Associate Director, AP Assessment Production

College Board

9d•$56,000 - $90,000•Remote

About The Position

The Associate Director, AP Assessment Production will play an integral role in the AP Assessment Production lifecycle, ensuring that all AP Exams are authored with a robust review process and finalized according to detailed specifications. The Associate Director, AP Assessment Production will work closely with AP content teams, project managers overseeing specific course assessment production efforts, and College Board Psychometrics to manage the exam build and certification process that safeguards the integrity and fidelity of AP Exams for all students while balancing the needs and priorities of the numerous stakeholders involved. As Associate Director, AP Assessment Production, you are a crucial member of the cross-functional team building and delivering AP Exams. You are a highly motivated and detail-oriented professional with strong project management or operations experience in a production environment and advanced Excel skills with a keen eye for detail and a passion for education. Known for exceptional communication and collaboration, you excel in fast-paced environments, efficiently managing multiple priorities while maintaining a strong focus on process and creative problem-solving under tight deadlines.

Requirements

Detail-oriented and highly organized, with strong follow-through and operational discipline.
An advanced Excel user with demonstrated experience building Excel-based validation and reconciliation tools that support large, complex datasets with clear logic, error-checking, and documentation
Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to anticipate challenges and prioritize effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments.
Skilled at leveraging systems and routines to drive efficiency and maximize productivity and have demonstrated an ability to identify risks early, assess impact, and escalate issues appropriately
Committed to delivering excellent customer service and fostering positive stakeholder collaboration.
Continuously seek opportunities to streamline, improve, and automate processes.
An excellent interpersonal communicator across multiple platforms, with a proven ability to build relationships and foster alignment across all levels and collaborate effectively across functions.
Comfortable with ambiguity, an adept problem solver, and quick to take initiative on unfamiliar tasks.
Equally comfortable discussing large big-picture structural changes as getting into the weeds, and helping out wherever needed
Passionate about expanding educational and career opportunities for students.
Willing and able to travel domestically 1–2 times per quarter.
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
Authorization to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and working with technology platforms
Coding knowledge
A minimum of 3 years in project management
Experience with Smartsheet and Microsoft Office programs, with an emphasis on MS Word and Excel
Experience using automation tools or scripts
Familiarity with digital assessment delivery and an awareness of accessibility and compliance considerations

Responsibilities

Oversee finalization, certification, and downstream delivery of AP Exams (60%)
Work with content and technical teams to certify that each AP Exam form has been developed and will be delivered according to defined processes and specifications
Develop and manage schedules that prioritize according to time-sensitive downstream hand-offs, escalating as needed to ensure deadlines are met while maintaining accuracy
Facilitate final content validation processes for digital AP Exams, as needed
Coordinate hand-off of finalized AP Exams to downstream delivery systems and print vendors, as appropriate
Oversee specifications for AP Exam authoring and key (20%)
Ensure accurate and timely set up of templates and data pathways for all AP courses and item types in relevant College Board exam authoring and delivery systems
Monitor relevant technology roadmaps to ensure planned feature development and deploys align with program needs and schedules
Support documentation development and management (20%)
Collaborate with the broader Operations team to revise and/or maintain certification processes and documentation, including job aides, checklists, and submission reports
Collaborate with the broader AP Assessment Production team to document and iterate on current work management practices and associated documentation, such as Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents
Share recommendations for process and tool improvements on an ongoing basis