Product Owner, Digital Assessments

College Board - Digital Transformation

100% Remote, aligned to working core EST hours

About the Team

As part of the larger AP and Instruction Department, the Digital Transformation Team is a strong and collaborative group of product owners, product managers, content experts, and product development professionals. We are responsible for managing a portfolio of digital assessment and instructional products and leading the work to transition paper assessment programs to College Board's digital assessment platform. We collaborate closely with colleagues in technology, user experience, operations, assessment design & development, psychometrics and program management to design and develop digital solutions that meet the needs of our users.

About the Opportunity

As the Product Owner, Digital Assessments, you are a highly motivated, proactive leader who thrives in fast-paced environments. You bring a strong sense of urgency to execution and excel at translating vision into actionable priorities. You will shape and manage the product backlog for our student testing application, a key component of College Board's Digital Assessment Platform, which delivers digital AP and SAT Suite exams to millions of students each year. You are a strong, cross-functional collaborator, capable of partnering seamlessly with the Executive Director of Test Delivery, our Digital Product Managers, Technology and Design teams to deliver the highest value features and updates. You will ensure clarity of priorities and guide agile development to meet ambitious goals. With a deep understanding of user needs and technical constraints, you will help steer the direction of the student testing experience and lead the team to deliver high-quality, timely enhancements that support College Board's mission.

In this role, you will:

Deliver priority features on the product roadmap aligned to product vision and organizational priorities (50%)

• Collaborate with Executive Director of Test Delivery and Digital Product Managers to plan and sequence work that enables successful feature delivery
• Maintain clear, transparent, and prioritized product backlogs; facilitate backlog refinement sessions to ensure the development team has actionable work
• Break down features and write user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria
• Guide daily agile processes with the development team, including sprint planning, daily standups, demos, and retrospectives
• Continuously gather data and integrate feedback from students, educational professionals, product managers, stakeholders, and internal users to evaluate product effectiveness and inform feature prioritization
• Accept completed work during end-of-sprint reviews/demos, ensuring alignment with product goals and requirements
• Identify test cases and participate in user acceptance testing of new features

Develop and communicate a product vision, roadmap, and goals (30%)

• Collaborate with product managers to develop a shared understanding of the work ahead and maintain a clear product roadmap aligned to the product vision and strategy
• In conjunction with product managers, convey the product roadmap(s) to the development, design and content strategy team
• Define feature-level outcomes; given established product-level goals, define goals for each feature (e.g., KPIs, OKRs) aligned to the product vision
• Establish deep understanding of both users and the market; support the product manager in interpreting stakeholder feedback and market data to inform product development

Communicate progress outside of the team (20%)

• Provide release information and product updates to internal stakeholders including leading demos, and other tactical communication to increase understanding of the features of the system

About You

To qualify for this role, you must have:

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner, including experience working on digital assessments within educational technology
• Experience owning product features from inception through design to implementation and launch
• Experience working in an Agile product development work environment
• Demonstrated understanding of technology, including data integration, etc.
• Experience building large and complex features, defining an MVP, and sequencing work
• Ability to complete complex tasks on short deadlines and in a fast-past environment
• Inquisitive mindset with tremendous learning agility
• Excellent prioritization and conflict resolution skills
• Experience distilling data to inform key decisions
• Ability to travel 5-6 times a year to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business

All roles at College Board require:

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success.

About Our Process

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck-we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

• The hiring range for this role is $80,000 - $135,000.
• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.
• We aim to make our best offer upfront-rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.
• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.

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