This is a job for a Remote Associate Director, K-12 position with the company located in Jackson, MS area.

Job Summary: As an Associate Director of K-12, Strategic Account Manager, you are directly responsible for managing relationships with key stakeholders at schools, districts, and/or states within an assigned territory. You will contribute to state and regional strategies and goals under the guidance of your manager and others working in your assigned state. Your ability to build deep and meaningful relationships with educators will play a critical role in the lives of students and educators and will allow the College Board to achieve its goals of expanding access. When K-12 leaders in your territory have the information, they need to select and implement College Board programs that will best serve their students, it's because of your expertise, clear communication, ability to analyze and distill data, and skill to build partnerships that advance student success.  

Responsibilities: Under guidance of Directors and Senior Directors, and based on frameworks provided by leadership, execute a district and/or state strategy balancing a growth orientation with a focus on successful implementation. Consistently build and maintain account management planning processes and business review with each assigned account. Manage the operational activities of College Board commitments for delivering educational services, developing operational plans, and establishing timelines for contract deliverables. Deeply understand state and district opportunities and problems to deliver district account plans that provide data-driven, personalized solutions that meet state and district needs, with the goal of maintaining and growing business across your assigned territory. Set and track progress towards meeting goals with the intent of achieving or exceeding individual goals that contribute to the state- and regional-level goals of expanding post-secondary opportunities for students. Analyze and assess trends using College Board data sources in assigned territory, planning account activity that aligns with larger state and regional goals. Work with local administrators to build support for program delivery by coordinating educational services to address each deliverable in district/state plan, identifying resources and scheduling services for partnership deliverables. Plan and conduct in-depth, sometimes customized, workshops and professional development programs for K-12 constituent groups. Maintain knowledge and expertise in K12 educational trends.  

Qualifications: At least 5 years of relevant and progressive experience in education or a related field; direct experience in assessment, curriculum, or student achievement initiatives highly desired. Possess a passion for education and deep commitment to the College Board's mission of promoting educational equity, access, and excellence for students of all backgrounds. Achievement orientation, with evidence of setting and attaining goals. Demonstrated ability to build deep and meaningful relationships, to influence others to action, and to effectively handle multiple situations simultaneously. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including developing and leading presentations, and ability to analyze and succinctly summarize key data points to present key findings to constituents. Strong organization and prioritization skills and the proven ability to move forward multiple time-sensitive projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the team. Strong computer literacy, including Microsoft applications. Willingness & ability to travel extensively, at least 40% but may vary based on territory assignment. A valid driver's license and willingness to drive. A Bachelor's degree. Experience using customer relationship management system like Salesforce (preferred). Authorized to work in the United States. â 

Equal Opportunity Employer -- minorities/females/veterans/in ividuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.