vision insurance. - 401(k). - Eleven federal holidays and paid time off. - Flextime to navigate the unexpected. - And more! Company Description We’re a woman-owned small business that delivers big results in strategic communications. For 25 years, Akoya has thrived in the government consulting landscape helping agencies launch new programs, leverage internal and external support, and drive their missions forward. Our strategic approach to communications increases the quality of services and makes Akoya a comfortable home for motivated communications professionals who value and rely on the idea-sharing and collaboration inherent in our corporate culture.

• Lead and mature Akoya’s cybersecurity, risk management, and IT governance functions • Serve as the operational backbone of Akoya’s security and risk programs • Translate strategy into execution and lead a team across security engineering, cyber operations, risk, compliance, and IT • Mature and execute Akoya’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework • Develop and track key risk indicators (KRIs) aligned with business OKRs • Lead third-party risk management across fintech partners, vendors, and service providers • Conduct product risk assessments across new open finance capabilities • Support regulatory readiness related to CFPB Section 1033 • Lead day-to-day execution of Akoya’s cybersecurity program • Drive continuous improvement of zero-trust cloud architectures (AWS-centric) • Enhance monitoring, automation, and threat intelligence capabilities • Own operational execution of SOC 2 Type II and other certifications • Ensure alignment with NIST, ISO 27001/27002, GLBA, SOX, PCI • Partner closely with Legal and Product on regulatory interpretation and implementation • Respond to due diligence inquiries from financial institutions, fintechs, investors, and regulators • Oversee corporate IT governance in partnership with IT Systems Administrator • Lead and mentor security engineers, risk analysts, and IT personnel

• Lead an Agile engineering team in achieving product roadmap objectives and engineering excellence. • Work across the entire technology stack, build APIs for high scale, high availability data pipelines dealing with sensitive customer and financial data. • Manage, coach, and grow engineering team, and foster a positive team culture of collaboration, execution, quality and learning. • Drive continuous improvement by following secure coding practices and test automation. • Engage with various stakeholders to design systems and gather crucial project information, emphasize innovation and maintain high standards of quality throughout the development process.

• Architects and builds enterprise software applications on cloud platforms using AWS technologies. • Develops software in a fast-paced Agile development environment. • Builds microservices and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for high-scale, high-availability data pipelines dealing with sensitive customer financial data. • Maintains and secures data in multiple databases to ensure data integrity, availability and performance. • Contributes to the development of test automation. • Provides business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications. • Develops software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation. • Coordinates software system installation and monitors its functioning to ensure specifications are met. • Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts. • Designs applications or subsystems on major projects and for/in multiple platforms. • Develops applications for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives. • Supports and performs all phases of testing leading to implementation. • Assists in the planning and conducting of user acceptance testing. • Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications supporting several corporate initiatives. • Responsible for post-installation testing of any problems. • Establishes project plans for projects of moderate scope. • Works on complex assignments and often multiple phases of a project. • Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several initiatives.

Meet the future Akoya is an API-based network backed by major financial institutions that creates a safer and more transparent way for people to safely send their personal financial data to third-party financial apps. If you are inspired and fascinated by innovative technology that solves complex, real-world problems, then join us as we transform how financial data is accessed and shared. Akoya offers a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and fun working environment and our team is comprised of diverse, creative, and driven professionals with expertise in the banking, securities, fintech, and data aggregation industries. We are an equal opportunity employer. Come join us and be part of this exciting journey – check out www.akoya.com for more information! At Akoya, we're always looking to work with creative and talented people. If you're interested in joining the team but don't see an open position that fits your background, you can still submit your resume. If you are applying with an open resume submission, please be sure to also submit a cover letter telling us more about what you are looking for in the next chapter of your career and how you hope to add value to the Akoya team. Akoya is an equal opportunity employer. This remote position is only available to individuals living within Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania area. Candidates who do not live within this area will not be considered for this role.