Careers with WCD

Job Title: Research and Content Manager / Senior Manager

Location: Remote within the United States; strong preference for Eastern Time Zone; occasional travel (<15%) for events and other in-person meetings

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports To: CEO (with additional coordination across team)

About WCD

Women Corporate Directors (WCD) is the world’s most connected and influential community of women corporate directors. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, WCD is a membership organization with 56 global chapters and 2,600 women corporate directors serving on public and private boards around the world. Over the past 25 years, WCD has been instrumental in empowering exceptional women directors to deliver visionary corporate board leadership. WCD supports its thousands of members through its powerful and trusted board members network across the world, board opportunities to expand director portfolios, and by providing leading education and thought-leadership addressing business and board governance issues that keep members engaged, informed, and high-performing as directors.

WCD inspires board leaders to be the movers and shapers of today’s boardrooms, raising the bar for board service in public and large private companies globally. Please visit us at www.wcdglobal.org.

Position Summary

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, mission-driven team at a global nonprofit organization making a meaningful impact in corporate governance and leadership. You’ll work closely with a small, driven team and have exposure to an accomplished, globally connected network of senior executives and corporate directors while helping to advance WCD’s important mission.

WCD is seeking an experienced Research and Content Manager to play a central role in developing and delivering high-quality research, programming, and thought leadership to provide value to members, and advance WCD’s mission. This role will serve as a member of the programming team. It combines strong writing, project management, research, and analytical skills to translate complex governance, regulatory, and market issues into compelling, accurate, and clear communications and content for board directors, executives, sponsors, and broader audiences.

The ideal candidate has at least five years of experience with a background in corporate governance, boardroom priorities, and/or capital markets issues, related research, and high-quality, insight-driven writing and content production.

This is a remote position for candidates within the United States. WCD is a virtual team and Florida-based 501(c)(3). Strong preference is for candidates working within the Eastern Time Zone. Occasional travel may be required to attend and assist at in-person meetings and events.

Key Responsibilities

Research, Content Development, and Thought Leadership

• Conduct research on corporate governance topics to inform the strategic direction and end-to-end development and execution of WCD’s programming, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and member priorities for a range of in-person and virtual events

• Monitor emerging governance trends, policy developments, and member priorities, proactively suggesting content and program ideas to the team (e.g., topics, speakers)

• Develop, write, and edit high-quality program and thought leadership materials (e.g., program content, summaries, discussion outlines), synthesizing research findings, notes, and discussions into clear insights and ensuring all content is accurate, well-structured, and audience-appropriate

• Participate in calls, interviews, and meetings with directors, executives, sponsors, and other external stakeholders; capture detailed notes and distill them into clear summaries and insights

• Provide strong, proactive project management of assigned tasks

• Apply clear tracking and performance metrics to consistently and effectively evaluate programming and content, communicate results, and inform future planning

• Provide additional research and content development support as needed

Team collaboration and organizational support

• Collaborate productively with internal WCD partners (membership, sponsorship, marketing and communications, and operations) to ensure seamless program delivery

• Contribute to fostering a culture of creativity, excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Participate in organization-wide initiatives, including recruiting and supporting cross-functional priorities

• Provide support to WCD colleagues as needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required and at least 5 years of professional experience, ideally in a related field

• Knowledge of capital markets, corporate governance, and/or boardroom dynamics

• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and live discussions into timely, actionable written insights

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a high standard for clarity, accuracy, and tone

• Experience engaging with senior executives, board directors, and external stakeholders in a professional setting

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, with a demonstrated willingness to identify opportunities and improve processes or content

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of assignments in a remote environment

• Ability to collaborate effectively within a small, mission-driven organization, contributing positively to team dynamics and shared organizational goals

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and cloud-based collaboration tools (e.g., Google Workspace)

Additional Information

• Remote position for candidates in the US; strong preference for Eastern Time Zone

• Competitive salary aligned with manager or senior manager-level, determined based on experience and skills

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision insurance coverage, 401K, as well as paid holidays and time off

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