Senior Product Manager, Learning Products (Private Markets)

Location: Charlottesville VA or New York (preferred) or select US East Coast locations (GA FL NC)

Are you a product leader who thrives on turning market insight into meaningful learning experiences Do you enjoy shaping strategy rather than simply executing someone elses roadmap Can you connect customer needs data and business priorities to build products that make a real impact

At CFA Institute we are looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the strategy and evolution of our Private Markets certificate learning products. This is a visible market-facing role where you will help define what we build why we build it and how it delivers value to investment professionals globally.

Reporting to the Director Product Management this individual contributor role sits within the Education portfolio and works closely with product marketing curriculum exams technology business development general management and senior stakeholders. Success in this role comes from market-informed product strategy learning-product experience and the ability to align cross-functional teams around clear product decisions.

What Youll Do

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Private Markets certificate learning products ensuring alignment with market needs and organisational priorities.

• Act as the voice of the customer through continuous market research stakeholder engagement business development input and industry insight.

• Translate customer needs market trends and product data into clear product vision business cases prioritised requirements and roadmap decisions.

• Partner with curriculum product marketing technology exams support business development and general management teams to deliver high-impact learning solutions.

• Influence senior stakeholders through clear data-informed storytelling and practical product recommendations.

• Identify product opportunities and help drive innovation across the certificate learning portfolio.

• Analyse product performance customer behaviour and market evidence to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Represent the product perspective in external or market-facing conversations where customer and industry insight can shape product direction.

What Were Looking For

• Product management or product marketing experience with clear ownership of product strategy roadmaps requirements business cases or product solutions.

• Experience working with digital learning EdTech certification professional education assessment content-led products or a comparable digital product environment.

• Evidence of conducting customer or market discovery such as interviews voice-of-customer work market analysis product data review or business development insight gathering.

• Demonstrated ability to translate customer needs market trends and data into product vision prioritised requirements roadmap decisions or customer experience improvements.

• Data fluency including experience analysing product performance customer behaviour engagement adoption market or commercial data to inform recommendations.

• Cross-functional product delivery experience with partners such as curriculum/content product marketing technology exams support business development or senior leadership.

• Confident communication and stakeholder influence including presenting recommendations trade-offs business cases or product direction to senior audiences.

• Comfort operating independently in ambiguity with curiosity to learn specialist subject matter through market engagement and internal subject matter experts.

Nice to have

• Exposure to financial services investment management or Private Markets.

• Familiarity with learning platforms customer analytics tools Jira Microsoft tools or AI-enabled productivity tools.

Why Join Us

• Shape the future of professional learning for investment professionals in a globally recognised organisation.

• Play a key role in defining and evolving high-impact education products in a focused growing portfolio.

• Work in a collaborative high-performing team with strong cross-functional exposure.

• Gain visibility with senior leadership and influence strategic product decisions.

• Contribute to mission-driven work focused on advancing the investment profession.

• Build market-facing product strategy capability in an organisation with proven internal mobility.

At CFA Institute we are committed to transparency and equity in our hiring compliance with wage transparency laws in many of the jurisdictions in which we recruit we provide the following information regarding compensation for this position: Expected salary range: $130000-$160000 per year. All salary ranges are subject to adjustment based on experience education and other factors relevant to the position. Additional benefits include eligibility for an annual incentive bonus a 12% employer contribution to a 401(k) plan and a comprehensive medical benefits package.

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About CFA Institute

CFA Institute are the global leader in investment excellence and ethics. With nearly 200000 charterholders across 160 markets we drive professional growth ethical behavior and better markets. We care about our employees well-being offering industry-leading benefits like:

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family

• Generous leave and time off

• Competitive retirement plans

• Flexible work options

• Wellness education and support programs

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career we encourage you to click Apply and complete our three-minute application.

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