Archives & Records Program Manager

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, CA seeks an Archives and Records Manager within the IT Division to oversee the management, preservation, and access to the Laboratory’s records and information assets.

The role requires building and maintaining records schedules, ensuring regulatory compliance, guiding archival processing, and coordinating a network of records liaisons across directorates while supporting FOIA/PA requests and digital preservation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in records management, archives, information science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in records management software and tools, including electronic records management systems.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state records management regulations and best practices.
• Extensive knowledge of archival principles and practices, including appraisal, arrangement, description, and preservation.
• Discretion and sound judgment in handling confidential, sensitive, and legally significant information.
• Ability to manage projects and drive initiatives across functional lines.
• Ability to interact with developers to evaluate modifications of software and digital resources.

Responsibilities

• Managing the records lifecycle for physical and electronic records, including creation, classification, retention scheduling, storage, retrieval, and disposition.
• Maintaining inventories, file plans, and retention schedules; coordinating with directorates for updates.
• Implementing systems for records retention and destruction per federal guidelines and information governance strategies.
• Developing guidelines for handling sensitive information (PII, controlled unclassified information, proprietary material).
• Coordinating transfer of permanent records to the National Archives and managing storage relationships.
• Collaborating with directorates to understand records needs and training the liaison network.
• Supporting legal holds, FOIA/PA requests, and regulatory/audit requirements.

Skills

Information governance

Archival processing

Compliance awareness

Communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in Information Management / Library Science / Archival Studies

Bachelor's degree + equivalent experience

Tools

Records management software

Digital archiving standards

SharePoint / Microsoft 365

Job description

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, CA seeks an Archives and Records Manager within the IT Division to oversee the management, preservation, and access to the Laboratory’s records and information assets.

The role requires building and maintaining records schedules, ensuring regulatory compliance, guiding archival processing, and coordinating a network of records liaisons across directorates while supporting FOIA/PA requests and digital preservation initiatives.