Senior Strategy Fellow (2year term)

Senior Strategy Fellow Strategy Team, College Board Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). Type: This is full-time two-year term role Summary The College Board Strategy Leadership Program: Senior Strategy Fellow is a two-year program designed to attract and place senior talent into key leadership roles at the College Board. Senior Strategy Fellows will take on 1-3 major projects/deliverables for Senior/Vice Presidents and get exposure and connection to leaders across the organization. The Senior Fellow, pending strong performance and organizational need(s), may have an opportunity to step into a permanent role at College Board. The Strategy Team is responsible for developing and executing the strategic vision and direction of the College Board. We work closely with the executive leadership team, business units, and external partners to identify opportunities and incubate solutions that improve educational opportunities and outcomes, particularly for low-income, first-generation, and students of color, in the context of a competitive business environment. The Senior Strategy Fellow role is designed for individuals with a long track record of generating outstanding results, with a supporting skill set in management, operations, and problem-solving. Strong candidates are College Board culture carriers and have the potential to be a top 10% operating manager at a senior level at the College Board. Program design: Candidate would own 1-3 projects with substantial stakes for the organization (e.g. address major problems/opportunities of an org priority) Candidate would get substantial interaction with VP+ leadership across the organization to build understanding of how the organization works and to identify a permanent role within the organization Senior Strategy Fellows are full-time paid employees and are eligible for College Board benefits, including health insurance, retirement contributions, and tuition assistance. The position is remote and reports to the VP of Strategy, who resides in New York City. About the Opportunity As a Senior Strategy Fellow, you will own 1-3 projects with substantial stakes for the College Board. You will: Define and scope problem(s) and create ambitious, measurable goals Identify and lead a cross-functional team (e.g. Product, Technology, Program, Sales, Marketing & Communications, Government Relations, etc.) of staff, defining clear lanes of responsibility and ensuring high degree of cross-org collaboration Identify biggest points of leverage/opportunity and work with workstream leads to solve these problems in service of accelerating progress Deliver substantial progress towards goals and create systems/structure to report and communicate progress to key staff and leadership Depending on the scope of the engagement, there may be direct reports, or you may be an individual contributor. Regardless, you will coach colleagues across the organization, including more junior colleagues who provide leverage/capacity on your project work. About you You are/have: 20+ years professional experience with a track record of producing substantial results Outstanding team leader/manager, your results come from your ability to attract, develop, excite, and retain exceptional talent, at scale Distinctive problem-solver, you have a strong ability to apply these skills to a diverse set of problems Deep interest in addressing systems-level problems and opportunities- you are encouraged by the challenge of helping to strengthen the College Board to help solve problems with students and members at scale Highly effective at building relationships across lines of difference Deep commitment to educational equity and access The ability to travel 1-2 times a quarter to College Board offices or on behalf of College Board business Authorization to work in the United States About Our Benefits and Compensatio Col