Description
At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives.
As a Director, Assessment Content, you will lead the teams that design, write, edit, and research the content behind our assessment products.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Assessment Content team and Assessment Research team, fostering tight collaboration across teams to drive an integrated, end-to-end assessment development and research processes.
- Own delivery of the assessment roadmap, including planning, staffing, timelines, and quality.
- Partner with Product Management to shape the roadmap, through content expertise, research, and market insights.
- Manage a million-dollar-plus operating budget and decide how to spread work across US teams, offshore teams, and vendors.
- Oversee content rights, including licensing, work-for-hire agreements, international distribution rights, and rights in perpetuity.
- Find practical ways to use AI in content design, editing, and review to speed up work while protecting quality.
- Hire, coach, and grow leaders, and build a team that can take on new kinds of work as the business changes.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree required. Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in education, educational measurement, psychometrics, instructional design, or a related field preferred.
- 12+ years of experience in assessment content development, assessment research, or product development within the education industry.
- Seven or more years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and teams with a mix of specialties.
- Deep assessment expertise, including test construction, blueprints, item specifications, accessibility compliance and psychometric concepts like validity and reliability.
- Proven track record of running large, distributed content operations, including budget ownership and management of offshore teams and vendors.
- Working knowledge of content licensing, work-for-hire, international distribution rights, and rights in perpetuity.
- Hands-on experience using AI tools in content development, with good judgment about where they help and where they don't.
- Strong operational leadership, with the ability to deliver against a roadmap while influencing its direction.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and visual), with the ability to build trust with everyone from individual contributors to executive leadership.
- A passion for education and a commitment to the Instructure mission.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation, plus all full-time employees participate in our ownership program.
- Flexible work culture.
- Generous time off, including local holidays and our annual “Dim the Lights” period.
- Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support.
- Learning and development resources, including professional development tools and tuition reimbursement.
- The technology and tools you need to do your best work.
- Motivosity employee recognition program.
- A culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection.