Product Documentation Lead

Saronic Technologies

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years in technical writing or related field with scrum master experience.
  • Proficient in managing content sprints in an agile environment.
  • Strong organizational skills for managing backlogs and timelines.
  • Expertise in docs-as-code workflows using GitHub.
  • Familiarity with issue tracking and reporting tools like Linear.
  • Collaborative experience with engineering and product teams.
  • Exceptional communication skills for structuring plans.

Responsibilities

  • Triage and scope documentation requests with stakeholders before assigning to writers.
  • Manage sprint planning and backlog within an agile framework.
  • Set, track, and align deadlines with product and engineering milestones.
  • Analyze writer capacity to balance workloads and detect resource risks early.
  • Develop reporting metrics for ticket progress, completion rates, and backlog health.
  • Oversee documentation workflows from review to publication.
  • Manage GitHub documentation review process including pull requests.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance with 100% premium coverage for employees.
  • Dental and vision insurance, with full premiums paid for employees.
  • Generous PTO policy and holidays for work-life balance.
  • Paid parental leave for supporting new parents.
  • A 401(k) retirement plan with company matching benefits.
  • Equity options for employees to share in company success.
  • Free lunches, unlimited drinks, and snacks available in the office.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
• Triage documentation requests - scope with stakeholders and assign work to writers.
  • Own sprint planning and manages backlog in an agile environment.
  • Set and track deadlines that align with product release schedules and engineering milestones.
  • Maintain visibility into writer capacity, level workloads across the team, and flag resourcing risks early.
  • Apply a light-touch coordination framework to early-stage R&D products, with a clear path for graduating them to full sprint management.
  • Build and maintain reporting for ticket age, burndown, completion rate, sprint velocity, doc coverage, and overall backlog health.
  • Manage publication and administrative workflows from review through delivery.
  • Manage the documentation review flow in GitHub. Review and merge pull requests, follow up with stakeholders to review, close out sprint milestones. keep work moving toward delivery.
  • Maintain the develop branch and prepare main for publication.
  • Create and manage publication tags.
  • Manage docs deployment (CI/CD pipeline).
  • Create and publishes the changelog, keep version tracking and document records current across products.


Qualifications
• Scrum master experience (or equivalent agile delivery ownership), in addition to 5-7 years in technical writing, content operations, content management, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and manage content sprints in an agile or scrum environment.
• Strong organizational skills with experience managing backlogs, intake processes, and cross-functional timelines.
• Proficiency with a docs-as-code workflow in GitHub.
• Proficiency with issue tracking and reporting in Linear (or an equivalent tool), including building burndown, velocity, and backlog-health metrics.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, product, and program teams.
• Clear communicator - able to translate ambiguity into structured, actionable plans for writers.
• Experience writing operations, maintenance, and service documentation.
• Comfortable working as a self-starter in a fast-paced environment.

Physical Demands
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Occasional standing and walking within the office
  • Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and other office equipment
  • Visual acuity to read screens, documents, and reports
  • Occasional reaching, bending, or stooping to access file drawers, cabinets, or office supplies
  • Lifting and carrying items up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, packages)


Benefits

Medical Insurance: Comprehensive health insurance plans covering a range of services

Saronic pays 100% of the premium for employees and 80% for dependents

Dental and Vision Insurance: Coverage for routine dental check-ups, orthodontics, and vision care

Saronic pays 100% of the premium under the basic plan for employees and 80% for dependents

Time Off: Generous PTO and Holidays

Parental Leave: Paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents

Competitive Salary: Industry-standard salaries with opportunities for performance-based bonuses

Retirement Plan: 401(k) plan with company match

Stock Options: Equity options to give employees a stake in the company's success

Life and Disability Insurance: Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage

Pet Insurance: Discounted pet insurance options including 24/7 Telehealth helpline

Additional Perks: Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office

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