
Lead Technical Author
- Serdang, Kedah Selangor
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead the investigation, evaluation and implementation of next generation technologies, especially generative AI, to help drive productivity and quality gains in technical authoring
- Define and execute the documentation strategy, standards, and vision for the technical authoring function in line with our SaaS development release cadence.
- Lead the creation and delivery of product documentation across formats (e.g., web, PDF, embedded, context-sensitive).
- Manage a team of technical authors, supporting and providing development, coaching, and resource planning.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and Engineering leaders to ensure Definition of Done is met in time for all new features within release cycles.
- Own and evolve content management systems (e.g., Madcap Flare), publishing workflows, and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Ensure consistency, clarity, and usability of content across the product suite through quality assurance and review processes.
- Monitor and act on documentation feedback, usage analytics, and support insights to improve quality and discoverability.
- Champion user-centered content design and accessibility standards.
- Contribute to cross-functional initiatives around onboarding, support, and customer success enablement.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Technical Communication, Computer Science, or a related field.
- A passion and working knowledge for understanding latest technologies, specifically, AI to increase efficiencies and practices.
- 7+ years of experience in technical documentation with 2+ years in a leadership or senior content strategy role.
- Demonstrated success managing technical authoring functions or teams in a product-centric environment.
- Expertise in content tooling (e.g., Madcap Flare, DITA, HTML/CSS, Markdown) and automated publishing workflows.
- Strong leadership, project management, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Deep understanding of documentation usability, accessibility, and user-centered design principles.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and influencing cross-functional delivery planning.
- Ability to drive quality, consistency, and scalability across documentation practices.