Platform Partnerships & Research Specialist, K-12 Digital Assessments

College Board - Digital Transformation

Remote, working core EST hours

About the Team 

The Digital Transformation team is committed to making higher education accessible to every student. As part of the larger AP and Instruction Department, we are a strong and collaborative team of 30+ of product owners, product managers, content experts, and product development professionals responsible for managing a portfolio of digital assessment and instructional products and leading the work to transition paper assessment programs to the College Board’s digital assessment platform. We collaborate closely with colleagues in technology, user experience, operations, assessment design and development, psychometrics and program management to design and develop digital solutions that meet the needs of our users.   

About the Opportunity

As the Platform Partnerships & Research Specialist, K-12 Digital Assessments, you are a motivated, proactive leader who operates with excitement in managing details, thinking creatively, analyzing data, and getting things done. You’ll leverage your knowledge of K-12 assessments to build a deep understanding of the digital assessment product and technology market, cultivate and manage external partnerships that support and enhance our digital testing platform, and define, analyze and track key metrics and performance indicators to drive product success and inform the product development roadmap. You are inquisitive and possess tremendous learning agility. You’ll identify and bring insights on industry trends, competitor platforms, and market data to the product development team to guide design and prioritization of enhancements to our digital testing platform. You’ll seek out and evaluate new 3rd party partnerships that enable the platform to meet business needs. As the product team’s liaison with current partners, you’ll keep both sides informed of upcoming needs and impacts of changes to ensure ongoing smooth delivery.

In this role, you will:

Product & Technology Partnership Management – 35%

• Manage and build on existing partnerships: Ensure ongoing collaboration and satisfaction with current platform partners

• Identify and secure new platform partnerships: Lead exploration and evaluation of potential new partnerships to support business and platform goals

• Facilitate communication: Manage ongoing communication with external product and technology partners. Act as a liaison between partners and internal teams to ensure smooth project execution

• Tracks updates: Track ongoing updates to partner technology and new operating system releases. Communicate details to product team including upcoming timelines and release notes  

• Reporting: Provide regular status updates to the product development team, technology and other internal stakeholders

• Collaboration: Collaborate with legal, procurement and product development …