Senior Director, State Policy & Strategy

TL;DR

Senior Director, State Policy & Strategy: Building and owning regional state strategy for education policy and advocacy with an accent on synthesizing complex political landscapes and translating policy priorities into sequenced, actionable state plans. Focus on leading multi-state strategy execution, rapid legislative session response, and cross-functional alignment across policy, government relations, and program teams.

Location: Remote - USA

Salary: $108,000–$175,000

Company

hirify.global is a self-sustaining nonprofit focused on expanding educational and career opportunities.

What you will do

• Build and own a regional fact base for every state, translating policy and political dynamics into concise state plans with goals, levers, sequencing, and implementation needs.
• Recommend priority states and strategy “plays” based on policy opportunity, student reach, adoption potential, feasibility, and College Board priorities.
• Translate subject-matter expert guidance into regional state strategies and run legislative-session rapid response (triage bills, regulations, and budget proposals).
• Lead cross-functional alignment and execution for state plays across Policy, Government Relations, State and District Partnerships, Higher Education, AP, assessments, BigFuture, Legal, Research, and the Office of the CEO.
• Create execution handoffs and maintain decision memos, trackers, dashboards, state briefs, and executive updates; capture lessons learned into repeatable playbooks.
• Engage externally in high-leverage moments with legislators, executive branch officials, coalitions, and higher education actors when a coordinated College Board voice is required.

Requirements

• Work authorization: Authorization to work in the United States
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in education policy, state strategy, public affairs, government, advocacy, management consulting, or a related field, with significant direct exposure to state policy and implementation across multiple states.
• Working fluency across K-12, higher education, workforce, assessment, CTE, credentialing, and state legislative/regulatory environments.
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-state policy work and influence senior partners and external stakeholders without direct authority.
• Exceptional strategic judgment and writing/synthesis skills to produce executive-ready briefs, decision memos, and state plans.
• Ability to travel approximately 6–10 times per year.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote role with an option for hybrid work for candidates near College Board offices (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).
• Occasional in-person travel for business purposes.
• Compensation is fair and competitive, with transparent discussions during the hiring process.
• Salaries are adjusted by location to ensure fairness.

Hiring process

• Resume/application review begins immediately and continues until the position is filled (minimum 5 business days for acceptance).
• Typical steps include recruiter screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise, panel interview, leadership conversation, and reference checks.