About 150Bond
What is 150Bond?
150Bond is a strategic communications and advisory firm for senior executives. Its website says: "150Bond offers high-level strategic counsel to C-suite executives, assisting them in amplifying their message and expanding their network." It collaborates with "rapidly growing companies, leading VCs, and Fortune 500s", and its adverts name practice areas such as AI, fintech, deep tech, sustainability, web3, venture capital, future of work and B2B enterprise. The two founders are Jennifer Ok, who previously led global marketing and strategic corporate development at organisations including the NFL, Nasdaq and BCG Digital Ventures, and Daire Hickey, who previously helped grow Web Summit and worked as a journalist.
Where will I work?
The website lists three cities, New York, Dublin and San Francisco, without street addresses or a stated headquarters. A 2019 Irish America profile of co-founder Daire Hickey calls 150Bond "a strategic advisory firm in New York" and says "The firm has offices in New York and Dublin." No 150Bond page or advert states a headquarters, so New York is an inference from that profile, not a stated fact. Three of the five live roles are in Dublin (an Account Executive, a Consultant and a Senior Leader as Client Lead) and two are in New York, one of them also covering San Francisco, and all five are advertised as hybrid. The Dublin Account Executive advert names the employer as "150Bond / Aylsbury Partners Advisory Limited" and lists "Hybrid working, with two days working from home (Thursday and Friday)"; the other four say "Hybrid working the rest of the year" without naming office days.
What is the 150Bond team like?
The Consultant adverts say "We're a small team by design: you'll work directly with senior leadership, and your clients will know your name." and the Client Lead adverts say "you'll report directly to the managing partners." The website's team page lists the two founders and 40 team photos, and a 2024 Irish America profile described "a team of 30 seasoned professionals". The work is media-facing: the Account Executive advert names outlets such as Bloomberg, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and the firm lists an in-house fireside speaker series with authors, journalists and industry leaders. Roles run from Account Executive (0-2 years of experience preferred) to Senior Leader (Client Lead), and the website runs an Irish graduate programme for a Graduate Account Executive in Dublin.
Work-Life Balance
The hours wording is a seasonal Friday perk, and it is not defined. The Irish Graduate Programme page on the 150Bond website lists "Summer Half-Day Fridays", and the Dublin Account Executive advert lists "Summer half-day Fridays." The other four adverts, for Consultant and Senior Leader (Client Lead) roles in Dublin and New York, say "Summer Fridays, plus a month of flexible work-from-anywhere in August". No page says which months count as summer, when a Summer Friday finishes or whether it shortens the working week; only the Account Executive advert states weekly hours ("Hours : 40 hours per week"). The rest of the year is hybrid ("Hybrid working the rest of the year"). The Account Executive advert and the graduate page list "Improved annual leave benefits with tenure", but no advert gives a number of leave days, and four adverts offer a Moving Day, a day off when you move. No core hours or flexitime are stated.
Perks and Benefits
- Summer Fridays, plus a month of flexible work-from-anywhere in August (four adverts); summer half-day Fridays in the Dublin Account Executive advert and on the Irish Graduate Programme page
- Hybrid working; two days from home (Thursday and Friday) in the Dublin Account Executive advert
- Pension: matched pension in the Dublin Consultant and Client Lead adverts, matched 401k in the New York adverts
- Health insurance: employer-paid with Irish Life Health in the Dublin Account Executive advert, health insurance or healthcare in the others
- A salary or salary range in every advert; bonus on the Consultant and Client Lead roles (and commission on the Client Lead roles)
- A personal budget for home office, wellness or gym; a laptop on joining and a phone allowance (Dublin Account Executive advert and graduate page)
- Moving Day, a day off when you move (four adverts)
- Improved annual leave benefits with tenure (Dublin Account Executive advert and graduate page)
- Team offsites, appreciation lunches and happy hours