Assistant Director, AP Production

Assistant Director, AP Production & Delivery

College Board – AP&I

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

Role Type: This is a full-time position

About the Team

AP is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education. With almost 40 courses in a wide variety of subject areas, AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. The Advanced Placement (AP) Program is undergoing an ambitious digital transformation to better serve millions of students and educators.

AP Content & Assessment Production designs and delivers high-quality, teacher- and student-facing resources that deepen learning, promote instructional equity, and ensure every AP assessment is fair, valid, and operationally sound for millions of students. Our team oversees the end-to-end production of internally developed assessments and publications, partners on technology and system infrastructure, and manages resources that power AP curriculum and assessment innovation — all in service of student success.

About the Opportunity

As an Assistant Director on the AP Production & Delivery team, you will play a vital role in supporting a leadership team that oversees the end-to-end exam delivery value chain —from test production to exam delivery and scoring. You'll provide high-impact coordination and operational support across a team of 100+ professionals. You will work closely with the leadership team to manage strategic calendars, organize key initiatives, and execute activities that are critical to advancing the AP Digital Roadmap and transforming the AP exam delivery value chain —an effort focused on modernizing and insourcing essential capabilities. Your work will contribute directly to ensuring that our solutions continue to deliver value to AP students and educators nationwide. This is an ideal opportunity for a highly organized, detail-oriented early career professional who is eager to grow, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is motivated by mission-driven work in service of expanding access to college-level learning.

In this role, you will:

Provide Departmental and Organizational Support (40%)

• Streamline Departmental Infrastructure: Design, implement, and maintain systems that enhance team efficiency and productivity in alignment with key milestones and the AP Digital Roadmap strategy.

• Coordinate with Organizational Stakeholders: Serve as a trusted liaison across internal departments and external partners, ensuring consistent communication, tracking of deliverables, and clarity of ownership on behalf of the VP, AP Production & Delivery.

• Maintain Alignment with Evolving Organizational Priorities: Conduct regular check-ins with cross-functional leaders to stay current on priorities, surface challenges, and identify opportunities to improve alignment and planning.

Support Insourcing Initiatives for AP Production & Delivery (40%)

• Enable Strategic Initiatives: Support the VP of AP Production & Delivery in scheduling, tracking, and follow-up for all key exam delivery value chain roadmap-related initiatives—especially those tied to scoring 40+ AP subjects, upstream dependencies on test development processes and technology-enhanced exam production, the annual AP Reading event, a broader scoring transformation initiative leveraging AI as part of an enhanced FRQ rating capability and the broader modernization of the end to end process.

• Drive Progress through Coordination: Plan and coordinate meetings and documentation efforts that inform decision-making, clarify new process development, and disseminate critical information across AP and divisional leadership.

• Build Annual Cycle Readiness: Ensure annual cycle planning for insourcing is well-documented, time-bound, and proactively managed to reduce friction and enable smooth transitions.

Foster Team and Talent Engagement (20%)

• Lead Planning and Engagement Activities: Organize quarterly and annual planning sessions, on-site events, and team-wide meetings that foster collaboration, transparency, and shared purpose aligned to the College Board's Operating Principles.

• Support Talent Initiatives: Collaborate with leadership to plan and execute professional learning and growth opportunities aligned with the department's strategic goals.

• Onboard New Team Members: Develop and manage onboarding processes for new hires and internal transfers, ensuring smooth integration into the team and role clarity from day one.

About You

You are a proactive and detail-oriented professional with a passion for educational access and operational excellence. In fast-paced environments where no two days are the same, you excel at helping high-functioning teams advance their strategic priorities. Collaboration fuels your energy, impact drives your motivation, and you bring a unique ability to turn complexity into clarity. Strong organizational and communication skills anchor your work, enabling you to expertly manage calendars, coordinate meetings, and support initiatives that require cross-functional alignment. That strength is matched by your independence—you know when to take initiative—and by your ability to build trusted partnerships across teams and levels of seniority. From creating documentation to running logistics for key events to onboarding new team members, you approach every responsibility with quality, accountability, and continuous improvement in mind.

To qualify for this role, you must have:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in product, program, or project management, ideally in education

• Excellent organizational and project coordination skills with a keen eye for detail

• Communicate clearly and professionally – both in writing and verbally; including the ability to draft professional correspondence, presentations, and documentation on behalf of senior leaders

• Are systems-minded, improvement focused and enjoy building repeatable, scalable, efficient processes.

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and manage shifting priorities with poise

• Ability to operate independently, anticipate needs, and take initiative while building strong partnerships across teams and levels of seniority

• Demonstrated success in supporting cross-functional projects, ensuring clear alignment, follow-through, and accountability

• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)

• The ability to travel 6-8 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business.

All roles at College Board require:

• 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

About Our Process

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

• While the

hiring process

may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

• The hiring range for this role is $40,000–$80,000.

• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.

• We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.

• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our

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