Director, Standards and Competency

Salary Range: $145,000.00 To $175,000.00 AnnuallyCFP Board seeks a seasoned credentialing leader with deep expertise in psychometrics, exam development, and exam administration operations to direct the high‑stakes CFP® Examination program. This role ensures full compliance with NCCA accreditation standards, oversees outsourced exam delivery partners, leads psychometric practices, and manages a team responsible for registration, accommodations, audits, and corrective actions. The position is accountable for modernizing and stabilizing exam‑related processes, strengthening volunteer items development engagement structures, and improving cross‑departmental collaboration across Professional Practice.

Essential Functions: Psychometrics, Exam Design, and Assessment Integrity: Leads the design, psychometric analysis, and continuous improvement of CFP Board’s high‑stakes examination program in alignment with industry best practices and NCCA standards. Oversees the exam development cycle, including job task analysis inputs, blueprint maintenance, item development, form assembly, standard setting, equating, and scoring. Ensures validity, reliability, fairness, and security of all exam forms using contemporary psychometric methodologies. Identifies and implements improvements to exam development workflows; establishes rigorous documentation standards and reproducible, policy‑driven processes. Modernizes volunteer engagement structures—item writers, reviewers, technical advisors to ensure sustainable, high‑quality contributions and appropriate training, mentoring, and evaluation. Monitors performance trends, industry benchmarks, and advances in assessment science to proactively adjust practices. Ensures exam‑related activities support Accreditation compliance and withstand internal and external audits. Exam Delivery, Vendor Management, and Accreditation Compliance: