Vice President, Workforce Assessment Solutions

At ACT, Your Work Makes a Difference

Education has power - a power that changes lives forever. It creates opportunities that lift up individuals, their families, and sparks societal change that echoes through generations to come. From our grassroots we have fought the good fight for inclusivity in education, and we remain devoted to helping anyone who struggles to access that power. This is what matters to us and we must do better -- we've never been more sure of our purpose.

ACT team members are part of an organization dedicated to a mission that has never been more important:
Helping people achieve education and workplace success. Advancing that mission within our organization, by helping our team members achieve education and workplace success of their own, is core to our values. ACT values a diverse workplace and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which every team member has an equal opportunity to grow.

We want our team members to have the well‑being and confidence they need to do their best work, in an environment where both they and ACT thrive. To support this, our total rewards include company‑paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision, flexible health and dependent spending accounts, 401(k) retirement savings with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, and so much more.

You can find a comprehensive list of our benefits here.

We are seeking a Vice President, Workforce Assessment Solutions to help us fulfill that mission. This role leads a team of psychologists and testing professionals in designing, developing, and maintaining assessment tools that measure job‑related skills, skill learning programs, and career exploration tools, including ACT’s Work Keys suite of products. This team is responsible for conducting psychometric analyses and research to design, validate, and support assessment uses, exploring new assessment methods and applications, and providing thought leadership within ACT and to the broader assessment community.

The role is accountable for sustaining and expanding an integrated ecosystem of workforce assessments of skills, work styles, and career interests, career exploration tools, credentials, and learning. These solutions support individuals, educators, program administrators and organizations. The VP ensures that all solutions remain scientifically rigorous, relevant to the markets, and aligned with product strategy.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary between $220,000 - $250,000
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This position is incentive‑eligible
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Location: This is a remote position, based in the United States.

• Manage Workforce Assessment operations with accountability for the team's achievement of assessment development and research goals and objectives.
• Serve as the senior leader accountable for the ongoing maintenance, modernization, and strategic growth of the Work Keys assessment suite, and the broader workforce skills and career tools ecosystem.
• Provide leadership and direction in the development, implementation and management of Workforce Solutions research and development initiatives, in alignment with ACT's Product strategy.
• Ensure assessment design, scoring models, and evidence claims support ecosystem value propositions, product positioning and growth objectives.
• Work collaboratively with the Product, Sales, Operations, Academic Content and Research teams as well as other key stakeholders.
• Provide thought leadership in the design of innovative technology‑enhanced tools and approaches that address career exploration and emerging workforce readiness frameworks.
• Increase visibility of ACT research through publications, technical reports, conference presentations, and engagement with relevant national and international research communities.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with researchers, industry leaders, education, workforce and I‑O psychology communities to keep abreast of assessment trends and applications.
• Champion a culture of quality, scientific rigor and continuous improvement across processes, methods and research practices.
• Provide direction, coaching, mentorship, and professional development to team members, fostering a high‑performing research and development environment.

• 1 month:
  You understand the ACT Workforce market, product portfolio, and internal operating model. You've begun building relationships with Product and across the organization.
• 3 months:
  You've evolved and shared the Workforce Assessment vision and roadmap and are exploring new product initiatives.
• 6 months:
  You're executing on the roadmap and delivering measurable impact.