Program Manager, Stanford Law School

Program Manager

Stanford Law Executive Education delivers world-class programs designed to equip legal, business, and public sector leaders with the knowledge, skills, and networks to thrive in a rapidly evolving professional landscape. Anchored by Stanford Law School's renowned faculty and bolstered by cross-disciplinary expertise from across Stanford University and Silicon Valley, our offerings span law, leadership, technology, and innovation.

While Stanford Law has a rich history of offering high-impact executive programs, Executive Education is now a newly formalized department poised for rapid growth. With a startup mindset and strong institutional foundation, we are expanding our reach and impact through new initiatives, strategic partnerships, and a growing professional staff.

The Program Manager plays a key role in shaping and managing Stanford Law Executive Educations growing portfolio of initiatives. This position oversees the end-to-end delivery of online, in-person, and custom programscoordinating logistics, managing systems and vendors, and supporting faculty and participants to ensure a world-class experience. The Program Manager will also help drive continuous improvement, contribute to strategic planning, and support operational execution across the unit. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys building systems, managing complex projects, and delivering exceptional service.

Core duties include :

• Execute program plan definitions and detailed rollout schedules, including collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Oversee planning, vendor and instructor engagement, enrollment and participant experience for online, in-person, and custom programs.
• Work with the entire Executive Education team to develop new programming.
• Collaborate with the program group team to develop and execute a marketing plan, assessing and revising as necessary to meet goals.
• Partner with centers and other departments to develop and market programs connected to area of focus.
• Attract top-tier program participants.
• Develop relationships with participants in the form of cold emails, at conferences and at events.
• Develop and maintain website content for the departments programs.
• Develop original content to tell Exec Eds story online.
• Implement conversion strategy to meet product / program goals.
• Build out program and project planning strategy to ensure timelines are executed efficiently.
• Deliver an experience that leads to high customer satisfaction and advocacy for the program.
• Manage the Learning Management System for online programs.
• Create onboarding resources and best practices guides for speakers and facilitators.
• Conduct analysis and make recommendations regarding the direction of the programs.
• Monitor feedback (emails, meetings, program surveys) across offerings and propose changes to improve structure, delivery models, and enrollment processes.
• Track trends in legal education and industry demands to support the creation of new course offerings or refine existing ones.
• Actively participate in efforts to improve processes, programs and business across the department.
• Attend key industry conventions and conferences.
• Coordinate with vendors and consultants on specific programs.

Minimum requirements :

Education & Experience : Bachelors degree and three years of relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Work standards :

The expected pay range for this position is $101,431 to $119,725 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website provides detailed information on Stanfords extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

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.