Executive Director, AP Assessment Production Management

The College Board

Executive Director overseeing AP exam production management ensuring timely delivery of high-quality assessments at College Board. Lead a large team driving operational excellence and innovation in assessment production.

Posted 4/17/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $136,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead end-to-end delivery of insourced AP Exam production across 40 + courses, ensuring 130+ forms are completed on time and within established windows aligned to the annual administration dates
Oversee large-scale production and process management across thousands of items, maintaining quality, timelines, and operational rigor
Drive prioritization and resolution of ~6,000+ assessment items, proactively identifying risks and removing barriers to production
Oversee execution across multiple production models (digital, print, hybrid, accommodated), ensuring continuous improvement and operational effectiveness
Design and implement scalable processes, tools, and operating models to support a fully insourced assessment production function
Build and manage an integrated process management ecosystem enabling visibility across 10,000+ workflow steps and deliverables
Lead a team of 20+ team members that is responsible for course-level end-to-end production and process management of insourced AP exam development
Set vision and priorities for the team, track and mange progress to goals, and provide coaching and support to ensure team members meet and exceed goals, remain engaged, and contribute meaningfully to our mission

Requirements

What you’ll need

7-10 years of experience in assessment development, product development and/or program management in the EdTech space
Exceptional communication, influence, and systems-thinking skills
Experience working with digital assessment platforms, content production pipelines, or regulated delivery environments strongly preferred
Bachelor’s degree required ; Master’s degree preferred
The ability to travel 6-8 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business
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
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
Strong people leader with experience managing senior managers and cross-functional teams
Demonstrated success leading high-stakes, multi-year operational transformations at scale
Demonstrated fluency with emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, applying them strategically to inform multiyear project planning , while modeling effective and responsible use of AI to empower Assessment Production Management leaders and teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

assessment developmentproduct developmentprogram managementprocess managementdata-informed decision makingoperational transformationsdigital assessment platformscontent production pipelinesAI-driven solutionsworkflow management

Soft Skills

communicationinfluencesystems-thinkingproblem solvingprioritizationcontinuous improvementpeople leadershipteam managementcoachingengagement