Senior Director, Software Engineering

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Technology leader overseeing multiple teams delivering software solutions for nursing education at Elsevier. Focused on strategic objectives and building a culture of innovation, collaboration, and talent development.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timePhiladelphia • Florida, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $156,700 - $290,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading multiple technology teams across Elsevier Health Education, under Health Markets responsible for the design, development, delivery, and operation of scalable software solutions supporting strategic business objectives.
Providing technical and organizational leadership across product and engineering domains, driving execution, operational excellence, modernization, and continuous improvement.
Partnering closely with product, architecture, data, quality, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with business priorities while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and talent development.
Developing and executing multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with Elsevier Health Education’s strategic objectives.
Driving cloud modernization, platform consolidation, API-first architecture, and AI-enabled product capabilities across Nursing and Medical Education platforms.
Establishing engineering standards, architecture governance, security, scalability, and operational best practices across multiple teams.
Evaluating emerging technologies, including Generative AI and machine learning, to improve learning experiences and accelerate product innovation.
Building, mentoring, and leading high-performing engineering managers and technical leaders across geographically distributed teams.
Creating a culture focused on engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and inclusion.
Driving workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and leadership development.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing, cross-functional teams.
Experience in healthcare / education technology or another regulated, data-sensitive domain.
Fluency with AI-assisted development (e.g. Claude Code, Copilot) and how to adopt it responsibly across teams.
Familiarity with data governance frameworks in a compliance-heavy environment.
Extensive technical judgment — can go deep on architecture, then zoom out to strategy.
Experience partnering with Product and UX to deliver customer-facing outcomes across different time zones.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Annual incentive bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software DevelopmentArchitecture GovernanceAPI-First ArchitectureGenerative AIMachine Learning

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationMentoringInnovationAccountability