Strategic Web Project Manager (Headless CMS)

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University’s Stanford Graduate School of Business is seeking a highly organized Web Project Manager to coordinate a major website development initiative, including headless CMS implementation. You will translate complex technical work into actionable plans, build timelines, and lead meetings with internal teams and vendors.

This hands-on role requires strong communication, meticulous documentation, and the ability to align content strategists, IT, marketing, and business stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with related experience.
• Experience translating complex technical initiatives into manageable workflows.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and coordinate stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee major website development project workflows and milestones.
• Manage vendor relationships and track deliverables to timelines.
• Coordinate with Web & Social, Marketing, IT, and content teams to align goals.
• Define requirements, write and review functional specifications as needed.
• Perform QA testing on features and integrations and track issues.
• Prepare project documentation and maintain decision logs.

Skills

Project coordination

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Airtable

Drupal

Job description

Stanford University’s Stanford Graduate School of Business is seeking a highly organized Web Project Manager to coordinate a major website development initiative, including headless CMS implementation. You will translate complex technical work into actionable plans, build timelines, and lead meetings with internal teams and vendors.

This hands-on role requires strong communication, meticulous documentation, and the ability to align content strategists, IT, marketing, and business stakeholders