Research & Content Director

Simplify Compliance, LLC; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HCI seeks a Director of Research and Content to lead content strategy, research initiatives, and audience engagement for HR and talent executives. This remote leadership role shapes educational programming and experiences across newsletters, publications, certification programs, conferences, webinars, and other channels.

You will translate insights into compelling content, collaborate with councils and speakers, and help grow our learning offerings while maintaining HCI's trusted voice across

Responsibilities

• Develop Content Strategy: Develop and execute an integrated content strategy that informs, educates, and engages HR and talent professionals across newsletters, research, events, learning, and digital channels.
• Create HR Editorial Content: Write and manage HR newsletter and develop articles, thought leadership, presentations, executive summaries, and other content that addresses emerging HR trends and challenges.
• Create Research & Thought Leadership: Analyze research and translate findings into compelling research reports, white papers, articles, presentations, webinars, and other actionable content.
• Speak, Moderate & Facilitate: Represent the organization as a subject-matter expert and thought leader by speaking at conferences, moderating panels, facilitating webinars and discussions, and serving as an engaging host.
• Deliver HR Certification & Learning Programs: Facilitate certification training, workshops, and other learning experiences while translating complex HR concepts and research into practical, actionable learning.
• Support Leadership Councils: Assist Council Leads as needed with council agendas and content, facilitating peer discussions, supporting member engagement, and creating connections between councils and the broader HCI product ecosystem.
• Develop Conference & Event Programming: Develop conference themes, agendas, session topics, and content strategies that deliver relevant and engaging experiences for HR professionals.
• Recruit & Manage Speakers: Identify, recruit, and build relationships with HR practitioners and subject-matter experts while managing speaker outreach, preparation, and event content.
• Drive Audience Engagement: Build relationships with HR professionals and use audience feedback, participation, and engagement data to continuously improve content, programming, communities, and the overall audience experience.
• Team Leadership: Cultivates high-achieving, collaborative teams by communicating clear objectives and actionable milestones.

Job description

At the heart of our company is our people. People from many different backgrounds with different IMPACT values and empower our employees to develop their full potential on a team that is passionate about acceptance, inclusivity, and achievement. Our employees are the driving force for the innovation, collaboration and creativity that enables our organization to deliver strategic success.

For more than 20 years, HCI has empowered HR and talent leaders through research, thought leadership, professional development, communities, and events. The Director of Research and Contentis a remote leadership role responsible for shaping content strategy and delivering impactful research, educational programming, and engaging experiences that help HR and talent professionals navigate emerging trends, address workplace challenges, and drive organizational success. This role serves as a trusted voice for HCI, connecting insights and expertise across publications, certification programs, leadership councils, conferences, webinars, and other audience-facing channels.

Job Summary:

The Director of Research and Content drives content strategy, research initiatives, and audience engagement. This role is responsible for creating compelling and educational experiences tailored to HR and talent executives.

As a trusted voice for the organization, this position champions our insights across newsletters, research publications, certification programs, leadership councils, conferences, webinars, and other audience-facing channels.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop Content Strategy: Develop and execute an integrated content strategy that informs, educates, and engages HR and talent professionals across newsletters, research, events, learning, and digital channels.
• Create HR Editorial Content: Write and manage HR newsletter and develop articles, thought leadership, presentations, executive summaries, and other content that addresses emerging HR trends and challenges.
• Create Research & Thought Leadership: Analyze research and translate findings into compelling research reports, white papers, articles, presentations, webinars, and other actionable content.
• Speak, Moderate & Facilitate: Represent the organization as a subject-matter expert and thought leader by speaking at conferences, moderating panels, facilitating webinars and discussions, and serving as an engaging host.
• Deliver HR Certification & Learning Programs: Facilitate certification training, workshops, and other learning experiences while translating complex HR concepts and research into practical, actionable learning.
• Support Leadership Councils: Assist Council Leads as needed with council agendas and content, facilitating peer discussions, supporting member engagement, and creating connections between councils and the broader HCI product ecosystem.
• Develop Conference & Event Programming: Develop conference themes, agendas, session topics, and content strategies that deliver relevant and engaging experiences for HR professionals.
• Recruit & Manage Speakers: Identify, recruit, and build relationships with HR practitioners and subject-matter experts while managing speaker outreach, preparation, and event content.
• Drive Audience Engagement: Build relationships with HR professionals and use audience feedback, participation, and engagement data to continuously improve content, programming, communities, and the overall audience experience.
• Team Leadership: Cultivates high-achieving, collaborative teams by communicating clear objectives and actionable milestones.

Critical Competencies:

• Ownership and Execution - Demonstrates a sense of ownership to drive issues to closure, maximize the use of existing processes while continuously pursuing ways to improve efficiencies, sets aggressive goals, monitors progress, and delivers results, seizes more opportunities than others