Technical Publications Senior Manager
Hitachi Vantara · Tallahassee, FL · 2 days ago
MarketingFull-time
Overview
The Technical Publications Senior Manager will lead the global content strategy and documentation teams, ensuring that documentation is a competitive advantage. This role requires strategic leadership, team management, process optimization, cross-functional collaboration, and a data-driven mindset.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the long-term vision for technical publications, aligning content strategy with product roadmaps and company OKRs.
- Recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of technical writers, information architects, and localization specialists.
- Modernize content infrastructure, implementing and managing modern CCMS platforms, AI-driven search, and automated publishing pipelines to increase efficiency.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, UX, and Customer Success to ensure documentation is integrated seamlessly into the user journey.
- Establish industry-standard KPIs to measure content effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in technical writing, with at least 6+ years managing global technical writing teams in the unstructured data storage (S3 and NAS/File), SaaS, or hardware industry.
- Ability to understand complex technical architectures, APIs, and developer tools.
- Familiarity with modern authoring tools such as SDL Tridion, Git, and Markdown-based workflows.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable, and user-centric content.
- Experience using analytics and customer feedback to iterate on content and prove ROI.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Computer Science, or a related field.
Skills
- Strategic thinking and execution.
- Team management and leadership.
- Content strategy and optimization.
- Collaboration and cross-functional partnership.
- Data analysis and customer feedback integration.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your holistic health and wellbeing, including industry-leading perks, support, and services. Flexible arrangements are available to accommodate your needs.
Pay
Competitive compensation package tailored to individual performance and qualifications.
Schedule
Full-time position with standard business hours.