Executive Director, ACCUPLACER and CLEP

Executive Director, ACCUPLACER and CLEP 

College Board – AP&I  

Location: Fully remote  

Type: This is a full-time position 

About the Team  

The ACCUPLACER and CLEP team is responsible for the development, delivery and customer experience of two digital assessment programs that serve a diverse group of high-school, college, and adult students. Both programs strive to serve students wherever they are on their educational journey, regardless of the path they took to get there. The ACCUPLACER program offers a series of digital assessments that evaluate students’ skills in reading, writing, and math and helps colleges and workforce training providers gauge student readiness for required coursework and identify areas where students may need additional support to succeed. CLEP is a credit-by-examination program that covers over 30 introductory college-level subjects. It gives learners an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills acquired through prior learning and earn college credits at many colleges and universities, saving them time and money in their pursuit for college degrees. 

About the Opportunity   

Leading the ACCUPLACER and CLEP programs, you will be responsible for the overall strategy, product management, operations, and external engagement of two of the College Board’s digital assessment programs. You will drive long-term growth and innovation through strategic planning, cross-functional leadership, and partnership development. The role includes full P&L ownership, oversight of vendor and partner relationships, and direct management of a team supporting a diverse range of functions. 

In this role, you will:  

Lead strategy and product management (40%) 

• Develop comprehensive, long-term product strategy, and short and long-term product plans and roadmaps driven and informed by user and market research.  

• Apply new ideas from within the education and technology fields to develop innovative product solutions. 

• Oversee strategic analyses and lead development and maintenance of business cases in support of processes changes, expansion strategies, or new investments.  

• Provide overall leadership for program policy implementation, budgeting and expense management, customer support services, constituent outreach and marketing/promotion strategies. 

• Assess (and if appropriate, adjust) the subjects and offerings available for both programs, ensuring ongoing relevance to current and potential markets, and relative profitability. 

• Identify opportunities for growth in new and existing markets, and lead the development and implementation of expansion strategies. 

• Assume responsibility for top-line and bottom-line P&L. 

Manage program operations and vendor relationships (40%) 

• Define priorities and guide the work of key staff supporting the ACCUPLACER and CLEP programs in the College Board’s Technology, Operations, Psychometrics, and Assessment Design and Development teams. This includes oversight of program activities related to test development, publications, assessment application enhancements, test center coordination, and customer service.  

• Oversee the work of third-party vendors, developing plans that outline the tasks to be undertaken on behalf of the program each fiscal year, developing related performance level agreements, and managing progress toward those deliverables.