People Manager – ELA

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the professional development, growth, and performance management of a team of Test Developers within a designated content area.

• Assess the training needs of staff and coordinate suitable training programs.

• Identify staffing requirements for various state projects and engage vendors for item development tasks.

• Facilitate and lead meetings for CAC, rubric validation, range finding, and data review.

• Serve as the standard setting leader during standard setting meetings.

• Supervise content leads in the creation of item pools for state projects.

• Conduct group reviews and perform individual content review sessions for all projects.

• Manage direct reports, including conducting annual performance evaluations, approving timesheets, and developing performance improvement plans.

• Contribute as a member of the leadership team and serve as a senior-level reviewer of items, forms, and documents.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with over 10 years of experience in assessment or education-related fields, or a Master’s degree with more than 8 years of experience in these areas.

• Extensive knowledge and experience in U.S. Education and Educational Assessment.

• Strong analytical skills with a keen attention to detail.

• Proven ability to identify issues and devise effective solutions.

• Capacity to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.

• Proficient in managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Excellent collaboration skills.

• At least 2 years of experience in staff supervision.

• Willingness to travel for periods ranging from 1 week to 6 weeks annually.

• Must be able to travel for 2–5 days at a time.

• Reliable cable or fiber-optic broadband internet connection with a minimum speed of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload for remote work.

• Ability to engage in video-based interviews and ongoing virtual meetings with the camera on.

• Must reside and work within the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work environment offering flexibility to balance personal and professional life.

• Reimbursement for home or remote office setup costs.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.

• Provision of reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.