Documentation Lead
Schneider Electric · Posted Oct 14
Energy management, automation, software, and sustainability solutions
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About the role
The Technical Communication team at Schneider Electric produces print and online technical documentation for Software and Hardware products within a Line of Business. The team delivers technical manuals, online help, technical videos, and 3D digital assets. This Documentation Lead role coordinates internal and external resources, plans and delivers documentation projects, ensures quality, usability and safety compliance, organizes localization, and mentors junior writers.
What you will do
- As Documentation Lead you secure on-time-delivery of Technical Documentation for Line of Business.
- You coordinate internal and external resources to produce high quality print and online information for Software and Hardware products.
- As a leader, you will be involved in coordinating & delivering Technical manuals, Online help, Technical videos, & 3D Digital assets.
- Analyzing requirements for Technical Documentation according to use cases and targeted audiences.
- Drafting user manuals, software descriptions, online help, catalogues and other printed or digital Technical Documentation
- Managing creation process with internal or external technical writers / illustrators.
- Collaborating closely with Offer Management, Offer Development, Project Management & Communications.
- Planning & delivery of Technical Documentation, Technical videos, 3D Digital assets.
- Experience with Arbotext authoring tool
- Ensuring quality, usability, safety compliance and corporate identity
- Mentoring and training junior writers
- Organizing localization process
- Securing availability of all necessary information in Schneider systems for internal (production, logistics..) and external use, etc.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Ideally a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with additional education in technical writing
- At least 7 years experience as technical writer and minimim 3 years in Documentation Leader role.
- Ability to explain complex, technically demanding products in easily understandable language, illustrations and animations/videos
- Writing for software products – web and mobile applications
- Reviewing and editing of technical documentation experience
- Ability to plan, manage and control several parallel projects, experience in Project Management
- Experience with standard office software, authoring & desktop publishing tools and project management software
- Understanding of hardware and software development methodology, e.g. agile approach
- Strong communication skills.
- Positive and open attitude, flexibility.
- Collaborative working style, team-player
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in digital automation and energy management, driving efficiency and sustainability for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure, and industries. Combining world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software, and services, the company helps customers turn operational ideas into a more resilient and sustainable future.
- Industry
- Energy Management
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- 1836
- Location
- Rueil-Malmaison, France
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Nathan Fast
Chief Financial Officer
Charise Le
Chief Human Resources Officer
Esther Finidori
Chief Sustainability Officer
Peter Weckesser
Chief Digital Officer
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