Manager, Central Operations – Knowledge Management

Role Overview

• Design and implement Nava’s enterprise knowledge framework from the ground up: taxonomy, metadata standards, content architecture, and tooling built for both human findability and AI readiness
• Assess, maintain, and re-structure Nava’s knowledge base into a scalable base across Nava’s internal systems (Confluence, GDrive, and integrated platforms), ensuring content is structured, deduplicated, and consistently organized
• Establish and own documentation standards company-wide: content templates, review cycles, ownership models, and quality criteria
• Improve discoverability through information architecture and enterprise search optimization, so the right knowledge surfaces at the right moment across tools and workflows
• Own the strategy for making Nava’s knowledge infrastructure AI-ready: ensure content is structured, tagged, and governed in a way that supports AI tools, intelligent search, and agentic workflows
• Lead integration between Nava’s knowledge systems (Confluence, GDrive, etc) and the platforms that enable automated and AI-assisted workflows; partner with Technology and Operations to define the framework for how content is consumed by AI systems
• Stay current on emerging AI and knowledge engineering capabilities; bring informed recommendations to leadership on where Nava can gain leverage as tooling evolves
• Define and enforce governance standards for the full content lifecycle, from creation and review through archival and retirement, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and version control at scale
• Partner with subject matter experts across functions to capture and convert tacit knowledge into structured, reusable content
• Build the measurement framework for knowledge management at Nava: define KPIs for content health, usage, search success, and time saved, and track attribution back to business impact
• Build proactive relationships with leaders across Delivery, People Operations, Finance, Growth, and Operations to surface knowledge gaps and align on priorities; develop training, templates, and playbooks that enable contributors across functions to create and maintain knowledge that meets Nava’s standards
• Opportunity to build a team as the function scales, based on business need

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in knowledge management, content strategy, digital transformation, or operations
• with a demonstrated focus on building knowledge systems, not just managing documentation
• Experience designing AI-ready knowledge frameworks: structuring content for machine consumption, defining metadata standards, and governing content with downstream AI use in mind
• Proven ability to set and enforce enterprise-wide content standards and governance models across a multi-stakeholder environment
• Experience with knowledge base platforms and collaboration tools, including Confluence; comfort evaluating and integrating tooling across the knowledge stack
• Strong information architecture skills: taxonomy design, metadata management, and enterprise search optimization
• Experience building KPI frameworks for knowledge management, including measuring content health, reuse, and business impact — not just usage
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment skills; can influence without authority and drive adoption across all levels of an organization
• Comfortable operating across strategic design and hands-on execution within the same week

Benefits

• Health coverage — comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs
• Insurance coverage — Nava provides disability, life, and accidental death insurance at no cost
• Time off — vacation, holidays (including Juneteenth), and floating holidays to rest and recharge
• Company holidays — enjoy 12 paid federal holidays each year on top of your regular PTO
• Annual bonus — when Nava meets its goals, eligible employees receive a performance-based annual bonus
• Parental leave — paid time off for new parents, plus weekly meals delivered to your home
• Wellness program — full platform offering physical, mental, & emotional health resources & support tools
• Virtual care — see doctors online with no copay through UnitedHealthcare’s virtual visit program
• Sabbatical leave — earn extended unpaid leave after continuous service for personal growth or rest
• 401(k) match — Nava matches 4% of your salary to support your retirement savings plan
• Flexible work — remote-first environment with flexibility built around your schedule and responsibilities
• Home office setup — company laptop & setup assistance provided via Staples for remote work needs
• Utility support — monthly reimbursement to help offset eligible home office utility expenses
• Learning opportunities — internal training programs and resources to help grow your professional skills
• Development opportunities — LinkedIn Learning access & an annual allowance for courses, tuition, & certs
• Referral bonus — get rewarded when you refer great people who join the Nava team
• Commuter benefits — pre-tax commuter programs to support in-office travel when applicable
• Supportive culture — A collaborative and remote-friendly team environment where people genuinely care