Manager, Technical Writing
Torc Robotics
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $117,600 - $141,100 per year
About the role
- Manage, participate in, and lead the work of a team of technical writers.
- Support the design, development, preparation, and maintenance of technical content including processes, workflows, standards, operating models, user manuals, tutorials, policies, business schedules, technical documentation, etc.
- Lead, develop, and grow a team of high-performing technical writers.
- Being a key decision maker on documentation templates, documentation management, standardization, organization, security processes, and archiving to ensure compliance with corporate quality standards.
- Ensuring documentation work is tracked to meet milestone dates and internal or external deliverables.
- Evaluating business cases for external documentation and developing a strategy and a team to support as applicable.
- Ensure creation of and adherence to standardization and documentation quality standards (including consistency, branding, adherence to a style guide, etc.) by all technical writers on the team. This may require review and editing or staffing team with an editor.
- Define and own execution of technical writing mechanisms, including intake, prioritization, execution, and reporting processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in English, Communication, Business Administration, Technical Writing, or business-related discipline.
- 3+ years people leadership experience.
- 6+ years of experience required in technical writing and documentation in a software development environment.
- Proven ability to mentor, coach, and manage high-performing teams.
- Strong understanding of software development processes, APIs, and modern documentation tools (e.g. Markdown, GitHub, Confluence)
- Experience creating infographics such as diagrams, screenshots, workflows, graphs, etc.
Benefits
- A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
- Company-wide holiday office closures
- AD+D and Life Insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
technical writingdocumentationstandardizationquality standardsprocessesworkflowsAPIsinfographicseditingreporting
Soft Skills
people leadershipmentoringcoachingteam managementdecision makingorganizationcommunicationcollaborationstrategic planningproblem solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EnglishBachelor’s Degree in CommunicationBachelor’s Degree in Business AdministrationBachelor’s Degree in Technical Writing