MongoDB's mission is to empower innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. We enable organizations of all sizes to easily build, scale, and run modern applications by helping them modernize legacy workloads, embrace innovation, and unleash AI. Our industry-leading developer data platform, MongoDB Atlas, is the only globally distributed, multi-cloud database and is available in more than 115 regions across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Atlas allows customers to build anywhere—on the edge, on premises, or across cloud providers.The MongoDB Documentation team is a group of writers and engineers who develop and maintain the documentation for the MongoDB product family. Our goal is to help our readers successfully use MongoDB products by providing outstanding documentation. We are hiring a Lead Technical Writer to guide the creation of world-class documentation for MongoDB's products.The Docs team is responsible for documenting all aspects of the developer data platform including the database, query language, Atlas, Vector Search, Full-Text Search, Stream Processing, client libraries, administrative tools, connectors, and more.Candidate Profile:Candidates must have extensive technical writing experience and 2+ years of experience managing a team of technical writers, developer advocates, or other technical communications-focused roles. Beyond that, we are looking for someone who:Is passionate about developing writing expertise on a team through reviews and mentorshipHas experience prioritizing and planning documentation projectsWorks collaboratively with other documentation leaders and writersGrew a technical writing team through interviewing, hiring, and onboarding talented writersPossesses strong critical reading and writing skillsHas experience with database technologies (NoSQL or RDBMS, MVCC)Position Expectations:Lead a small technical writing team with opportunity for team growthIntegrate with a highly collaborative group of documentation leaders to build a strong cross-functional documentation teamWork cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Design, Developer Relations, and Product Marketing to ensure the documentation meets the needs of our usersFoster a positive and effective team cultureDevelop the writing, testing, and technical skills of the team through coachingContribute feedback to the team through copy review and planning discussionsCollaborate with Engineering and Product on the team's roadmap, then plan it in quarterly incrementsInterview and hire talented writers for all areas of the MongoDB Docs teamAdvocate for users in everything your team producesProduce technically accurate and well-written documentation when time permitsSuccess Measures:In 3 months:You've met with all of your team members and are starting to learn their interests, strengths, and areas for developmentYou've become comfortable with our toolchain and writing workflowYou're getting to know our server engineers and are getting comfortable with participating in intra and inter-team discussionsYou've completed any required technical and leadership training required for MongoDB EngineeringIn 6 months:You review your team's work and are using their writing to learn more about the MongoDB data platformYou've adapted to our style of writing and instill technical writing best practices in team members' workYou have worked with each team member to develop a growth plan tailored to their career goalsYou and your manager have discussed your career trajectory and growth opportunitiesMongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.MongoDB is an equal opportunities employer.
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