What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Documentation Manager position at Apkudo, Inc.?
Job Title: Technical Documentation Manager
Location: US - Remote
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000
Position Summary:
Join Apkudo and bring your unique skills to a team where innovation and impact go hand in hand! In this role, you'll drive cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders and the leadership team to enhance existing products and create and launch new products. You will have unfettered access to our customers and teams with the mandate to foster, ideate, design, and launch disruptive products. Our goals are to help transform and reshape our industry. We are enhancing our core platform software to add app/feature on-ramps and flywheel options to capture both up and downstream partners in our existing customer’s supply chains. As the Technical Documentation Manager, you will help set the SaaS product strategy and help build and drive the roadmap to realize success for our customers.
What you’ll do:
- Manage and own (gather, document, negotiate, and prioritize) product and customer requirements for the assigned SaaS organization.
- Develop and refine software product requirements and solutions to enhance the device lifecycle process for our connected-device customers (e.g., T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Dell, Amazon, etc.).
- Host and manage working sessions with customers to understand their challenges and document their requirements
- Ideate, define, and promote SaaS products and process vision and strategy for connected device lifecycle from manufacturing and certification to retail to forward and reverse logistics
- Productize current solutions and capabilities so they can be leveraged at multiple clients
- Become an expert with respect to our current SaaS solutions
- Ensure documentation quality through established processes, feedback analysis, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather information and communicate progress.
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor's degree in Technical Communication, English, Journalism, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Proven experience (typically 5 years) in technical writing and documentation
- Strong understanding of technical documentation principles, best practices, and style guides.
- Proficiency in using documentation tools and technologies
- 1 years of product management experience with mobile/connected devices, similar
consumer electronics, and/or SaaS products.
- Demonstrated success bringing new mobile/tech/SaaS customer-facing products or
services to market by driving product requirements through development team(s) using
an iterative process
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience working with agile development methodologies is a plus.
- Experience in [mention specific industry or domain relevant to the company] is a plus.
Our Core Values:
- Hooked on customers. Our passion for innovation propels our customers forward. We thrive on solving our customers’ problems, big and small.
- We communicate confidently and with generosity. We not only spread ideas, but we also spread understanding to help every team succeed.
- Champion the use of data. We use data to build solutions to problems, promote collaboration, and inform decisions for us and our customers.
- Proudly accountable. We follow through because the alternative is not an option. Every word, every action, and every result reflect the improvements we seek to make.
- Be you. We bring our whole selves to our work, our teams, and our customers. The collective ‘we’ will shine bright for all to see.
- I have your back. Trust and respect each other to do the right thing when someone needs an extra hand. We go farther together than we do alone.
- It matters how we show up. Sometimes bold, sometimes brave, always curious. We expect more of ourselves to be our best for the team.
What you can expect from us:
- Annual leave - 20 days of paid annual leave per year
- Holidays - Generous paid holidays, including a day off for your birthday.
- Paid parental leave benefits - 12 weeks (2 weeks prior, 10 weeks following) of paid
parental leave for eligible regular full-time employees
- Casual dress - We offer a casual dress code so you can feel comfortable and be yourself at work.
- Flexible Working Arrangements - Apkudo supports a healthy work-life balance by offering flexible working hours and remote or hybrid work setups. Please note that the availability of flexible working arrangements may vary based on the specific role and business requirements.
- Tuition reimbursement - Up to $5,250 per year for financial assistance for continuing education, certification courses, or degree programs related to your role.
- Wellness Stipend - Monthly stipend to support health and wellness activities, such as gym memberships, yoga classes, or wellness apps.
- Tech Stipend - Monthly stipend to assist with purchasing or upgrading technology equipment for optimal productivity.
- Benefits - Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance. Please note that benefit offerings may vary based on your location.
- 401(k) matching up to 4%
*Please note that fringe benefits provided may be subject to local tax regulations.*
About Apkudo:
Our Vision
Devices connect the world. We help ensure there will still be a world to connect.
This is ambitious, on purpose. We must lean into our shared passion for change and do whatever it takes to do our part to regenerate resources and build sustainable processes and behaviors to leave the world a better place.
Those who do good, do well.
The Fine Print:
We are a dynamic organization, and the responsibilities and scope of this role (like all roles at Apkudo) may evolve as we continue to adapt and grow.
This position is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Note: Apkudo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
Salary : $90,000 - $110,000