Program Manager (India Career Accelerator Program), India

CFA Institute; Mumbai City; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Generous time off

Flexible work options

Wellbeing programs

Retirement plans

Job summary

CFA Institute is seeking a Program Manager, India, to advance the India Career Accelerator Program and other initiatives. Based in Mumbai, you will own programs end-to-end, ensure launch readiness, manage trainers and content providers, and deliver scalable learner experiences.

You will collaborate with global teams, monitor engagement metrics, and provide insights to product development, marketing, and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience managing end-to-end programs in a learning or professional development setting.
• Proven ability to collaborate with global cross-functional teams.
• Strong data-driven approach to learner experience and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end program execution from onboarding to completion.
• Ensure cohort launch readiness and quality control.
• Monitor learner engagement and satisfaction metrics.
• Manage program participants and resolve delivery issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and content providers.
• Develop playbooks and standardize processes.
• Support cross-functional teams to align external engagement.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Summary

The Program Manager, India will help advances the India Career Accelerator Program ("ICAP") and other initiatives for CFA Institute India Private Limited (CFAIIPL). This role supports best practices learning, fosters collaboration, and provides credible customer data and insights to product development, business development, marketing, and senior stakeholders.

This role will play a critical role in the delivery of a portfolio of professional readiness programs and requires a process-oriented and detail-oriented person who is comfortable working with global, cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will take ownership of their programs end-to-end, focusing on driving learner satisfaction, program completion, and online delivery at scale. This includes ensuring course launch readiness, managing trainers and content providers, collaborating with stakeholders, and analyzing data to continuously improve learner experience.

The position is based in Mumbai. It will report to Director, Partnerships & Client Solutions India. This role is employed by CFA Institute India Private Limited (CFAIIPL) and operates within the India Market.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Program Management (60%)

• Own the end-to-end program execution, ensuring a seamless and high-quality experience from onboarding to completion.
• Ensure cohort launch is ready to go live, including quality control, writing participant communications, and planning live sessions.
• Monitor learner engagement metrics including completion rates, satisfaction scores, trainer ratings, withdrawals, and dropouts.
• Manage requests from the program participants and swiftly resolve problems in program delivery as they occur.
• Engage with all program participants and create resume banks for different roles and profiles.
• Analyze learner feedback and course results to recommend design or process improvements for future iterations.
• Ensure program delivery is scalable, consistent, and aligned with CFA Institute standards
  

Partnership & Stakeholder Management (20%)

• Manage internal and external stakeholders by maintaining healthy relationships across outreach, design, training partnerships, and content creators.
• Provide regular updates on program performance, learner insights, and delivery progress.
• Provide relevant information on the health of the program to cross-functional stakeholders and CFA Institute India team.
• Work with the Member Value team to plan, execute and maintain value-adding communities for Members.
  

Governance and Enablement (20%)

• Propose and develop solutions to continuously improve the overall learner experience.
• Develop playbooks, documentation, and quality standards to improve consistency across cohorts.
• Work cross-functionally and proactively to improve program delivery processes. Provide support service to any inbound queries or grievances.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, business line managers, and other cross-functional teams to ensure a unified, consistent, and strategic approach to external engagement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and external partners to ensure alignment and facilitate the execution of sales initiatives.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees, including health coverage, generous time off, competitive retirement plans, flexible work options, and wellbeing and development programs.

About CFA Institute

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