Senior Manager, Curriculum

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Curriculum is a member of the Member Competency & Learning (MC&L) team and is responsible for the strategic leadership, design, and quality of multiple IIA learning product lines, including instructor-led training, Canadian Learning, and US Chapter Learning. This role ensures that IIA learning offerings serve a global audience of internal audit professionals (including those focused on GRC, risk management, Quality Reviews and other specializations) while also supporting the unique needs of regional and chapter-level learning programs. The Senior Manager provides strategic direction, oversight of curriculum design, ensures content quality and global applicability, and drives innovation across product development / design as well as delivery across multiple channels.

The position supervises a team of professionals, including Manager, Canadian Learning; Manager, Chapter Learning; and Curriculum Quality Specialists. The Senior Manager partners with internal teams (e.g., Learning Operations, IT, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service), external subject matter experts, and industry partners to deliver high-quality, scalable training solutions that align with the IIA portfolio strategy, member professional needs, industry trends, the IIA competency framework, and IIA organizational goals. This role is a key part of MC&L strategic planning, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement to strengthen learning opportunities at both the enterprise and chapter levels.

As a working manager, this role requires both strategic oversight and hands-on contributions, including direct curriculum development, management reviews, and active engagement with SME authors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Oversight

• Provide strategic oversight for Instructor-Led Training, Canadian Learning, and Chapter Learning curriculum development and product line management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and global standards.
• Integrate chapter and Canadian learning needs into the broader IIA learning strategy to ensure a consistent learner experience, branding, and quality.
• Champion innovation in curriculum development, driving scalable, engaging, technology-enabled solutions that address both current and future needs of the internal audit profession and deliver a positive user experience
• Monitor business, learning, technology and Internal Audit trends to ensure curriculum content remains timely, relevant, and forward-looking.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration

Curriculum Development & Quality Assurance

Financial & Operational Management

Other

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has direct management responsibilities over Curriculum Quality Specialists, Manager, Canadian Learning and Manger, Chapter Learning.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have :

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and / or Experience

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in curriculum development, education, internal audit, or other related field and 5+ years of experience in curriculum development, project management and previous people management experience. Association experience a plus.

Competency Framework Requirements :

Critical Success Factors :

Language Skills

Effective written, verbal, presentation development, and interpersonal communications skills as well as strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret facilitator feedback that will be transformed into meaningful presentations. Ability to write business correspondence and work with IT and other staff professionals is required. A complete command of the English language, including grammar skills.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and effectively propose and execute solutions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in written, mathematical, or diagram form, and create tangible representations of several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills

Expert ability to work in a computerized environment with a strong knowledge of most Microsoft Office products and Smart Sheets. Must have an aptitude to learn new software tools relating to project and content management.

Other Skills and Abilities

Must have excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills, team orientation, and strong interpersonal skills. Able to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position will require work in our Headquarters office in Lake Mary, FL at least 40% of the time.