[Hiring] Associate Manager, Project Management @CFA Institute

Role Description

Do you enjoy taking ownership of projects from initial planning through to successful delivery? Are you confident managing timelines, budgets and competing priorities while bringing together stakeholders across different teams? Would you like to apply your project management expertise to educational products used by investment professionals around the world?

CFA Institute is hiring an Associate Manager, Education Project Management to join our Education Division. You will manage projects supporting the development, enhancement and delivery of our global credentials and certificates, including updates to existing curricula and the introduction of new educational products and/or product features.

Working within a small, collaborative project management team, you will take ownership of one or more projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing dependencies and ensuring work progresses towards agreed milestones. You will have the autonomy to manage your projects while collaborating with experienced colleagues and senior stakeholders across the organization.

What You'll Do

• Manage education projects from initiation through to delivery, ensuring agreed timelines, milestones, budgets and outcomes are achieved.
• Coordinate projects supporting CFA Institute credentials and certificates, including curriculum updates, new product developments and enhancements to existing offerings.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules and reporting, tracking dependencies, risks, deliverables and key actions.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams across Education, including learning content, examination development and other stakeholders involved in product delivery.
• Identify potential delays or challenges early, communicate project status clearly and work with stakeholders to develop appropriate solutions.
• Manage project budgets, monitor variances and support financial planning and forecasting activities.
• Coordinate external vendors, consultants and third parties, overseeing deliverables, timelines and associated payments.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders at different levels of seniority, ensuring expectations are managed and project decisions are communicated effectively.
• Provide accurate project updates and reporting, confidently explaining changes in project status, risks and priorities.
• Share lessons learned and project management best practices with colleagues, contributing to continuous improvement across the Education Division.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multiple projects, with responsibility for planning, execution, stakeholder coordination and successful delivery.
• Strong knowledge of project management principles, including scheduling, risk management, dependency tracking, reporting and issue resolution.
• Experience using project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, Wrike, Monday.com or comparable platforms.
• Demonstrable experience managing project budgets, monitoring costs and coordinating resources.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior leaders and communicating project challenges or changes confidently.
• Ability to identify risks early, assess their impact and work collaboratively to develop practical solutions.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and multiple workstreams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including producing clear project updates and presenting information to stakeholders.
• A proactive, analytical approach to problem-solving, with the confidence to ask questions and challenge assumptions constructively.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative project management team.

Benefits

• Meaningful impact: Contribute to the development and delivery of CFA Institute's global credentials and certificates.
• Project ownership: Take responsibility for projects across their lifecycle, with the autonomy to manage delivery and influence outcomes.
• Senior stakeholder exposure: Collaborate with colleagues and senior leaders across multiple functions within the Education Division.
• Varied portfolio: Work across different educational products and initiatives, with opportunities to build relationships with specialist content teams.
• Collaborative team: Join a close-knit group of project managers who regularly share knowledge, experiences and lessons learned.
• Professional development: Build your project management expertise, with opportunities to explore relevant professional qualifications and learn from colleagues across Education and the Enterprise Project Management Office.
• Flexible working: Join a geographically distributed team with remote working arrangements available within approved locations.