Instructor, Financial Technology & Investing
Circuit Stream
Instructor, Financial Technology & Investing
Description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead engaging and comprehensive classroom sessions with teen learners following the Financial Technology & Investing course curriculum.
- Provide constructive feedback, guidance, and mentorship to students as they create a simulation of an investment portfolio.
- Showcase proficiency in making investment decisions based on market data, understanding of crypto concepts and how fintech products influence decisions.
- Share real-world experiences, case studies, and insights to offer students a holistic understanding of the field.
- Grade assessments that accurately measure student understanding and progress within the course.
Role Requirements
- Previous professional experience in financial tech & investment roles.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in business or finance.
- Proficiency in investment decision-making based on market data, crypto concepts and fintech products.
- Able to explain patterns of manipulation, misinformation, scams, and appropriate response steps.
- Comfortable with teaching core risk concepts and using trends to make fintech-informed investment decisions
- Knowledge of TradingView, Yahoo Finance, paper trading, & CoinMarketCap.
- Aware of Crypto safety and verification: Coinbase and Etherscan.
- Leading group simulations, questioning hype-driven claims, teaching safe and responsible use of AI for research, and reinforcing data-privacy and scam-prevention best practices.
- Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to convey complex concepts clearly in an accessible and engaging manner.
- Innate logical thinking and the ability to inspire and nurture logical thinking in students.
- A passion for guiding and mentoring students, fostering their growth, and providing meaningful feedback.
- Willingness to adapt to evolving curriculum needs, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
- A collaborative attitude, eager to contribute to a positive and supportive team environment.
- A proactive attitude towards ongoing professional development and a willingness to learn and stay up-to-date with industry advancements.
Our Values (Part of everything we do!)
- Curiosity: We believe in asking questions, listening to new ideas, and gathering feedback from our teammates and community, as their voices form the foundation of our work.
- Courage: To achieve great things requires accepting the risk of getting things wrong. We embrace this attitude and believe it’s a mindset necessary to succeed and innovate.
- Ownership: We believe that how you do anything is how you do everything. We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards and ensure our team and community can rely on us to deliver our absolute best at all times.
- Bias for Action: We move quickly and take action. We put our work out there early and often, knowing that we will iterate and improve over time. We value speed and keeping pace with innovation.
- Objective: When making decisions, we lead with data before opinions. Data creates transparency and alignment towards work with the largest impact.
- Open: We believe that fostering an open mindset where new ideas and perspectives from all backgrounds can be shared and exchanged is vital to realizing the enormous potential of ourselves and our collective ambition.
- Learner First: We stay grounded to the student's needs. When faced with a challenge, we start with the student and work backwards.
- Integral member of a fast-growing company and Instructor team
- Contractor set up with semi-monthly invoicing, so you can also have other projects on the go
- Competitive fixed price rate up to $1500 to $1650 (prorated if there is a public holiday day off)
- Instructor training and professional development
- Community of instructors and educators to connect with and learn from
Compensation
$1,500.00 - $1,650.00 per week
