Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs

Stanfordlivetickets; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health benefits

Flexible work options

Tuition assistance

403(b) plan

Mental health programs

Commuter transportation

Job summary

Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, CA, invites applications for a Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs. This hybrid role supports live, online, and on-campus programs, coordinating with faculty, learners, and clients across time zones.

The position is a 2-year fixed term with potential renewal and requires ability to travel occasionally. The role emphasizes project planning, budget oversight, and cross-department collaboration within the School of Engineering CGOE portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work across time zones and interact with diverse stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the management, planning, and execution of professional education offerings online, in-person, or blended.
• Work with team members to implement project plans and share responsibilities.
• Provide ongoing program support addressing learner inquiries and client expectations.
• Lead meetings to plan programs, monitor budgets, review evaluations.
• Coordinate with senior program managers to manage faculty, stakeholder, client and participant communications.
• Collaborate with CGOE internal departments responsible for catering, event services, student services, finance, and instructional technology.
• Assist in the development of materials which support the product/program.
• Assist with planning and logistical arrangements for various on-campus events.
• Occasionally travel to support on-campus and off-site program events.

Skills

Verbal communication

Organized

Analytical thinking

Deadline oriented

Team player

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 1 year experience

Job description

Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs

Stanford, CA, United States (Hybrid)

Job Description

This position has been deemed critical by the School of Engineering Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze.

Note: This is a 2 year fixed term position.

Note - Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S.

Work Arrangement: This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with a minimum of 3 days/week working at the Stanford main campus, subject to operational needs.

Budgeted Salary:

The budgeted base salary range for this position is $35.11 to $65.53 per hour.

The School of Engineering

Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed the worlds of information technology, communications, health care, energy, business and beyond. Our faculty and students are creative risk-takers who pursue excellence across a breadth of disciplines. Our alumni include some of the world's most successful leaders in technology and business. Our staff are critical to enabling Stanford Engineering to accomplish its mission: seeking solutions to some of the world's most urgent challenges and educating leaders who will make the world a better place through the power of engineering principles, techniques and systems.

The Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education (CGOE), part of Stanford Engineering, seeks a positive, highly motivated, customer oriented, and team-focused Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs to join our team and manage the delivery of custom and executive programs to a global audience. In this fast-paced environment, the successful candidate should have the ability to manage multiple programs, possess a strong attention to detail, thrive in a deadline driven environment, and possess exceptional communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to effectively and inclusively interact with people across cultures.

The successful candidate will support multiple programs that are part of a portfolio of programs delivered live virtually, online asynchronously, and in person on Stanford’s campus. The Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs will work closely with experienced CGOE Program Managers supporting a variety of clients, faculty, learners, and stakeholders at all levels of the organization. In this role, the Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs, will interface with Stanford faculty, departments, global clients and participants, and be the primary contact for vendors and service providers. During live virtual and in person events, it is expected that the Program Manager, Custom and Executive Programs will be responsible for making decisions in the best interest of the program, the attendees, and the University.

Given the global and customer-facing nature of our work, this role may be asked to occasionally work early mornings, evenings and/or weekends. This is a wonderful department that works well as a team! If you are looking for a position in a high energy, mission driven environment, this is the job for you! This is a 2-year fixed term position, with the possibility of renewal.

In This Role You Will:

• Support the management, planning, and execution of professional education offerings delivered online, in-person, or blended format.
• Work closely with team members to implement project plans and share responsibilities and support tasks.
• Ongoing program support of existing programs to address learner inquiries and fulfill client expectations.
• Initiate and lead meetings to plan programs, establish and monitor budgets, review program evaluations, and review administrative procedures.
• Coordinate with senior program managers to manage and address faculty, stakeholder, client and participant programmatic communication needs, serving as program point of contact representing CGOE and acting in the best interest of the organization, faculty, and Stanford University.
• Continually collaborate with CGOE internal departments responsible for catering and event services, student services, finance, and instructional technology.
• Assist in the development of materials which support the product/program.
• Assist with the planning and logistical arrangements for various on-campus events.
• Occasionally work early mornings, evenings, and/or weekends to support live virtual and in-person program delivery across time zones
• Occasionally travel to support on-campus and off-site program events

Physical Requirements:

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently retrieves and transports supplies from storage to set up venues for on-campus programs
• Occasionally lifts boxes of program materials and pushes supply carts between storage and event locations
• Rarely sort/file paperwork.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

Understand and communicate the features, benefits, and advantagesof the product/program to a target audience.

Gather, analyze and report on product/program data.

Execute a tactical plan to meet the product/programobjectives.

Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely delivery ofproduct/program elements.

Provide administrative support to Product/Program team.

Track product/program progress against goals andschedule.

Assist in the development of materials which support theproduct/program.

Bachelor’s degree and one year of relevant experience or acombination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Strong verbal and oral communication skills.

Highly organized.

Analytical and problem solving skills.

Ability to meet expected deadlines and schedules.

Team player.

• Pay Range $35.11 - $65.53 per hour
• Pay Frequency Hourly
• Fixed Term Y
• Stanford Schools and Units School of Engineering
• Full time or Part time Full Time
• Regular or Temporary Regular
• Job Category Marketing
• Posting Date 09/28/2026, 07:54 PM
• Grade G
• Job Identification 201223

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Benefits that support you, and your future

18+ PTO days per year

Health benefits start when you start

Flexible work options

$6000+ annual tuition and training assistance

403(b) plan

Mental health and wellness programs

Free and discounted commuter transportation

Applies to regular full-time positions.

Notice to Applicants
The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classifications and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Stanford University provides job pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a particular job. The specific pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic work location, relevant knowledge, skills and abilities, relevant education, years of relevant experience, depth and breadth of relevant experience, and performance; further including but not limited to other business and organization needs such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the minimum qualifications, departmental budget availability, and market and internal equity across the university, school/ unit, department, as well as job reporting relations hips.

Why work at Stanford

World-changing work in a culture of continuous learning

An inspiring community that values collaboration

High-quality health and wellness benefits that put you and your family first

Access to world-class education and career development, with tuition reimbursement, training assistance, and more