Senior Manager, Curriculum

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

• Lead a diverse team of learning and development professionals; coach and mentor to support professional development, collaboration, and achievement of goals.
• Partner with internal teams, chapter leaders, Canadian stakeholders and external industry partners to adapt and maintain programs that address regional and chapter-specific needs while supporting the global competency framework.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Sales functions to ensure property marketing and sales support to the learning products in order to meet revenue goals.

Curriculum Development & Quality Assurance

• Direct the curriculum lifecycle from design and piloting through evaluation, reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a working manager by contributing directly to curriculum development, conducting management reviews, and overseeing SME authors to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.
• Design/refine mechanisms to measure learner feedback and experience; incorporate learner feedback and data, industry insights, and emerging technologies (including AI-driven tools) to strengthen learning solutions.
• Ensure all offerings comply with NASBA CPE and IIA CPE standards and internal policies.
• Performa data analysis and reporting to support business management of the product lines.

Financial & Operational Management

• Manage financial performance and budgets in partnership with Finance and senior leadership, ensuring financial stewardship and alignment with growth objectives.
• Apply project management principles to deliver high-quality programs on time and within scope.
• Provide leadership with timely updates through communications, dashboards, and metrics.
• Ensure Learning Operations is aligned with product delivery expectations; troubleshoot with Learning operation as needed.
• Coordinate with Event Management team for in-person offerings.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.