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About the Role

CFA Institute is hiring a Head, Macro Systems & Foresight to lead a newly forming capability that helps the organization and the profession understand the structural forces reshaping global finance. You will examine how disruption transmits through markets, capital allocation, institutions, investment practice, professional roles, and standards; build scenario-based frameworks; and translate that work into internal decision support and high-quality external thought leadership across the Research & Policy Center.

Responsibilities

Lead systematic analysis of major structural disruptions reshaping finance, prioritizing material changes while scanning for emerging developments.
Translate structural change into transmission mechanisms, questions, hypotheses, critical uncertainties, and plausible future states, developing scenario frameworks.
Partner with RPC functional leaders to stress-test research agendas, standards, guidance, and advocacy positions against structural change.
Partner across RPC and relevant CFA Institute teams to ensure structural insights inform downstream research, standards, advocacy, and other relevant responses.
Produce timely structural landscape assessments and executive-ready framing, alongside deeper analysis and high-quality external thought leadership.
Engage and convene senior internal and external stakeholders to challenge assumptions, test hypotheses, and incorporate diverse perspectives.
Represent CFA Institute credibly in senior industry forums and convenings where structural transformation and the future of finance are debated.
Lead, coach, and develop a small, specialized, multidisciplinary team, setting priorities, allocating work, and ensuring coherent output.

Requirements

Deep expertise in foresight and systems thinking, demonstrated through macro foresight, structural macro analysis, long-horizon strategy, or related work.
Strong track record of producing rigorous, decision-useful analytical outputs on a regular and disciplined basis, including published thought leadership and substantive work delivered to senior decision-makers.
Proven experience constructing and stress-testing scenario frameworks for structural or regime change.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing a high-performing multidisciplinary team.
Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to lead with conclusions and distill complex structural analysis and uncertainty into clear implications and recommendations.
Strong understanding of global finance, capital markets, and investment practice, or demonstrated ability to lead and integrate specialist domain expertise effectively.
Strong strategic judgment and systems thinking, with the ability to distinguish material structural change from noise and translate broad questions into clear priorities, workplans, and outputs.
Strong cross-functional leadership, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Demonstrated intellectual independence and disciplined judgment, including the willingness to challenge prevailing financial theories, institutional norms, and market conventions.

Skills

Foresight
Systems thinking
Macro foresight
Structural macro analysis
Long-horizon strategy
Scenario planning
Executive communication
Strategic judgment
Cross-functional leadership
Facilitation
Stakeholder management

Location

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

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
Leadership

Education Level

Formal training in strategic foresight, systems thinking, scenario planning, or a related discipline (Nice to Have)

Salary/Compensations

US - Metro Locations (DC, NY): $215,000 - $280,000 per year
US - National Locations (VA, NC, GA, FL): $175,000 - $225,000 per year
UK - London: £125,000 - £160,000 per year

Benefits

Eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive bonus
12% employer contribution to a 401(k) or pension plan
Comprehensive medical benefits package
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.
With nearly 200,000 charterholders across 160 markets, we promote professional growth, uphold ethical standards, and help advance better financial markets.
Join a global organization committed to putting investors first.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
CFA Institute prohibits discrimination and harassment with regard to all identifying characteristics: any individual employee, group of employees, or prospective employee on the basis of 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 but not limited to, 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.
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