Location: London, UK (preferred). Hybrid working, with around two office days per week.
Do you enjoy keeping complex event activity moving behind the scenes? Are you highly organised, calm under pressure and confident working with speakers, stakeholders and internal teams? Looking for a role where your attention to speaker logistics, contracts and follow-through helps major events run smoothly?
CFA Institute is hiring a Specialist, Speaker Management to support our Global Event Solutions team. In this role, you will help manage the speaker administration that underpins a busy global events portfolio, working across speaker scheduling, contracts, permissions, logistics, internal coordination and stakeholder follow-up.
You will be working with external speakers, internal partners and event stakeholders to make sure speaker activity is well organised, accurate and delivered at pace. This is a highly practical, delivery-focused role suited to someone who enjoys owning the detail, managing multiple moving parts and escalating issues early so events stay on track.
What You'll Do
Coordinate speaker management activity across multiple events and projects at the same time.
Support speaker scheduling, contracting, permissions, information gathering and event logistics.
Work with external speakers, including senior and high-profile contributors, in a professional and responsive way.
Partner with internal teams across events, sponsorship, operations, finance, procurement, multimedia, marketing and programme/content stakeholders.
Maintain accurate records, reporting and event/speaker-management system updates.
Track risks, blockers or missing information and escalate early where input or decisions are needed.
Help ensure speaker workflows run smoothly for major CFA Institute events and related stakeholder activity.
What We're Looking For
Experience in events, ideally with direct exposure to speaker management, speaker coordination or contributor management.
Experience supporting speaker logistics, contracts, permissions, scheduling or comparable event-administration workflows.
Comfort managing multiple events, deadlines or workstreams at the same time in a fast-paced environment.
Strong organisation, accuracy and follow-through, with the ability to keep control of detail without close supervision.
Confident external communication skills, including working with speakers, contributors, vendors or senior stakeholders.
Sound judgement on when to resolve issues independently and when to escalate early.
Experience using event, speaker, contract, reporting or internal coordination systems would be useful.
Finance or professional-services event experience is helpful, but not required.
Why Join Us
Play an important role in the delivery of global events for a mission-driven professional body.
Work closely with experienced event leaders and internal partners across a changing Global Event Solutions function.
Gain exposure to senior external speakers and high-profile event activity across CFA Institute.
Own a practical, visible area of event delivery where strong organisation and judgement make a real difference.
Join at a point where the team structure has recently evolved, creating a clear opportunity to help stabilise and strengthen ways of working.
At CFA Institute, we are committed to transparency and equity in our hiring process. In 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:
UK - London: £40 - £45k per year
Actual salary within the stated ranges will depend on the individual's experience, qualifications, skills, location, and other job-related factors. Additional benefits include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive bonus, a 12% employer contribution to a 401(k) or pension plan, and a comprehensive medical benefits package.
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. You can learn more on our careers site: Working at CFA Institute | Comprehensive Benefits
About CFA Institute
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.
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Skills Required
- Experience in events with direct exposure to speaker management, speaker coordination, or contributor management.
- Experience supporting speaker logistics, contracts, permissions, scheduling or comparable event-administration workflows.
- Ability to manage multiple events, deadlines, or workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong organisation, accuracy and follow-through with ability to work without close supervision.
- Confident external communication skills with speakers, contributors, vendors or senior stakeholders.
- Sound judgement on when to resolve issues independently and when to escalate.
- Experience using event, speaker, contract, reporting or internal coordination systems.
- Finance or professional-services event experience.
CFA Institute Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CFA Institute and has not been reviewed or approved by CFA Institute.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside life and disability insurance is described as robust. These offerings are positioned as a dependable cornerstone of the package.
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Retirement Support — A generous retirement program with 401(k) and profit sharing in many locations supports long-term financial security. This element stands out within total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous paid time off, a year-end office closure, summer hours, and volunteer time underscore strong time-away support. Additional programs broaden the range of time-off options.
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What We Do
CFA Institute is a global community of more than 175,000 investment professionals working to build an investment industry where investors’ interests come first, financial markets function at their best, and economies grow. We are driven by the belief that lasting economic growth depends on trust, competence, and transparency in financial markets, and we know that it must be led by professionals adhering to the highest levels of ethics and investment expertise. We achieve these goals by: raising standards of professional excellence in the industry; championing ethical behavior in investment markets; serving as a respected source of knowledge in investment markets; and creating a strong global community of investment professionals.
