What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager, Educator Preparation and Workforce Readiness position at ETS?
About ETS
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.
Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.
We are seeking a Program Manager, Educator Preparation and Workforce Readiness to support the development and operations for workforce readiness, professional learning, and test preparation products for P-12 educators. Under the Praxis product line, these programs will provide innovative, research-backed tools that measure and strengthen candidate preparation and effectiveness beyond traditional content knowledge assessments.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of education while working with a diverse, collaborative, and mission-focused team.
Primary Responsiblities
ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide.
Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide.
We are seeking a Program Manager, Educator Preparation and Workforce Readiness to support the development and operations for workforce readiness, professional learning, and test preparation products for P-12 educators. Under the Praxis product line, these programs will provide innovative, research-backed tools that measure and strengthen candidate preparation and effectiveness beyond traditional content knowledge assessments.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of education while working with a diverse, collaborative, and mission-focused team.
Primary Responsiblities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (assessment developers, psychometricians, product managers, UX/UI designers, AI and software engineers, external vendors) to develop, test, and deliver new or enhanced products. supporting workforce readiness, educator ethics, and test preparation.
- Define and document requirements, ensuring alignment with client and market needs and organizational goals.
- Ensure that products are aligned with test content, constructs, or standards and support best practices in instructional design and learning sciences.
- Partner with product and marketing teams to execute successful go-to-market strategies and support sales.
- Evaluate user feedback, market trends, and data analytics to drive continuous product enhancement and innovation.
- Oversee day-to-day operations, administration, client onboarding, technical delivery, and client and customer support for the programs.
- Manage project schedules, milestones, progress, risks, and communications.
- Coordinate development of technical reports, training, and documentation in support of the products.
- Strong project management, leadership, analytical, and communications skills.
- Experience with or passion for developing products that leverage AI, chatbots, avatars, and LLMs a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in related fields such as Education, Measurement, Business, Communications.
- 3 years of experience developing or managing educator assessments, workforce solutions, test preparation, or professional learning products.
- Prior experience as a K-12 teacher, school leader, or educator preparation program faculty a plus.
- We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning.
- We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. Â In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth!
- As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. Â At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you!