Director, AP Strategy and Analytics

About the Team 

The AP Strategy and Analytics team is responsible for charting the future of the AP Program: We explore, evaluate and incubate the highest promise ideas to expand the reach of AP. Our goal is to serve a broad range of high school students to succeed in rigorous courses and earn credit opportunities that accelerate them to and through college. We are a group of versatile, high-performing individuals who work closely with leaders across College Board to drive high-value strategic initiatives for the Program. Annually, over 3 million students take AP courses, with almost 40% of high school graduates taking AP exams at some point in their high school career, creating significant potential for impact for anyone joining this team. 

About the Opportunity  

Reporting to the Executive Director of Analytics and Strategic Initiatives in AP, you will play a central role in generating the evidence, analyses, and insights that guide AP’s highest-priority strategic decisions. You will own analytical work-streams that assess new AP course opportunities, evaluate market viability, and support evaluation of strategic opportunities that expand access to AP for students nationwide. 

You will excel in this role if you are highly analytical, intellectually curious, and comfortable structuring ambiguous problems. You bring strong analytical and communication skills and can translate data into clear, actionable recommendations. Because our work directly shapes the program’s future, you bring a deep commitment to students and to expanding educational opportunity. 

This role is well-suited to someone with a strategy consulting background or someone with education-sector experience who has demonstrated structured problem solving, analytical rigor, and strategic research skills. 

In this role, you will: 

Drive strategic analysis and structured problem solving (33%) 

• Define analytical approaches, structure ambiguous problems, and lead key workstreams that support strategic decisions for AP. 

• Conduct market, product, and user research that clarifies opportunity, feasibility, and impact, in partnership with CB Market Research team 

• Collect and analyze data, and translate findings into clear insights to support new course development, growth strategies and other strategic initiatives. 

Develop evidence-based recommendations that inform program and product strategy (33%) 

• Synthesize analysis into recommendations that inform AP's program direction and product decisions. 

• Develop memos, presentations, and briefs that communicate insights clearly to leadership audiences. 

• Apply judgment to identify the implications of evidence—what matters, why, and what the options are. 

Influence and motivate others (33%) 

• Work closely with Instructional Design, Research, Product, and Policy partners to ensure analytical rigor and alignment. 

• Support cross-functional initiatives with research, modeling, and structured problem solving. 

• Build trusted relationships by being reliable, thorough, and thoughtful in analytical execution  

To qualify for this role you must have:  

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, education strategy, product strategy, or a similarly analytical, strategy-driven environment 

• Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end analytical work-streams, from problem framing through synthesis and recommendation. 

• Strong ability to translate quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights that inform senior-level decisions. 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to be clear, persuasive, and evidence-based, including a demonstrated ability to develop clear, compelling deliverables (memos, decks, briefs) tailored to different audiences. 

• Demonstrated success working cross-functionally with departments and partners including the ability to influence without authority  

• Highly detail-oriented while maintaining the ability to see the big picture. 

• Self-directed and adaptable, with a track record of thriving in fast-moving or evolving environments. 

• Strong commitment to expanding educational opportunities and mission-driven work. 

• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer. 

• Ability to travel 3–5 times per year for College Board meetings or business needs. 

Preferred qualifications include:  

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, MPP, MEd, or related field, and/or background in education-adjacent strategy consulting or analytics roles 

• A track record of conducting or closely guiding research and analysis (e.g., market research, user research, policy analysis, business case modeling) in service of developing business growth strategies. 

• Experience in secondary or postsecondary education systems, education policy, or school operations. 

• Familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel modeling, SQL, R, Python, Tableau, or similar), though this role is not primarily technical. 

• Experience supporting go/no-go decisions for new products, programs, or initiatives. 

• Comfort working in a remote or hybrid environment with distributed stakeholders. 

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 just 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 $80,000 - $135,000. 

• 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 careers page for more.  

Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on this criteria.  

Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to:    

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more 

• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility 

• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive 

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You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process. 

 About Our Culture  

Our community matters, and we strive to practice and improve our culture daily. Here are some headlines:  

• We are motivated to positively impact the educational and career trajectories of millions of students a year.  

• We prioritize building a diverse and inclusive team where every employee can thrive, and every voice is heard.  

• We welcome staff to join any or all six of our affinity groups: ARISE (Alliance for Asian Retention, Inclusion, Success, and Engagement; DIASPORA (Alliance for Pan-African Success and Achievement); Pride (alliance for LGBTQ+ staff and allies); Resilience (alliance for Native staff and advocates); SALSA (Staff Alliance for Latinx Success and Achievement); and WIN (Women’s Impact Network).   

• We value learning and growth; we offer formal and informal ways to lead through your superpowers, sharpen your strengths, and meet your development goals.  

• We know that our impact is strongest together. Our College Board Cares program offers all staff up to $1,000 annual match against partner non-profit organizations.   

• We offer a transparent approach to promotions and merit raises, annual performance-based bonuses, and how to grow your career here over time.