Finra

Would working for a mission driven organization give you meaning and purpose? Does the idea of working for a regulator speak to your moral compass?

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, has a critical mission- investor protection and market integrity.

FINRA is hiring a Program Manager in our Investor Education and Community Outreach group.

Enable, facilitate, and deliver innovative financial capability programming, especially at the community level in the United States, with an emphasis on the inclusion of historical underserved communities.

Essential Job Functions:

Program Management

• Design, develop, and implement programs mandated by the Board of Directors, as well as enhance and manage existing programs.
• Manage and monitor the work of multiple external partnering organizations and consultants to achieve program goals. Build working relationships with suitable partnering organizations and experts.
• Monitor and ensure the completion of milestones and work products.
• Monitor, evaluate, and document program outcomes and prepare program reports.
• Provide oversight of evaluation efforts for assigned programs.
• Collaborate with other FINRA departments to advance financial inclusion objectives across all aspects of the programs.
• Coordinate financial education volunteer activities with partnering organizations and other FINRA departments.
• Develop and maintain practitioner network(s) to advance financial capability, especially at the community level.
• Develop and implement professional training programs within diverse communities for financial capability practitioners and their partners.
• Prepare and maintain program-related communications across various media for multiple audiences, both internal and external, in collaboration with other staff.

Grantmaking

• Manage grant-making functions related to financial capability in the U.S., including proposal solicitation, intake, eligibility review, content review, notification, and stewardship.
• Research and assess viability of grants; evaluate outcomes and impact on Foundation’s goals.
• Ensure compliance with the FINRA Foundation's programmatic and grantmaking procedures.
• Promote and manage selected FINRA Foundation award program(s).
• With the Office of the General Counsel, manage the execution of grant agreements and contracts relevant to selected FINRA Foundation programs.

Other Responsibilities:

• Prepare meeting materials for the FINRA Foundation's Board of Directors. Present Action Items and Discussion Items at Board meetings as appropriate.
• Represent FINRA and the FINRA Foundation at conferences, forums, and related events 
• Identify research opportunities to advance program effectiveness and reach.
• Collaborate with internal and external researchers to accomplish selected research objectives.
• Contribute to the strategic planning of the FINRA Foundation and help track progress toward strategic goals.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and at least seven years of nonprofit program management experience related to financial capability; Master's degree (completed or in progress) preferred
• Advanced knowledge of grantmaking and philanthropy; nonprofit management; community-based nonprofit organizations; and program evaluation
• Advanced knowledge of financial capability, asset development, and/or personal finance preferred
• Knowledge of adult education and/or professional development preferred
• Fluency in Spanish preferred
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent writing skills
• Strong listening and presenting skills
• Ability to design and deliver synchronous and asynchronous learning
• Ability to facilitate small and large teams
• Familiarity with legal contracts
• Ability to select program consultants and ensure quality performance

Working Conditions:

• Work normally performed in an office environment.
• Extended hours as needed.
• Some travel (25%) may be required.

For work that is performed in CA, Washington, DC, CO, HI, New York, NY and WA, the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

California: Minimum Salary $98,400, Maximum Salary $193,400

Washington, DC: Minimum of $102,800 Maximum of $185,300

Colorado/Hawaii: Minimum Salary $89,400, Maximum Salary $161,200

New York, NY: Minimum Salary $107,200, Maximum Salary $193,400

Washington: Minimum Salary $89,400, Maximum Salary $185,300

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement and many other benefits. 

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

• Based on full-time schedule

Important Information

FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

You can read more about these restrictions here.

As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.

Search Firm Representatives

Please be advised that FINRA is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, a valid written agreement and task order must be in place before any resumes are submitted to FINRA. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at FINRA without a valid written agreement and task order in place will be deemed the sole property of FINRA and no fee will be paid in the event that person is hired by FINRA.

FINRA is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local laws as appropriate, or upon the protected status of the person’s relatives, friends or associates.

FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

FINRA abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

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