Director, Special Projects

Director, Special Projects 

College Board - L&A 

Location: This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes. 

Role Type: This is a full-time position 

About the Team  

Learning & Assessment is College Board's center for researching, designing, delivering, and strengthening high-quality assessments that serve more than 7+ million students annually and advance opportunity around the world. The division brings together 150+ experts in research, psychometrics, and assessment design and development to ensure our assessments are rigorous, accessible, and grounded in evidence. The Director, Special Projects operates as a “chief of staff” and strategic thought partner to the Senior Vice President, who leads the Learning & Assessment division. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role at the center of one of the organization’s most important areas of work. 

About the Opportunity   

The Director will serve as a trusted partner and force multiplier to the Senior Vice President, helping drive the division’s priorities, operating rhythm, leadership alignment, and execution against ambitious goals. The role will lead goal-setting and performance-driving efforts across the division, ensure critical initiatives are well planned and executed, and help manage the Senior Vice President’s internal and external agenda. Operating at the intersection of strategy and execution, the Director will identify priorities, surface risks, unblock progress, prepare executive-level materials, lead special projects, and represent the Senior Vice President and division in a variety of settings, including with C-Suite and Executive Leaders across the College Board.  The role requires equal comfort orchestrating cross-functional work through others and personally project-managing initiatives end-to-end — the Director will flex between both, often within the same day.  This role will serve as a critical partner in helping the Senior Vice President manage priorities, maximize effectiveness, and drive the division to reaching mission critical outcomes.   

As a member of the Senior Vice President’s leadership team, the Director will also serve as a key connector across the division on mission critical initiatives, ensuring clarity, alignment, accountability, and strong communication between the Senior Vice President, her leadership team, and managers across the organization.  

In this role, you will:  

SVP Support (40%)  

• Serve as Chief of Staff and strategic thought partner to Senior Vice President, helping the Senior Vice President manage priorities, make effective decisions, and maximize impact across the L&A Departments and adjacent divisions and teams. 

• Drive cross-functional initiatives from concep