Director, Assessment Content

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Guide the Assessment Content team through subteam Managers/Senior Managers while also leading the Assessment Research team.

• Encourage collaboration across design, editorial, copy editing, shared services, research, statistical programming, and psychometrics.

• Take ownership of the assessment roadmap delivery, which includes planning, staffing, timelines, and maintaining quality.

• Collaborate with Product Management to shape the roadmap by leveraging content expertise, research, market insights, emerging technologies, and new product opportunities.

• Manage an operating budget exceeding one million dollars.

• Determine the distribution of work among US teams, offshore teams, and vendors.

• Oversee content rights management, including licensing, work-for-hire agreements, international distribution rights, and perpetual rights.

• Work together with Legal and Procurement on content rights matters.

• Identify practical applications of AI in content design, editing, and review, ensuring quality is upheld.

• Recruit, mentor, and develop leaders within the team.

• Construct a team capable of adapting to new types of work as the business evolves.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree is required.

• An advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in education, educational measurement, psychometrics, instructional design, or a related field is preferred.

• Over 12 years of experience in assessment content development, assessment research, or product development within the education sector.

• At least seven years of experience in people leadership, including managing teams with diverse specialties.

• Extensive assessment expertise, encompassing test construction, blueprints, item specifications, accessibility compliance, validity, and reliability.

• A proven history of managing large, distributed content operations, including budget management and oversight of offshore teams and vendors.

• Familiarity with content licensing, work-for-hire agreements, international distribution rights, and perpetual rights.

• Practical experience utilizing AI tools in content development.

• Strong operational leadership skills and the ability to deliver on and influence a roadmap.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication capabilities.

• A passion for education and a commitment to the Instructure mission.

• All employees must successfully pass a background check.

• Candidates may be required to confirm their legal name, current physical location, valid contact number, and residential address.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.

• Ownership program available for all full-time staff.

• Flexible work culture.

• Generous time-off policy, including local holidays and the annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December.

• Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support.

• Access to learning and development resources.

• Professional development tools.

• Tuition reimbursement offered.

• Provision of technology and tools necessary for optimal performance.

• Employee recognition program through Motivosity.

• An inclusive and supportive culture that fosters meaningful connections.