Head of Assessment and Certification Content

DataCamp
Belgium, London, Portugal, United States
Full timeFunction: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)Education: mastersSkills: ["Stakeholder collaboration","Subject-matter collaboration","Attention to quality","Continuous improvement","Assessment evaluation"]

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of DataCamp’s assessment and certification content, from blueprint and item design through review, publication, and ongoing maintenance. Design psychometrically sound assessments by defining scoring and passing standards while ensuring validity, reliability, and fairness. Build and operate AI workflows that draft, grade, and quality-check items at scale, and continuously improve performance using pass rates and learner/employer feedback.

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Head of Assessment and Certification Content

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of DataCamp’s assessment and certification content, from blueprint and item design through review, publication, and ongoing maintenance. Design psychometrically sound assessments by defining scoring and passing standards while ensuring validity, reliability, and fairness. Build and operate AI workflows that draft, grade, and quality-check items at scale, and continuously improve performance using pass rates and learner/employer feedback.
Location: Belgium, London, Portugal, United States
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Content & Editorial (Writing/Editing)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end lifecycle for assessment and certification content, including blueprint/item design, review, publication, and ongoing maintenance.
  • •Design psychometrically sound assessments by writing/reviewing items, defining scoring and passing standards, and safeguarding validity, reliability, and fairness.
  • •Build and operate AI workflows (prompting, pipelines, evaluation) that draft, grade, and quality-check assessment items at scale.
  • •Source and collaborate with subject-matter experts to keep certifications current with a fast-moving data and AI landscape.
  • •Benchmark certification performance and strategy against the wider certification landscape and drive improvements using pass rates, item statistics, and feedback.

Key Requirements

  • •Technical background in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Statistics, Engineering) plus experience evaluating technical competency using assessments, interviews, exams, or graded coursework.
  • •Expertise in assessment design, including item writing, scoring, standard-setting, and the validity, reliability, and fairness principles behind credible certification.
  • •Ability to translate data/AI skills that hiring managers screen for into what a certification measures.
  • •Strong experience with agentic AI systems such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Replit, and building AI automation systems to increase content output.
  • •Graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) in a related STEM discipline, or equivalent industry experience with hands-on expertise in data science, machine learning, or software development.
Experience:Data scienceMachine learningSoftware development
Education:Master's
Skills:Stakeholder collaborationSubject-matter collaborationAttention to qualityContinuous improvementAssessment evaluation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Claude CodeCursorReplit

Company Brief

DataCamp
Provides an online learning platform offering interactive courses in data science, analytics, and programming with hands-on exercises, projects, and skill tracks for individuals and enterprises to build practical data skills.
Industry: EdTech
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2013
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