Vice President, Assessment Design – Development

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

📋 Description

• Establish and provide resources for AD&D's vision while ensuring departmental accountability for outcomes.

• Maintain operational excellence across the SAT Suite of Assessments, AP, and ACCUPLACER.

• Guarantee accessible, error-free, and timely assessment delivery.

• Define strategic direction to enhance enterprise-wide content production.

• Lead the strategy for new assessments and item formats in collaboration with program teams, Psychometrics, Technology, and Digital Product.

• Align senior stakeholders, including the CEO, President, and SVP Learning & Assessment, on strategy, progress, and trade-offs.

• Build and direct the Executive Director team overseeing 70+ assessment designers, content developers, analysts, and project managers.

• Set team vision and priorities, monitor progress, coach employees, and manage performance effectively.

• Foster an inclusive and high-performing culture.

• Participate in College Board's Learning & Assessment Leadership Team.

• Represent College Board's assessment perspective at industry conferences, in publications, and within the assessment community.

• Influence internal decisions regarding skills and constructs for assessment and guide the team's efforts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of progressive leadership experience, with a background in senior executive roles.

• Expertise in large-scale assessment design and development, psychometrics, and/or the future of work and assessments.

• Evidence-based insights into the future of K-12 assessment, including academic, durable, career-relevant, non-cognitive skills, and AI's influence on assessment.

• Proficiency in principles of validity, fairness, accessibility, and reliability.

• Familiarity with item response theory, classical test theory, structural equation modeling, information yield, discrimination, multidimensionality, and scaling.

• Proven track record of leading assessment or content development organizations through significant transformations.

• Experience managing zero-error, high-volume, deadline-driven assessment operations at scale.

• Capability to lead under intense test security or production pressures.

• Experience in conceptualizing new assessment designs, item types, or measurement approaches and translating them into operational reality.

• Public-facing experience through publications, keynote addresses, or participation in industry panels.

• Ability to build and lead a team of senior managers, including hiring, developing, and holding them accountable.

• Demonstrated strategic and inclusive leadership, with a focus on performance management through evidence-based feedback and coaching.

• Executive presence with the ability to influence across C-suite and senior leadership levels.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the year.

• Passion for advancing educational and career opportunities through mission-driven work.

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, along with a readiness to adopt AI-driven solutions.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills that are clear and concise.

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

• Drive for impact, excellence, data-informed decision-making, and continuous improvement.

• A collaborative and empathetic approach.

• Authorization to work in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for fully remote or hybrid work arrangements for candidates residing near College Board offices.

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

• Fair and competitive salary structure.

• Location-adjusted salary offerings.

• Supportive team environment and meaningful career opportunities.

• Chance to work with emerging technologies and AI-driven solutions.