Assistant Director, AP Production & Delivery

College Board•New York, NY

8h•$40,000 - $80,000•Remote

About The Position

As an Assistant Director on the AP Production & Delivery team, you will play a vital role in supporting a leadership team that oversees the end-to-end exam delivery value chain —from test production to exam delivery and scoring. You’ll provide high-impact coordination and operational support across a team of 100+ professionals. You will work closely with the leadership team to manage strategic calendars, organize key initiatives, and execute activities that are critical to advancing the AP Digital Roadmap and transforming the AP exam delivery value chain —an effort focused on modernizing and insourcing essential capabilities. Your work will contribute directly to ensuring that our solutions continue to deliver value to AP students and educators nationwide. This is an ideal opportunity for a highly organized, detail-oriented early career professional who is eager to grow, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is motivated by mission-driven work in service of expanding access to college-level learning.

Requirements

3-5 years of relevant experience in product, program, or project management, ideally in education
Excellent organizational and project coordination skills with a keen eye for detail
Communicate clearly and professionally – both in writing and verbally; including the ability to draft professional correspondence, presentations, and documentation on behalf of senior leaders
Are systems-minded, improvement focused and enjoy building repeatable, scalable, efficient processes.
Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and manage shifting priorities with poise
Ability to operate independently, anticipate needs, and take initiative while building strong partnerships across teams and levels of seniority
Demonstrated success in supporting cross-functional projects, ensuring clear alignment, follow-through, and accountability
Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
The ability to travel at least once a month (1-2 days) to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.
A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success

Responsibilities

Provide Departmental and Organizational Support (40%)
Streamline Departmental Infrastructure: Design, implement, and maintain systems that enhance team efficiency and productivity in alignment with key milestones and the AP Digital Roadmap strategy.
Coordinate with Organizational Stakeholders: Serve as a trusted liaison across internal departments and external partners, ensuring consistent communication, tracking of deliverables, and clarity of ownership on behalf of the VP, AP Production & Delivery.
Maintain Alignment with Evolving Organizational Priorities: Conduct regular check-ins with cross-functional leaders to stay current on priorities, surface challenges, and identify opportunities to improve alignment and planning.
Support Insourcing Initiatives for AP Production & Delivery (40%)
Enable Strategic Initiatives: Support the VP of AP Production & Delivery in scheduling, tracking, and follow-up for all key exam delivery value chain roadmap-related initiatives—especially those tied to scoring 40+ AP subjects, upstream dependencies on test development processes and technology-enhanced exam production, the annual AP Reading event, a broader scoring transformation initiative leveraging AI as part of an enhanced FRQ rating capability and the broader modernization of the end to end process.
Drive Progress through Coordination: Plan and coordinate meetings and documentation efforts that inform decision-making, clarify new process development, and disseminate critical information across AP and divisional leadership.
Build Annual Cycle Readiness: Ensure annual cycle planning for insourcing is well-documented, time-bound, and proactively managed to reduce friction and enable smooth transitions.
Foster Team and Talent Engagement (20%)
Lead Planning and Engagement Activities: Organize quarterly and annual planning sessions, on-site events, and team-wide meetings that foster collaboration, transparency, and shared purpose aligned to the College Board’s Operating Principles.
Support Talent Initiatives: Collaborate with leadership to plan and execute professional learning and growth opportunities aligned with the department’s strategic goals.
Onboard New Team Members: Develop and manage onboarding processes for new hires and internal transfers, ensuring smooth integration into the team and role clarity from day one.