Senior Director, AP Assessment Production Management

Senior Director, AP Assessment Production Management 

College Board – AP&I 

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).  

Type: This is a full-time position  

About the Team 

AP® is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education. With more than 30 courses in a wide variety of subject areas, AP provides willing and academically-prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. The AP program is continuing to rapidly expand its development of instructional and assessment products. In order to support the production of high-quality teacher- and student-facing materials, the AP Program is looking fill the role of Senior Director, AP Assessment Production Management.  

About the Opportunity    

As the Sr. Director, AP Assessment Production Management, you will serve as a key member of the broader Assessment Production team, overseeing the process and project management for internally-developed AP assessments for all history and social science AP courses. This will require defining the roles, responsibilities, and development pipelines required to build a fully functional insourced assessment production capability. You will oversee process and project management for assessment authoring and review, maintaining and communicating detailed reporting and status tracking across various interdependent workstreams led by a number of internal and external teams.   

In this role, you will:   

Process Development (20%)  

• Partner with the AP Assessment team to gather requirements to build (and improve upon) assessment production processes  

• Collaborate with CB stakeholders (AP Assessment, AP Classroom, Technology, Digital Delivery) as well as external partners to define and implement requirements for AP assessment products based on the requirements of the range of AP courses, platforms, and formats  

• Lead change management for assessment production capabilities from current to recommended/ideal state  

Project Management (60%)  

• Develop course-specific assessment production schedules to enable effective sharing of information and collaboration between internal and external stakeholders  

• Maintain documentation of project status, escalating risks and blockers as appropriate  

• Ensure internal and external stakeholders remain apprised of key deliverables and associated due dates; proactively track deliverables and troubleshoot obstacles and delays  

• Facilitate multiple levels of internal and external reviews for all AP assessment products and resources, ensuring all feedback is considered and integrated  

• Track and analyze all costs associated with new content development and recommend efficient staffing and resourcing solutions   

• Support the recruitment, on-boarding, and continued professional learning of high-quality independent consultants to serve as content creators across all applicable courses  

Team Management (20%)  

• Effectively manage three to four direct reports to ensure they are engaged and working effectively toward accomplishing goals  

About You   

You have:  

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field is required; MBA or advanced degree preferred  

• Seven to ten years of relevant product and/or project management experience is required, preferably in the education industry  

• Experience in value chain management required and ideally some experience in gathering and documenting tech requirements  

• High degree of personal ownership and accountability to consistently deliver results in a fast-paced and high-profile environment  

• Strong organizational and time management skills with a process-oriented mindset  

• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative and communication skills; demonstrated ability to establish positive working relationships at all levels of the organization  

• Ability to travel up to 8 times per year 

• Authorized to work in the United States 

About Our Process   

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled   

• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise and/or panel interview, and reference checks.  This is an approximately 8-week process  

About Our Benefits and Compensa