Associate Director, K-12, West RegionCollege Board - State & District PartnershipsLocation: Remote in ColoradoAbout the TeamThe West K-12 team at College Board is a dynamic, high-energy team focused on expanding opportunity for students by partnering with educators in high schools, school districts, and state departments of education. We sit within State & District Partnerships (100+ staff), a highly engaged group that works to provide opportunities to students through promoting the use of College Board programs and services including assessments (SAT, PSAT, & AP), BigFuture and College Board Search.About the OpportunityAs an Associate Director of K-12, you are directly responsible for managing relationships with key stakeholders at schools and districts within an assigned territory. You will contribute to state and regional strategies and goals in consultation with your manager. Your ability to build deep and meaningful relationships with educators will play a critical role in the lives of students and educators and will allow the College Board to achieve its goals. When K-12 leaders in your territory have the information, they need to select and implement College Board programs that will best serve their students, it's because of your expertise, clear communication, ability to analyze and distill data, and skill to build strategic partnerships that advance student success.In this role, you will:Manage Partnerships with Districts (70%)* Coordinate educational services to include targeting needs in plans of action for each deliverable, identifying resources and scheduling for partnership deliverables, and working with state and local administrators to build support for program delivery.* Manage the operational activities of College Board commitments for the delivery of educational services, the development of operational plans and establishing timelines for contract deliverables.* Build and maintain strong relationships with key state agency and/or district staff. In consultation with the K-12 Senior Director/State Lead, create and deliver key reports and presentations to all levels of district and/or state officials independently or collaboratively with colleagues.* Apply understanding of K-12 educational landscape of your assigned accounts to develop and execute a district strategy in consultation with the Senior Director. Execute account strategies with a focus on service-model implementation.* Utilize consultative sales processes in the course of district-level, data-focused needs analyses. Manage all aspects of contracting processes.* Plan and conduct in-depth, sometimes customized, workshops and professional development programs for K-12 constituent groups* Collaborate with Senior Director/State Lead to complete assigned tasks related to state strategyExecute Internal Processes & Manage Regional Projects (30%)* Utilize Salesforce CRM for account management, to monitor progress toward goals, to manage state/district account plans, and for proactive opportunity and task management.* Employ various College Board sources to access, compile, and analyze data in support of work with districts. Independently conduct standard and complex data analysis to inform recommendations to stakeholders in strategy planning.* Contribute to divisional or regional projects assigned by leadership.About YouYou have:* At least 5 years of relevant and progressive experience in education or a related field; direct experience in assessment, curriculum, or student achievement initiatives highly desired* Possess a passion for education and deep commitment to the College Board's mission of promoting educational equity, access, and excelleApply here: https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjk4NTQ2LjEwNTA4QGNvbGxlZ2Vib2FyZGNvbXAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t