Director, Teamship Business Partnerships

College Board

1d•$80,000 - $130,000•Remote

About The Position

College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization that aims to clear a path for all students to own their futures. We focus on expanding access to higher education and helping students develop the skills they need for college and career readiness. College Board acquired District C and its flagship program, Teamship, its first programmatic acquisition in over 20 years. This acquisition reflects College Board’s commitment to exploring bold ideas that bridge K–12, higher education, and career, complementing time-tested programs like AP and SAT. We are building a team to scale the Teamship program so more students have access to high-quality work-based learning. Teamship is a work-based learning program where teams of students solve real problems for real businesses. Teamship provides a high-impact reimagined internship experience that builds the durable skills students need, employers value, and that power today's economy. Key offerings of the program include hands-on learning with employers and experiences that build the skills technology can’t replace, world-class professional learning to support educators, an employer partnership model that makes it simpler to engage with high schools, and better access for more students with program delivery through schools. As we grow, we are building a dynamic and mission-aligned team to help us expand our network of business partners, the amazing companies and individuals who volunteer five hours to provide valuable work-based learning experiences to students and pose a real business problem for them to solve. We’re looking for a Director, Business Partnerships to join our growing team. You’ll own the end-to-end process of recruiting, engaging, and supporting business partners and ensuring 100% match rate and delivery of this program, while evolving the systems that will drive quality and efficiency at scale.

Requirements

A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
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.

Nice To Haves

Candidates who live near College Board offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Responsibilities

Build and manage a pipeline of prospective business partners aligned to Teamship program needs
Recruit and convert partners from initial outreach through confirmed participation using clear, compelling messaging tailored to each audience
Build trust and excitement with diverse business leaders so partners are motivated, prepared, and eager to participate
Drive timely, professional communication that keeps momentum high and reduces friction throughout the process
Create strong matches between business partners and Teamship programs that result in high-quality experiences for students
Ensure partners are onboarded, scheduled, and supported to enable smooth program delivery and a positive experience for all stakeholders
Work with businesses to scope challenges for student teams, ensuring clarity and authenticity
Maintain accurate systems, tools, and workflows to keep matching organized, efficient, and scalable as volume grows
Collaborate with the Senior Director of Business Partnerships to drive quality of stakeholder experiences and efficiency of processes
Translate insights from day-to-day work into opportunities for improvement, proactively identifying areas of friction and where systems, workflows, or processes need to evolve
Design and lead projects to test, iterate, and scale solutions to key operational and strategic challenges, using data and feedback to inform decisions
Work with Teamship team to roll out new systems and processes, ensuring strong adoption and a smooth transition