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Instructure is seeking a Director of Assessment Content to lead the teams responsible for designing, writing, editing, and researching content for assessment products. This is a strategic leadership role that combines deep content expertise with operational management of distributed teams.
In this position, you will own the end-to-end assessment content development process, from initial design through final delivery. You'll lead multiple subteams including Assessment Content (design, editorial, copy edit, shared services) and Assessment Research (researchers, statistical programmer, psychometrician) through direct reports who are Managers or Senior Managers. You'll partner closely with Product Management to shape the product roadmap using your content expertise, research insights, and market knowledge.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing manager-level direct reports and building a high-performing, specialized team
- Owning delivery of the assessment roadmap including planning, staffing, timelines, and quality standards
- Managing a million-dollar-plus operating budget and making strategic decisions about work distribution across US teams, offshore teams, and vendors
- Overseeing content rights management including licensing, work-for-hire agreements, international distribution rights, and perpetual rights in partnership with Legal and Procurement
- Identifying practical applications of AI in content design, editing, and review to improve speed while maintaining quality
- Hiring, coaching, and growing leaders as the business evolves
You'll work in a fully remote capacity with a global team structure, making strategic decisions about where and how work gets done across geographies.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's or Doctorate in education, educational measurement, psychometrics, instructional design, or related field preferred
- 12+ years of experience in assessment content development, assessment research, or product development within the education industry
- 7+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and teams with mixed specialties
- Deep assessment expertise including test construction, blueprints, item specifications, accessibility compliance, and psychometric concepts (validity, reliability)
- Proven track record running large, distributed content operations with budget ownership and management of offshore teams and vendors
- Working knowledge of content licensing, work-for-hire agreements, international distribution rights, and perpetual rights
- Hands-on experience using AI tools in content development with good judgment about appropriate applications
- Strong operational leadership with ability to deliver against roadmap while influencing its direction
- Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with ability to build trust across all organizational levels
- Passion for education and commitment to Instructure's mission
