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Join the College Board as a Senior Director of Government Relations, focusing on privacy and technology policy to protect students while advancing educational access. This fully remote full-time role encompasses legislative strategy, advocacy, and relationship-building at both the state and federal levels.

Responsibilities: Lead the legislative agenda on privacy and technology, shape policy outcomes, and engage with legislators to ensure the protection of students' data and educational technology.

Skills: 7-10 years of experience in government relations with a focus on privacy and technology, proven lobbying success, strong communication skills, and a deep understanding of legislative processes.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, or related field, with demonstrated success in advocacy campaigns and a strong grasp of student data privacy issues.

Location: This job is fully remote, with the option for hybrid work for candidates near College Board offices in New York.

Compensation: $112000 - $170000 / Annually

Senior Director, Government Relations (Privacy and Technology)

College Board –Global Policy and External Relations

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). 

Timing: 2-year term

Type: 

• This is a full-time position

About the Team

Global Policy and External Relations (GPER) is a close-knit team of policy, government relationsand strategic workforce professionals who drive policy proposals and appropriation priorities from design to implementation. Our core capabilities include active lobby engagement with state elected officials,policy design and adoption to reach a broader group of students, field and subject-matter expertise to help College Board programs innovate and adapt, and advocacy and policy implementation to build and maintain a powerful network of external allies that advance our organizational goals.

Government Relations plays a direct and high-impact role in lobbying state and federal policymakers to advance and defend College Board’s priorities. Members of our GR team, including this role, are registered lobbyists who lead legislative engagement and secure support for key policy initiatives.

About the Opportunity

As Senior Director of Government Relations, you will lead College Board’s legislative efforts related to data privacy and technology at the state and federal levels. Your mission is to ensure that laws and regulations focusing on privacy, artificial intelligence, educational technology, and protection of minors’ use of technology and their dataprovide safeguards for students without limiting educational access or innovation. 

You lead legislative strategy, actively shape policy outcomes, and build high-impact relationships with policymakers that reflect College Board’s values and programmatic needs across all states and in Congress. You drive legislative agendas, secure bipartisan support, and respond to threats in a rapidly evolving privacy landscape.You align internal teams around a clear policy vision, coordinating with program, legal, and policy leaders to deliver results.

In this role, you will:

Lead GR Legislative Strategy on Privacy (50%)

• Drive and execute a bold, proactive state and federal agenda to safeguard and advance College Board’s leadership on data privacy, artificial intelligence, educational technology, and protections for minors online—ensuring the organization stays ahead of regulatory and reputational risks.
• Forge and sustain high-impact relationships with legislative leaders, key committee and gubernatorial staff, education coalitions, and advocacy partners—positioning College Board as a trusted and influential voice in state and national policy conversations.
• Serve as a compelling and credible representative of College Board in legislative forums and public venues—translating complex technical and policy issues into clear, persuasive narratives for lawmakers, regulators, and education stakeholders.
• Proactively surface and escalate legislative threats regarding privacy and AI, ensuring College Board influences outcomes early and effectively.
• Shape powerful, legally and politically sound testimony, policy briefs, and legislative amendments—working in close collaboration with state GRD leads, Policy, and Legal to equip lawmakers and coalition allies with the tools to act.
• Deliver expert, timely, and actionable briefings that equip College Board leaders to engage with confidence and clarity on AI, privacy, and emerging tech policy—turning insight into influence.
• Partner closely with Legal and Policy teams to align strategic messaging, reinforce defensibility, and operationalize a credible and compliant parental consent model for minors’ data and tech use.
• Direct, coordinate, and hold accountable contract lobbyists to neutralize threats and advance College Board’s position on privacy, AI, and ed tech—ensuring every external effort drives measurable policy wins.

Design Proactive Legislative Campaigns(30%)

• Seize opportunities for College Board to set the national agenda on privacy, AI, and edtech policy through model legislation.
• Secure bill sponsors and develop model legislative language in coordination with state GR lead,Policy and Legal teams.
• Mobilize partner organizations to co-sponsor or publicly champion College Board’s legislative efforts.
• Drive state-level campaigns from concept to passage, including grassroots and grasstops support.

Expand Coalition Engagement and External Legislative Engagement (20%)

• Forge powerful alliances with legislators, attorneys general, and influential policy groups to amplify College Board’s policy voice.
• Build strategic alliances with policymaker member organizations such as TechNet, US Chamber, NGA, RGA, DGA, ALEC and other organizations - positioning College Board as a credible, solutions-oriented partner and ensuring our priorities are reflected in national conversations on technology, education, and student data policy. 
• Leverage alliances to expand our reach, open new channels of influence, and allow us to shape model policies and frameworks that impact state and federal decision-making
• Coordinate national and state coalitions to strengthen College Board’s collective influence in legislative arenas.
• Represent College Board with authority and clarity in high-stakes forums, national convenings, and executive-level summits —building brand credibility and cultivating influence among top-tier policy leaders.
• Command College Board’s strategic position in cross-sector privacy and edtech coalitions—shaping agendas, aligning stakeholders, and driving policy consensus that protects innovation and student interests.

About You

You have:

• 7-10 years of experience ingovernment relations, legislative affairs, or public advocacy, focused on privacy and technology.
• A proven track recordas a registered lobbyist of securing legislative wins and navigating complex political environments.
• Expertise in legislative drafting, lobbying, and political strategy, including direct engagement with elected officials and staff.
• Demonstrated success in creating and leading advocacy campaigns to build support for legislative priorities.
• Strong understanding of student data privacy and AI issues, state legislative processes, and regulatory policy frameworks.
• Exceptional political judgment, relationship-building skills, and coalition management capabilities.
• Stellar communication and persuasion skills, including the ability to explain complex privacy topics to lay and technical audiences.
• Bachelor's degree in political science, public policy, or a related field.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Willingness to travel approximately 20%, with potential for more during state legislative sessions.

All roles at College Board require: 

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Tools (or a willingness to learn)
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively. 
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• Evidence of skills and mindsets required to live out College Board’s Operating Principles, notably:
• A commitment to candid, timely, respectful feedback 
• A learner orientation and an openness to ideas and diverse perspectives
• The ability to push for excellence through data-informed decision-making, iterative learning, external benchmarking and user-inputs
• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to break down complex issues and identify clear paths forward
• A track record of prioritizing high-impact work, simplifying complexity, taking initiative, and making decisions quickly with clarity of purpose
• A habit of collaborating across differences, practicing empathy, and contributing to a culture of trust and shared success

About Our Process  

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
• While thehiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.  

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck—we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation

• The hiring range for this role is $112,000–$170,000.
• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.
• We aim to make our best offer upfront—rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.
• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.

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