Vice President, Assessment Design & Development (AI)

Location: Remote in the United States. Candidates near hirify.global offices may choose fully remote or hybrid work with Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the office. Occasional business travel is required, up to 25% of the year.

Hiring range: $231,000–$315,000, adjusted based on location, experience, qualifications, impact, and market data.

Company

hirify.global is a self-sustaining nonprofit focused on expanding educational and career opportunities through large-scale assessments and learning programs.

What you will do

• Set the vision, priorities, and resources for Assessment Design & Development across existing and new assessment programs.
• Ensure accessible, reliable, zero-error, on-time delivery for the SAT Suite of Assessments, AP, and ACCUPLACER.
• Accelerate enterprise-wide content production and build shared infrastructure for scalable item development.
• Lead the design of new assessments and item formats in partnership with program, psychometrics, technology, and digital product teams.
• Build and lead an executive director team managing more than 70 assessment designers, content developers, analysts, and project managers.
• Represent hirify.global’s perspective on assessment design, measurement, and the future of skills at conferences, in publications, and across the assessment community.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in large-scale assessment design and development, psychometrics, the future of work, or related fields, including senior executive experience.
• Evidence-based perspective on K-12 assessment, evolving student skills, and the impact of AI on assessment constructs, methods, and formats.
• Working knowledge of validity, fairness, accessibility, reliability, item response theory, classical test theory, structural equation modeling, scaling, discrimination, multidimensionality, and information yield.
• Experience transforming assessment or content development organizations, scaling operations, creating new capabilities, and delivering high-volume, deadline-driven assessments under security and production pressure.
• Proven ability to build leadership teams, manage through layers, coach senior managers, and influence C-suite and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Authorization to work in the United States and ability to travel up to 25% of the year.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work expanding educational and career opportunities.
• Supportive, inclusive, collaborative environment with an emphasis on trust, feedback, learning, and shared success.
• Encouragement to experiment with emerging technologies and AI-driven solutions.
• Transparent compensation approach with salary adjustments based on work location.
• Comprehensive benefits package and a focus on meaningful career development.

Hiring process

• Resume and application review, followed by a recruiter phone or video screen.
• Hiring manager interview, performance exercise, panel interview, leadership conversation, and reference checks.
• Applications are reviewed immediately and remain open until the position is filled, for a minimum of five business days.