Director, Career Strategy & Engagement- Northeast Region

Director, Career Strategy & Engagement Northeast Region

College Board Strategic Reach and Workforce Partnerships, GPER Location : Remote but must reside in Northeast Region This is a full-time position.

The Strategic Reach and Workforce Partnership Team drives integrated career state plays; ensuring College Board is seen as a state's talent development advisor via partnerships across government, education agencies, employers, and workforce development partners. We aim to enable all CB products, and especially AP Career Kickstart courses, to thrive and both students and states see a broader set of future options for ALL students.

At this pivotal moment in education, College Board is deepening its commitment to preparing students for success both in college and in high-growth careers. As states accelerate access to career-connected learning, we are seizing the moment with programs like AP Career Kickstart helping to reimagine what's possible for studentsby bridging rigorous academics with real-world career skills and opportunity.

This role is central to realizing that vision. It brings strategic clarity, operational excellence, and inspirational leadership to three high-impact domains :

• Strategic External Engagement : Cultivate enduring partnerships across CTE, government, and industrybuilding trust and positioning College Board as a visionary, long-term ally in workforce development at the state level.
• Career-Connected Event Execution : Lead the design and delivery of high-profile convenings that energize the field, elevate our mission, and catalyze momentumwhile streamlining the experience for external partners and internal teams. This is about elevating visibility and momentum without increasing the load on external partners or internally for our field staff team.
• Internal Enablement and Scale : Develop an actionable toolkit of playbooks, training, and resources that empower our State & District Partnerships (SDP) and Government Policy & External Relations (GPER) teams to scale what works across multiple states.

We're looking for a dynamic, collaborative, mission-driven leader to champion career-connected engagement strategies across the Northeast region. Reporting to the Executive Director of Strategic Reach and Workforce Partnershipsand in close collaboration with state and regional leaders on the State and District Partnerships (SDP) teamthis Director will :

This role demands a strong communicator and collaboratorsomeone who can navigate complexity, align stakeholders, and drive impact across teams. While this person will report directly to the ED in Strategic Reach and Workforce Partnerships, he / she will work closely with the State and District Partnerships (SDP) team in their given region. Day-to-day priorities and strategic direction will be heavily influenced by Regional and state leadership, requiring someone with strong communication and collaboration skills. Ultimately, your leadership will help ensure students gain access to high-quality, future-ready pathways grounded in real-world opportunity and informed by labor market needs.

In this role, you will :

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