Manager,Test Development Job Chicago area,Illinois USA,Education / Teaching

Accountabilities:

Test Development Leadership:
Lead and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of large-scale standardized assessments, ensuring alignment with educational standards, assessment objectives, and established quality requirements.
Team and Project Management:
Manage and support test developers and item writers as needed, providing guidance, coordinating responsibilities, and ensuring assessment projects progress efficiently and meet agreed-upon objectives.
Mathematics Content Expertise:
Apply advanced mathematics and mathematics education knowledge to review assessment content, evaluate test items, and ensure accuracy, relevance, rigor, and alignment with learning standards.
Assessment Strategy and Innovation:
Contribute to the development and execution of complex test development strategies, helping introduce innovative approaches to assessment design, content creation, and implementation.
Client and Stakeholder Management:
Establish clear expectations with clients and collaborators, respond to requests promptly, resolve issues thoroughly, and maintain productive working relationships throughout the assessment development lifecycle.
Risk and Project Oversight:
Identify potential risks affecting project scope, timelines, budgets, or deliverable quality. Escalate complex issues, monitor mitigation efforts, and collaborate with relevant stakeholders to implement effective solutions.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Work across departments and disciplines to coordinate assessment activities, resolve challenges, and ensure alignment between content development, project management, and broader organizational priorities.
Technical Review and Quality Assurance:
Serve as a senior-level reviewer across assessment projects, evaluating content quality, test specifications, and development outputs to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with applicable requirements.
Client Presentations and Advisory Meetings:
Represent the content development function in Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings and other stakeholder discussions. Present findings and recommendations to clients, senior leaders, and subject matter experts.
Assessment Standard Setting:
Support and facilitate standard-setting activities, content advisory sessions, rubric validation, range-finding exercises, data reviews, and other meetings that inform assessment quality and scoring decisions.
Training and Knowledge Development:
Lead or contribute to training initiatives for content and test development teams, including preparation for standard-setting activities and the adoption of effective assessment development practices.
Proposal Development:
Contribute independently to proposal preparation and related business development activities, providing subject matter expertise and recommendations that support new opportunities.
Continuous Improvement:
Identify opportunities to strengthen assessment methodologies, improve workflows, and introduce innovative products and processes that enhance the effectiveness of educational assessment programs.

Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or a related field, with a master's degree preferred.
Professional

Experience:

At least eight years of experience leading the development of content for large-scale summative assessments, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Management

Experience:

At least three years of experience in people management, project management, or a comparable leadership role.
Mathematics Expertise:
Deep subject matter knowledge in mathematics and the ability to evaluate complex educational content, assessment items, and learning standards.
Educational Assessment Knowledge:
Strong understanding of the U.S.…

Manager, Test Development