Deputy General Counsel

Are you a senior in-house legal leader ready to operate as a true enterprise partner, not just a technical expert? Do you thrive in complex, global environments where judgment, influence, and people leadership matter as much as legal precision? Are you motivated by the opportunity to shape and modernize a global legal function within a mission-driven, global organization?

CFA Institute is seeking a Deputy General Counsel to serve as its number two legal leader, providing strategic and operational legal leadership across a global organization with a strong public-interest mission. Reporting to the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, this role combines executive-level judgment, people leadership, and legal operations transformation. The role is designed to strengthen enterprise legal capability, modernize the legal function, and provide senior leadership depth across the organization.

What You’ll Do