The College Board

VP, Academic Leadership Engagement

The College Board

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $275,000 - $310,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own and refine College Board’s strategy for engaging chief academic officers and other senior academic leaders.
  • Ensure alignment with College Board’s five-year agenda, Learning & Assessment strategy, and annual goals.
  • Partner closely with the School and District Partnerships Division.
  • Serve as a national thought partner to CAOs, Chief School Officers, and senior instructional leaders.
  • Lead high-level convenings, councils, and cohorts of CAOs.
  • Oversee the design and delivery of CAO-focused trainings, convenings, and tools.
  • Represent College Board externally through partnerships, conferences, and publications.

Requirements

  • Former district Chief Academic Officer or equivalent senior instructional leader.
  • Deep understanding of high school instruction, coursework, assessment, and district governance.
  • Demonstrated credibility with peers in the K12 field.
  • Strong skills in adult learning, training design, and applied use of instructional data.
  • Ability to operate at both strategic and practical levels.
  • Comfort leading in ambiguous, fast-moving contexts (including GenAI).
  • Excellent facilitation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
  • Expertise in system-level instructional leadership with at least 8 years in senior instructional or academic leadership roles.
Benefits
  • Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
  • A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
  • A team that invests in your development and success
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
adult learningtraining designinstructional data analysissystem-level instructional leadership
Soft Skills
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