197 applicants

Company

GitHub · 3 days ago

Senior Manager, GitHub Docs

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$96K/yr - $256K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of technical writers, supporting their career growth through regular feedback and development opportunities.

Coach team members to deliver impactful content aligned with GitHub’s developer-focused content strategy and developers’ needs

Foster a supportive, inclusive team environment that encourages collaboration and innovation.

Proactively identify and resolve team blockers, ensuring smooth workflows and creating an environment that empowers team members to execute their responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

Translate GitHub’s business goals into actionable content strategies for the Docs team.

Partner with cross-functional teams deliver projects that support broader product and business objectives.

Assess and communicate the impact of content based on user feedback, engagement metrics, and research.

Enable effective partnerships with stakeholders across GitHub.

Represent the Docs team in strategic discussions.

Coach team members to deliver impactful content aligned with GitHub’s developer-focused content strategy and what customers need from content

Support your team’s understanding of developers, their content needs, and our strategy for effective developer-focused content

Advocate for user-centered documentation practice

Qualification

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Content DesignContent StrategyUX DesignPeople ManagementCoding/ProgrammingAsynchronous Communication

Required

7+ years experience in writing, content design, content strategy, UX design, information technology (IT), coding/programming, or related field

OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, English, Writing, Journalism, Communications, or related field AND 5+ year(s) experience in writing, content design, content strategy, UX design, information technology, coding/programming, or related field OR equivalent experience.

2+ years people management experience

2+ years project leadership / management experience

Preferred

Proven ability to lead and manage distributed teams effectively, embracing GitHub's asynchronous communication across multiple time-zones.

Project management experience within a highly matrixed organization

Demonstrated experience cultivating relationships with technical stakeholders, with a focus on collaboration and influence.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Stock

Competitive pay

Generous learning and growth opportunities

Excellent benefits

Company

GitHub

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3.8

GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.

Founded in 2008

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1,000 employees

https://github.com

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