Senior Director, AP Instructional Services - Req002218_1 - 3175

Senior Director of Ap Instructional Services

The AP Access team's goal is to extend the growth and reach of the AP Program to serve the middle third of high school students by growing participation, serving more underrepresented students, and supporting teachers and schools to help students succeed. The Instructional Services team within this department is dedicated to bringing innovative approaches to AP teaching and learning to scale that are inspired by and build on the needs, experiences, and insights of our educator and student communities. We work closely with our colleagues across AP and Instruction and in Communications and Marketing to ensure that we are aligned in all efforts to promote the work of AP Courses and Programs to a wide range of audiences including students, parents, educators, policymakers, the media, member organizations and staff.

The Advanced Placement Program (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. The program consists of college-level courses developed by the AP Program that high schools can choose to offer, and corresponding exams administered once a year.

About the Opportunity

AP is committed to deepening teacher instruction and elevating students' learning potential by providing instructional resources and professional learning programs, both in person and online. As Senior Director of AP Instructional Services, oversee and grow the business operations of AP professional learning and instructional portfolio at scale, ensuring high-quality delivery, financial sustainability, and innovation in support of AP's mission to deepen teacher instruction and elevate student learning potential. In this role, you will:

AP Instructional Services Business Management (40%)

Financial management and oversight - Steer, evaluate and optimize the AP Instructional Services budget to ensure financial health and responsible allocation of resources for all offerings to drive towards organizational goals.

Drive data-informed decisions about resource allocation, investments, and cost-saving opportunities to align with the Program Access department and organization's strategic goals.

Lead high-impact strategic initiatives such as market research and cost analysis to set PL pricing structure and consultant pay scales.

Operational management - Oversee the lifecycle of development of instructional service offerings such as videos, lab manuals, and project guides and ensure process effectiveness and alignment with organizational goals.

Define process to work closely with the Instructional Design team to ensure alignment with new course goals and curriculum updates.

Business development and growth - Craft and curate collateral and resources to accurately reflect the operational work of the team to share publicly or with senior leadership.

Design and implement processes to effectively communicate new offerings as needed for identified courses with other parts of the organization including the AP Access team.

Engineer and execute strategies to increase teacher participation in AP Instructional Services offerings through select outreach efforts and external partnerships.

AP Instructional Services Partnership Management (40 %)

Innovation and Impact - Expand and deepen adoption of forward thinking instructional and professional learning activities including the AP PBL Series and PL Center by leveraging educator feedback, performance data, and research insights to enhance teaching practice and student outcomes.

Partner with curriculum, marketing, customer experience, and digital product teams to ensure cohesive program execution, strong educator engagement, and sustained program growth.

Partner Management - Collaborate with Instructional Design, Access, and Government Relations teams to identify and evaluate potential partners in the co-curricular, instructional resources and/or professional learning space (Endorsed Providers, Curriculum Partners, Work-based Learning partners, Corporate Partners) to complement AP offerings for new and existing courses.

Design and operationalize a framework to evaluate and recruit new partners based on organizational goals and course specific needs.

Establish and manage a framework to monitor and evaluate existing partnership progress, analyzing data and reporting on the impact of programs to identify opportunities for improvement.

In collaboration with legal, sourcing and Government Relations, negotiate partnership terms, drafting agreements, and ensuring legal compliance and alignment with program goals.