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About the Role

CFA Institute is seeking a Director, Learning Content to shape skills-based investment education at a global scale. This individual contributor role focuses on developing learning content that reflects real-world investment practices across various educational products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, review, and maintenance of high-quality, learner-centric content.
• Translate complex, real-world investment practice into clear learning content, study tools, and assessment-supporting materials.
• Collaborate with learning design, assessment/exam teams, product management, marketing, and subject matter experts.
• Work with external authors, reviewers, practitioners, and consultants, setting standards and providing feedback.
• Contribute to curriculum alignment with learning outcomes, practice analysis, and market-relevant professional standards.
• Support content across different portfolio areas, including sustainability, private markets, and the CFA Program.
• Ensure content is accurate, rigorous, accessible for a global audience, and delivered on time.

Requirements

• Credible experience in investment management, financial services, finance education, or a related field.
• Experience developing, contributing to, or reviewing professional, university-level, client-facing, or internal learning/training/content materials.
• Clear motivation to work in learning content and education, with an interest in adult learning and translating investment practice into effective learning experiences.
• Track record of producing accurate, high-quality, and market-relevant content, comfortable with review cycles and iterative improvement.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and collaborate effectively.
• Proven ability to operate independently in a global, cross-functional environment, balancing multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• CFA charterholder strongly preferred; candidates without the charter will be considered with equivalent industry credibility and learning content experience.
• Other relevant professional qualifications are valued.

Skills

• Investment management
• Financial services
• Finance education
• Subject matter expertise
• Content development
• Learning content creation
• Stakeholder management
• Collaboration
• Independent operation
• Communication (written and verbal)
• Translating complex concepts
• Sustainability exposure (valuable)
• Private markets exposure (valuable)
• AI exposure (nice to have)
• Data tools exposure (nice to have)
• Learning design (nice to have)
• Assessment (nice to have)
• Curriculum development (nice to have)
• Professional credentialing (nice to have)
• Excel
• R
• Python
• SQL
• FactSet
• Bloomberg

Location

• London, UK
• New York
• Charlottesville, VA
• Select US East Coast locations (GA, FL, NC)

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Director-level

Education Level

• CFA charterholder strongly preferred
• Equivalent industry credibility and learning content experience considered
• Other relevant professional qualifications valued

Salary/Compensations

• US - Metro Locations (NY): $155,000 - $195,000 per year
• US - National Locations (VA, NC, GA, FL): $125,000 - $165,000 per year
• UK - London: £90,000 - £110,000 per year

Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive bonus
• 12% employer contribution to a 401(k) or pension plan
• Comprehensive medical benefits package
• Health coverage
• Generous time off
• Competitive retirement plans
• Flexible work options
• Wellbeing and development programs

About the Company

• CFA Institute is the global leader in investment excellence and ethics.
• We promote professional growth, uphold ethical standards, and help advance better financial markets.
• We are a globally recognized organization committed to promoting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence in the investment industry.
• By investing in our people, we enable both our employees and our organization to succeed.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• CFA Institute prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, religion, creed or belief, age, marital or partnership status, marital or family status, care giver status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, physical abilities/qualities, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, predisposing genetic characteristic, military or veteran status, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence or sex offense or stalking, unemployment status, infectious disease carrier status, migrant worker status, educational background, socio-economic status, geographic location and culture or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• This policy impacts all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, development, promotion, demotion, layoff, recall, furlough, transfer, leave of absence, and dismissal.
• This is a global policy that applies to all CFA Institute employees, regardless of location.
• If, due to a disability or current medical condition, you need an accommodation or assistance to complete a job application, you can request one by sending an email to TAHelpdesk@cfainstitute.org noting the accommodations or assistance you are requesting. Please do not include any medical or health information in this email.