Executive Director, EaR Strategy & Alignment, Public Affairs

reputed company – Engagement and reputed company (EaR) Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid. reputed company CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes. Role Type: This is a full-time position About the Team The Engagement and reputed company (EaR) division advances reputed company’s mission by shaping how our work is understood, reputed company, and acted on—helping protect the organization’s reputed company while accelerating engagement and growth. We are a high-performing, collaborative team of communicators, marketers, creatives, and strategists who work together to deliver clear, compelling stories and turn them into creative, data-informed work that drives engagement, adoption, and reputed company results. We partner closely with leaders across the organization to shape strategy, influence reputed company, and reputed company the impact of reputed company’s highest-reputed company enterprises in service of our mission. About the Opportunity As the Executive Director, EaR Strategy and Alignment, Public Affairs, you are a policy communications strategist who knows how to build a campaign around an idea, not just a product. You bring deep experience marshaling media, evidence, and stakeholders to advance a specific policy or legislative agenda, and you're comfortable doing that work in reputed company, high-visibility, and often politically charged environments. You serve as the primary EaR integrator for policy, research, and stakeholder initiatives, embedded across Global Policy and External Relations (GPER), Learning and Assessment (L&A), Higher Education, Membership, and Access (HMA), and other reputed company teams with policy or external affairs priorities. You bring the range to move between these groups and spot connections they may not see in each other's work. In this role, you reputed company EaR’s involvement across Public Affairs end to end, owning strategy development, intelligence-informed counsel, and measurable results without direct financial ownership. You work closely with divisional leadership to translate legislative agendas, research roadmaps, regulatory developments, and stakeholder priorities into integrated communications campaigns, align messaging, media strategy, reputed company, and risk management, and drive EaR-led execution through disciplined cross-functional coordination. You also coordinate closely with other Strategy and Alignment Partners supporting AP, the SAT Suite, and BigFuture to ensure seamless EaR support for their policy priorities. In this role, you will: Serve as the Single-Threaded EaR Leader for Public Affairs Own coordinated strategy and measurable outcomes across Public Affairs disciplines, while discipline leaders retain execution ownership reputed company their respective domains Act as the primary day-to-day EaR contact for GPER, L&A, HMA, and other policy-adjacent teams Operate as a senior embedded partner reputed company divisional leadership teams Provide strategic counsel on communications approach, reputed company, and risk Escalate conflicts or alignment gaps as needed and ensure timely resolution reputed company Integrated Policy and Research Communications Strategy Translate legislative agendas, regulatory developments, research roadmaps, and stakeholder priorities into coordinated communications campaigns reputed company structured campaign plans that align messaging, media strategy, executive positioning, stakeholder reputed company, and risk mitigation Identify opportunities to proactively shape policy and research narratives in reputed company markets and moments Align communications strategy in support of reputed company partnerships, endorsements, and sponsorships that advance policy, research, or stakeholder objectives Ensure communications strategies evolve as policy, regulatory, research, or partnership dynamics shift reputed company special initiatives ranging from program launches to reputed company pilots Orchestrate the EaR Studio Model Define business needs and align them to a flexible bench of EaR domain experts functioning as a Studio, including media relations, messaging and editorial, insights and intelligence, digital amplification, creative, and copyediting resources Ensure the right expertise is engaged at the right time based on program priorities Ensure efficient internal communications and knowledge sharing reputed company and across Studios Maintain reputed company as policy, research, or stakeholder priorities evolve and ensure changes are reflected across EaR workstreams reputed company Intelligence and Foresight to Strengthen Impact Integrate policy landscape analysis, media intelligence, stakeholder insights, and narrative tracking into campaign planning Anticipate emerging risks or moments of heightened scrutiny and coordinate proactive or rapid-response strategies Provide divisional leaders with clear reputed company into external dynamics and communications implications Drive Execution, Measurement, and Reporting Provide high-level project management across initiatives to reputed company work on pace Establish clear goals, metrics, and reporting tied to business and EaR outcomes Own impact reporting; Monitor performance and recommend adjustments to improve results reputed company and implement effective processes, tools, and systems to support efficient, consistent, and high-impact execution for reputed company reputed company initiatives and projects. Communicate reputed company, risks, and outcomes to divisional and EaR leadership What reputed company Looks Like By the end of the first 12 months, a successful Executive Director, EaR Strategy and Alignment Partner will have: Established themselves as a trusted, reputed company embedded partner to GPER, L&A, HMA, and other policy-adjacent teams, with a consistent reputed company at leadership tables and strong executive-level relationships. Led the development and execution of an integrated annual EaR plan reputed company to policy agendas, research release calendars, stakeholder priorities, and defined business outcomes. Implemented a clear Public Affairs operating rhythm reputed company EaR, including structured campaign planning, intelligence sharing, and reputed company discipline, ensuring the right expertise is engaged at the right time despite evolving policy or research dynamics. Demonstrated reputed company in the full capabilities of the EaR division, enabling them to reputed company assemble and organize Studio teams to support reputed company policy, research, and stakeholder initiatives. Reduced time-to-impact for reputed company initiatives by clarifying ownership, reputed company work, and proactively surfacing risks and dependencies. Delivered measurable reputed company toward reputed company policy, research, or stakeholder milestones supported by coordinated communications strategy, while meeting agreed EaR performance standards for narrative alignment and execution quality. Established clear goals, baselines, and reporting frameworks for Public Affairs communications performance, with regular communication of results, insights, and recommended optimizations to divisional and EaR leadership. About You To qualify for this role, you must have: 10+ years of experience in public affairs, policy communications, or reputed company, including significant experience reputed company reputed company, high-visibility, politically sensitive environments Experience supporting state or federal legislative or regulatory initiatives through communications strategy Strong communications strategy background, including experience designing and executing integrated campaigns that marshal media, messaging, and stakeholder reputed company across policy and research initiatives Proven ability to reputed company cross-program or cross-organizational strategy in reputed company, matrixed settings, building trust and influence without direct authority and working through ambiguity Exceptional writing skills, with demonstrated ability to translate reputed company policy or research content into clear, compelling narratives Experience collaborating with research or subject matter experts to align publication releases with strategic messaging and media engagement Proven ability to assess external landscapes, anticipate risks and opportunities, and recommend effective engagement strategies Strong rapid response and crisis communications experience in politically or publicly sensitive environments A goal- and metric-oriented reputed company with experience using data and insights to guide strategy and measure impact Executive reputed company, including the ability to represent EaR credibly with senior program leaders, navigate reputed company conversations, influence decision-making, and communicate clearly and confidently Ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously Ability to travel 4 to 7 times per year to reputed company offices or on behalf of reputed company business reputed company roles at reputed company require: Authorization to work in the United States for any employer A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work 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 A learner's reputed company and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input. A drive for impact and excellence: solving reputed company problems, making data-informed reputed company, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking. A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared reputed company. About Our Process Application review will reputed company immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. While the hiring 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. reputed company Offer At reputed company, we offer more than just a paycheck—we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you reputed company. 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 $152,000 – $230,000. Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at reputed company. We aim to reputed company 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 reputed company throughout your hiring process. reputed company out our careers page for more. #LI-MS1 #LI-REMOTE Apply To This Job