ACT · 19 hours ago
Vice President, Workforce Assessment Solutions
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expACT is dedicated to helping individuals achieve education and workplace success. The Vice President of Workforce Assessment Solutions will lead a team in designing and maintaining assessment tools that measure job-related skills and career exploration, ensuring scientific rigor and alignment with product strategy.
Career PlanningEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Manage Workforce Assessment operations with accountability for the team’s achievement of assessment development and research goals and objectives
Serve as the senior leader accountable for the ongoing maintenance, modernization, and strategic growth of the WorkKeys assessment suite, and the broader workforce skills and career tools ecosystem
Provide leadership and direction in the development, implementation and management of Workforce Solutions research and development initiatives, in alignment with ACT’s Product strategy
Ensure assessment design, scoring models, and evidence claims support ecosystem value propositions, product positioning, and growth objectives
Work collaboratively with the Product, Sales, Operations, Academic Content and Research teams as well as other key stakeholders
Provide thought leadership in the design of innovative technology-enhanced tools and approaches that address career exploration and emerging workforce readiness frameworks
Increase visibility of ACT research through publications, technical reports, conference presentations, and engagement with relevant national and international research communities
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with researchers, industry leaders, education, workforce and I-O psychology communities to keep abreast of assessment trends and applications
Champion a culture of quality, scientific rigor and continuous improvement across processes, methods and research practices
Provide direction, coaching, mentorship, and professional development to team members, fostering a high performing research and development environment
Qualification
Required
At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in developing and managing large-scale commercial assessments
Advanced degree (master's or PhD) in educational measurement, psychometrics, industrial-organizational psychology, or related field
Experience and expertise in the design and development of assessments of knowledge, skills, abilities, personality, and/or behavioral assessments
Experience and expertise in applied research methods, including surveys, norming, validation, fairness/bias, and efficacy studies
Experience in measurement design and psychometrics
Experience operating in high-credibility, regulated, or public-interest environments where trust, defensibility, and fairness are critical
Experience leading teams of content developers and researchers
Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing senior stakeholders
Proven ability to lead and mentor teams to produce high-quality content and research
Evidence of thought leadership through publications or presentations at national conferences
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to a variety of audiences orally and in writing
Preferred
Experience in the development of digital simulations and performance-based assessments
Expertise in data science, data analytics, including data mining, learning analytics, and statistical modeling
Familiarity with digital learning platforms, eLearning integrations, talent systems, or skills analytics ecosystems
Experience in learning progression and learning sciences
Background working with employers, workforce boards, education systems, or public-sector partners
Benefits
Company paid life insurance
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible health and dependent spending accounts
401(k) retirement savings with company match
Paid holidays
Paid time off
Company
ACT
ACT is an independent, non-profit organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.03MKey Investors
Amazon Web Services
2022-01-13Grant· $0.03M
Leadership Team
Stephen Tapp
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Alex Thome
Chief Product Officer
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