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Primary expectations of a Content Management and Operations Lead include: Directly manage and supervise a team of content specialists, including assigning work, establishing priorities, providing coaching and performance feedback, conducting performance evaluations, and supporting professional development. Oversee daily content management operations, including intake, prioritization, workload distribution, quality assurance, and publication of content requests across the public website and intranet, ensuring established service-level agreements (SLAs) are met. Manage staffing capacity, resource allocation, workload distribution, and operational coverage to ensure the team meets customer requirements and program commitments. Establish clear performance expectations, monitor team productivity and quality metrics, identify performance gaps, and implement improvements to strengthen operational effectiveness. Serve as the program's Drupal content management subject matter expert, providing technical leadership and oversight of content types, fields, taxonomies, media libraries, menus, navigation, layouts, editorial workflows, moderation states, and user permissions. Oversee website content maintenance and administration, including redirects, metadata, menus, and page layouts within Drupal, providing hands-on support for complex or high-priority requests and coordinating with development teams when custom functionality is required. Develop, document, implement, and enforce content governance standards, publishing procedures, editorial workflows, and standard operating procedures (SOPs). Ensure published content and templates comply with Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.x standards, overseeing accessibility testing, issue resolution, and remediation activities. Lead and coordinate training for government stakeholders and content coordinators on Drupal authoring, information architecture, page layouts, content organization, usability, accessibility, and publishing best practices. Manage content planning and operational delivery for major initiatives, including website redesigns, feature launches, content migrations, and high-visibility communications campaigns. Partner with design, development, and program leadership to establish content requirements, improve content models, and support enhancements to website functionality and user experience. Oversee content-related site search functionality, including metadata, taxonomy, search configuration, and optimization to improve content discoverability. Leverage web analytics and operational performance metrics to evaluate content effectiveness, monitor service delivery, identify trends, and drive improvements to content organization, accessibility, and user experience. Direct and coordinate confidential and time-sensitive publishing activities, including regulatory announcements and bank closing events, ensuring strict adherence to customer security requirements, release procedures, and quality standards. Collaborate with development, DevSecOps, design, quality assurance, and third-party teams to coordinate releases, incidents, upgrades, and other activities affecting content operations. Maintain oversight of team assignments, deliverables, and operational documentation using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent customer-approved tools, contributing to weekly status reports, monthly SLA reporting, and quarterly performance reviews. Lead operational planning, participate in Agile ceremonies, and coordinate cross-functional activities to support efficient and predictable content delivery. Identify and address operational risks, resource constraints, quality concerns, and workflow inefficiencies, escalating issues to program leadership as appropriate. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen publishing efficiency, content governance, team effectiveness, and the overall quality of the customer's digital presence.

5+ years of experience in web content operations or content management for large, public-facing websites, including demonstrated experience directly supervising employees or managing content publishing teams. Demonstrated experience managing team performance, assigning and prioritizing work, coordinating staffing resources, providing employee feedback, and maintaining accountability for operational delivery. 3+ years of hands-on experience administering or building content within Drupal 9, 10, or 11, including content types, fields, taxonomies, Views, media management, menus, Layout Builder or Paragraphs, content moderation, editorial workflows, and user roles and permissions. Strong working knowledge of HTML and CSS, with working familiarity with JavaScript sufficient to troubleshoot rendered content and template-related issues. Demonstrated experience implementing and maintaining Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards, including hands-on testing using assistive technologies such as NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver. Experience developing, implementing, and enforcing content standards, editorial workflows, publishing procedures, and SOPs. Experience managing content operations against established SLAs, including accountability for measurable accuracy, response time, resolution, and quality expectations. Experience using web analytics platforms such as Google Analytics 4 (GA4) or equivalent tools, along with site search configuration and optimization. Experience working within Agile delivery environments using Jira, Confluence, or equivalent project management and collaboration tools. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, resolve operational challenges, and maintain team accountability in a deadline-driven environment. Excellent written, verbal, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to advise nontechnical stakeholders, provide training, and establish clear operational standards. Ability to obtain and maintain the required federal background investigation and Public Trust suitability determination. Must meet applicable contractual citizenship or lawful permanent residency requirements.

Experience managing content operations teams supporting large-scale Drupal website redesigns, modernization, or replatforming initiatives, including content audits, inventory management, content modeling, template mapping, restructuring, migration, and post-launch support. Acquia Certified Drupal Site Builder certification or equivalent Drupal certification. Experience supporting federal government websites, particularly within financial regulatory agencies. Familiarity with the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA), OMB Memorandum M-23-22, and the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS). Experience administering Drupal within a FedRAMP-authorized hosting environment, such as an appropriately authorized Acquia, Pantheon, or Cloud.gov environment. Familiarity with Git-based Drupal configuration management, including configuration export/import processes and CI/CD release workflows. Experience with structured content, content strategy, information architecture, and federal plain-language standards. Experience managing digital assets and overseeing PDF accessibility remediation using Adobe Acrobat or equivalent tools. Experience managing confidential, embargoed, or time-sensitive publishing events requiring strict quality controls and coordinated release procedures. Experience overseeing operational performance reporting, resource planning, and continuous improvement initiatives within a federal government contract environment. To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit: https://adhocteam.us/join

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