Senior Director, AP Reading Publications, Quality Assurance
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Senior Director overseeing AP Reading publications and quality assurance at College Board. Leading strategic initiatives and ensuring the integrity of AP assessments.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the end-to-end strategy, development, and quality assurance of AP Reading publications.
- Direct the annual planning and execution of AP post-administration publication templates, schedules, and deliverables.
- Drive the strategic transformation of AP Reading publication delivery.
- Architect and manage scoring guideline templates for AP Reading, AP Central, and AP Classroom.
- Lead the coordination and execution of spring scoring guideline reviews across all subjects and exam forms.
- Partner with the Publications team and external vendors to optimize tools, processes, and timelines for the annual export and integration of free-response scoring assets.
- Ensure AP assessment team compliance with IACET CEU accreditation standards.
- Champion innovation by leading pilot projects and strategic initiatives.
- Strategize and implement enterprise-wide scheduling and performance tracking systems.
- Oversee the configuration, validation, and quality assurance of annual scoring systems and applications.
- Evaluate cross-subject free-response performance data.
- Engineer advanced scoring Smartsheets for central planning workbooks for the AP Reading.
- Lead the management of the annual AP C&A Reading risk and escalation log.
- Facilitate annual retrospective data collection and analysis with assessment content teams.
- Quantify and communicate the effectiveness of AP Reading preparation and training efforts through data-driven impact reporting.
Requirements:
- 7–10 years of experience in product, program, editorial, and/or project management, preferably within educational assessment or related sectors.
- Bachelor’s degree in a content area aligned with an AP subject, education, or business; Master’s or advanced degree preferred.
- Deep expertise in the AP Program, assessment design principles, and scoring practices, including free-response items, rubric and scoring guideline development, and task model frameworks.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong working knowledge of publication workflows and accessibility standards related to educational assessments and web-based content (preferred).
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with a proven ability to lead high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives under tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholder groups.
- Proficient in designing, managing, and interpreting dashboards and performance visualizations to support strategic planning and reporting.
- Technically skilled in project management and collaboration platforms, including Jira, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Power BI, and retrospective tools (Smartsheet Certification strongly preferred)
- High level of technical fluency, with the ability to rapidly learn new technologies and a strong interest in leveraging automation and enterprise AI for operational efficiency.
- Willing and able to travel 6–8 times per year, including 3–4 consecutive weeks during May–June to support annual AP Reading events.
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
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