Chief Learning & Credentialing Officer - AMPP

About the Organization
The Association for Materials Protection and Performance-the largest global community for corrosion and coatings expertise. We're here to safeguard assets through education, credentialing, accreditation, innovation, and standardization.

AMPP was formed in 2021 through the merger of NACE International and the Society for Protective Coatings, uniting their efforts and expertise in corrosion control and materials protection. AMPP's annual revenue is approximately $60M and they have a total team of 200 full-time employees.

NACE International was founded in 1943 as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, and it focused on developing standards and education for corrosion prevention and control. Society for Protective Coatings was dedicated to the protective coatings industry, providing standards and certifications for coating applications.

This merger aimed to enhance the effectiveness of both organizations combining their resources,

expertise, and membership bases, which now exceeds 40,000 members across more than 154

countries.

Mission : Advancing materials performance to protect society, assets, and the environment.

Vision : A world built and protected with safe, reliable, sustainable materials.

How We Advance the Industry : AMPP represents the largest global community of corrosion and protective coatings professionals. Our members are dedicated to advancing technical and practical expertise in corrosion prevention and control. AMPP provides members with the knowledge and resources to ensure high performance materials are used to build and maintain sustainable infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities & Role Overview

The CLCO leads AMPP's global learning and credentialing ecosystem-the organization's primary engine for workforce capability and market adoption. This role owns the full lifecycle of education and certification programs, ensuring AMPP credentials are embedded in specifications, trusted by regulators, and required by employers worldwide.

Single governing objective : position AMPP credentials as the globally required standard for workforce qualification in corrosion and materials performance.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Credentialing strategy and market expansion:
  • Lead AMPP's credentialing strategy and market expansion, integrating standards driven certification and specification driven credentialing to grow adoption.
  • Align priorities, resources, and cross-functional teams around a unified education and credentialing agenda that accelerates strategic impact.
• Learning ecosystem design and modernization:
  • Modernize AMPP's global learning and credentialing ecosystem across all delivery formats and languages, including curriculum, instructional design, learning technology, assessment platforms, digital badging, and data informed decision making.
• Digital and data transformation of learning systems:
  • Lead the digital and data transformation of AMPP's learning systems, rebuilding how content, assessments, and credentials are delivered, measured, and improved.
• Full P&L ownership of credentialing portfolio:
  • Lead education and credentialing products with full P&L accountability.
• Member value & revenue generation:
  • Drive growth of non-dues revenue through education, certifications, sponsorships, and corporate learning partnerships globally while ensuring long term portfolio sustainability.
• Workforce alignment with global industry needs:
  • Lead workforce development and align AMPP credentials with global industry needs, including apprenticeship pathways, career frameworks, and employer partnerships that drive demand for credentials.
• Governance, accreditation, and quality assurance:
  • Govern certification and credentialing programs end to end, including program design, examination operations, credential issuance, recertification, accreditation, and quality assurance.
• Cross-functional leadership across standards, growth, and innovation:
  • Provide cross functional leadership across standards, growth, and innovation, partnering with the Chief Intelligence & Innovation Office, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Growth Office
• Executive leadership team member and Board liaison
  • Serve as a member of the executive leadership team, liaison to relevant Board committees, and senior spokesperson for AMPP's learning and credentialing portfolio externally.
• Staff management & leadership:
  • Recruit, engage, develop, and retain a talented team of professionals who are dedicated to the delivery of innovative education products and programs.
  • Provide ongoing mentoring and leadership, holding regular meetings to review progress and address challenges amongst the team, and establishing clear expectations, performance metrics, and accountability.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• % of global specifications requiring AMPP credentials
• Revenue growth from training and certification
• Growth in certified professionals globally
• Employer adoption and satisfaction
• Reduction in 'equivalent' credential usage

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrated experience in association or member-based organizations operating within standards-driven sectors.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in credentialing, workforce development, or professional education.
• Experience supporting and collaborating with boards and volunteer leaders in a governance environment to effectively serve as the executive lead for the Education, Certification, and Accreditation committees.
• Effective and persuasive communicator with strong active listening skills. Experienced in presenting to a wide range of audiences from executives, members, boards, committees, government, customers, and global partners. Effective and persuasive communicator with ability to influence regulators and industry stakeholders. Experience presenting to a wide range of audiences ranging from executives, members, boards, committees, government, customers, and global partners.
• Proven ability to scale global certification programs.
• Strong product and financial acumen with proven experience growing revenue-generating education or credentialing portfolios with P&L accountability.
• Ability to influence regulators and industry stakeholders.
• Strategic and entrepreneurial mindset that balances the integrity of credentialing with commercial growth, identifying opportunities to develop new products, credentials, and partnerships that advance the mission and grow revenue.
• Strong working knowledge of psychometrics, test development, item writing, standard setting, and examination defensibility.
• Demonstrated experience modernizing learning delivery across digital, blended, and micro credential models without cannibalizing higher-margin programs.
• Fluency in learning technology, including learning management systems, assessment and proctoring platforms, digital badging, and credential verification.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting, developing, leading, and inspiring a large multidisciplinary team across education, credentialing, instructional design, and learning technology.
• Expertise in volunteer management and engagement, including certification boards, exam committees, and faculty networks.
• Global mindset and demonstrated experience operating in international markets, including building, or managing learning and credentialing delivery across regions outside North America, preferred.
• Highest degree of ethics and integrity, including stewardship of credential integrity and examination security.
• Deep commitment to AMPP's mission and the role material performance plays in protecting society, assets, and the environment.

LEADERSHIP PROFILE

• Strategist - Shapes the longterm learning and credentialing strategy by anticipating shifts in materials performance, corrosion control, and protective technologies.
• Market Builder - Builds new markets by converting category authority into measurable adoption.
• Systems Thinker - Thinks in systems and designs how portfolio, technology, and commercial model fit together.
• Product Executive - Treats education and credentialing as products with customers, pricing, and margins, not as programs with budgets.
• Operator - Operates with discipline through clear accountability and the right talent in place. Runs education and credentialing as products with full P&L accountability.
• External Influencer - Influences externally with the credibility to shape regulators, accreditors, employers, and industry partners.

Education

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree, MBA, EdD, or PhD in a relevant discipline, strongly

preferred.

Travel Requirements

Travel is expected for this role and a passport is required. Travel is anticipated to be 20 - 30 %,

including domestic and international travel to member events, training delivery sites, examination

sites, accreditation reviews, and partner meetings.

Why This Role Matters

The constraint is no longer awareness of corrosion-it is workforce capability at scale. This role transforms AMPP's system into a globally integrated workforce engine that ensures infrastructure is built and protected by qualified professionals.


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