Senior Strategy Fellow

Senior Strategy Fellow 

Strategy Division, 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).  

This is a full-time position that will last for 2 years from the start date. 

About the Team 

The College Board Strategy Leadership Program: Senior Strategy Fellow is a two-year program designed to attract and place key senior talent into key leadership roles at the College Board. Senior Strategy Fellows will take on 2-3 major projects/deliverables for Senior/Vice Presidents and get exposure and connection to leaders across the organization. The Senior Fellow, pending strong performance and personal interest, will have an opportunity to step into a permanent Executive Director or VP 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 2-3 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 2-3 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. 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 

While there will be no direct reports, 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 Compensation 

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market.  

The hiring range for a new employee in this position is $152,000 to $210,000. College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary.  

Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on this criteria.  

Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to:    

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more 

• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility 

• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive 

You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process. 

Process 

• Following review of resumes and applications (please note the open-ended question required within this application), candidates will be selected to proceed to an initial recruiter screen.  

• Candidates will have an interview with hiring manager. 

• Candidates moving forward will submit a work sample demonstrating their ability to problem-solve on an issue similar to that that they’d tackle in the Fellowship.  

• The final round will include interviews with key Executive Leadership Team members including the President or CEO. This interview will include live scenarios and cases.  

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