Executive Director, Assessment

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

📋 Description

• Take charge of the exploration and identification of assessment design options for 6–8 new career-oriented AP courses, along with future course offerings.

• Spearhead the continuous development of assessments, starting from initial test blueprints to pilot exam versions and ongoing item and version refinement.

• Identify, choose, enhance, and implement innovative item types for new career-focused AP Exams.

• Select the ideal combination of traditional, skills-based, project-based, and performance-based formats and modalities.

• Collaborate with psychometric and curriculum specialists to ensure alignment between course and assessment design.

• Build internal cases and secure stakeholder support for new assessment methodologies.

• Lead the creation of test blueprints and pilot exam versions.

• Define and manage assessment models that generate, store, and facilitate student use of workforce credentials.

• Oversee annual version development and usage integration plans.

• Establish the validity and defensibility for each assessment format introduced.

• Collaborate on exam version assembly, equating, and standard setting, including innovative formats.

• Represent assessment considerations in cross-functional project reviews.

• Build and recruit an assessment design team.

• Supervise the calibration and training of subject matter expert panels.

• Approve assessment deliverables at key project decision points.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience in assessment design, test development, or curriculum leadership roles.

• Direct, hands-on experience in assessment and measurement.

• Proven track record of innovation in assessment design, particularly in skills-based, project-based, or credential-linked models.

• Proficient understanding of assessment data and psychometric outputs, including item statistics, score distributions, and equating concepts.

• Experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder timelines against fixed external deadlines.

• History of driving change and gaining buy-in from stakeholders with varying perspectives.

• Experience in building and leading teams within a matrixed organization.

• A passion for enhancing educational and career opportunities through mission-driven work.

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, a willingness to experiment with and adopt AI-driven solutions, and the ability to learn and apply new digital tools independently and proactively.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with clarity and conciseness.

• A learner's mindset and a commitment to personal growth.

• A drive for impact and excellence, including the ability to solve complex problems and make data-informed decisions.

• A collaborative and empathetic approach.

• Authorization to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• A meaningful career.

• A supportive team environment.

• A comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

• Fair and competitive salary offerings.

• Location-adjusted salary structures.

• Open and transparent discussions about compensation and benefits throughout the hiring process.