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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2205191 Director, Admissions Tools

College Board - Governance, Membership, and Global Higher Education

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).

Type: This is a full-time position.

About the Team

The Strategic Higher Ed team includes passionate, committed Higher Ed admission, enrollment, and program experts, as well as market and data analysts. Our work is focused on understanding and meeting existing and emerging Higher Ed needs and building Higher Ed acceptance of and support for key College Board programs and initiatives.

About the Opportunity

The College Board seeks an energetic, forward-looking contributor who brings recent experience in admissions and enrollment with a keen knowledge of technology and software solutions. As Director Admissions Tools, you will bring your rich experience to advance our mission and member focused work for higher education. The ideal candidate will have worked within the field of admissions/enrollment management and have a strong understanding of admissions processes and technologies. You will be a key member of the Strategic Higher Education and Admissions Models team and will be responsible for managing innovative admissions tools, with a focus on Landscape - an innovative admissions resource used by over 250 colleges. Key aspects of your role include program and product management and operations, internal partnership and collaboration, and intensive engagement with and support for external members and users. A successful candidate will grow the value, engagement and higher education participation in Landscape and future admissions tools.

In this role, you will:

Strategy, Planning and Product Ownership (50%)

• Lead the day-to-day management of innovative admissions tools and services, with primary focus of Landscape: coordinate with internal teams, including technology and research, to generate requirements, test features, implement updates, etc. that align with the organization\'s higher education strategy.
• Maintain organized, detailed core product and project management documents (e.g. integrated project plans). Work with internal teams to gather and document key status inputs and operational implications/risks associated with project goals on an ongoing basis and ensure that status, risks, and progress are tracked, communicated, and managed.
• Collaborate with key external stakeholders and partners to deliver value and outcomes.
• Develop and manage highly collaborative relationships across the organization to support program implementation.

Engagement (50%)

• Engage with external organizations and campuses to: present the tool, collect user feedback, help users with setup and maintenance, test new features and updates, and communicate user experience back to internal business units.
• Coordinate with external vendors and organizations to procure and exchange data, integrate products within 3rd party systems, and verify the consistency of admissions tools across technologies.
• Expand the user base with a focus on: customer service, deepening relationships, soliciting and listening to feedback, and exploring future uses.
• Monitor higher education industry trends to ensure that admissions tools utilize appropriate conventions and best practices. Requires subject matter expertise to analyze and translate critical industry developments.
• Serve as an engaged member of the Strategic Higher Education team and integrate Landscape goals within the broader set of divisional goals.

About You

You have:

• A minimum of 6+ years\' full-time xperience in admissions, product ownership in higher education, management consulting or equivalent.
• Experience supporting large-scale complex rollouts and projects - ideally, in the higher education space - with interrelated work streams.
• A commitment to expanding educational opportunity
• Ability to think creatively about how to solve business challenges, strong ability to understand and internalize the \"big\" picture and broader implications.
• Strong, demonstrated expertise in the product development lifecycle
• Experience in presenting complex information in compelling visual ways.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong experience and facility in communicating across mission, program and technology needs and opportunities.
• Ability to work independently and with teams, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines is required.
• A Bachelor\'s degree.
• Ability to travel 5-10%
• Authorization to work in the United States

About Our Process

Application review will begin immediately and will cont