Joining Collibra’s Product Design team:

At Collibra we make data meaningful for our Data Citizens. As the Content Strategy Director, you understand why and how a human-centered design approach transforms a business.  You will establish the content strategy for all Collibra products, and you will ensure that language flows through the product experience consistently. Building a strong brand for the importance of top-quality content within Collibra’s Product and Engineering divisions is an important part of the job. The UX writer(s) and the Technical writing team will report to this Director.  This is a team that has been through rapid growth, will continue to grow, and requires a content strategist who drives strategic thinking and linguistic excellence across the product design process and beyond.

The Content Strategy Director at Collibra is responsible for:

• Developing a cohesive content strategy for Collibra products that creates a clear, customer-centric future direction for Technical Writing, i.e. for documentation and release notes, and for the in-product copy, UX Writing
• Working closely with the UX/UI designers and Researchers to determine how language can improve usability and adoption of our products, driving for execution without compromising on quality
• Build collaborative relationships with the product leaders and product managers, engineering team, marketing, customer success, sales enablement, and QA to drive the success of one voice for Collibra
• Build an internal center of excellence at Collibra, championing storytelling, and written excellence; share best practices with others. Be the advocate for the proper use of language in our products.
• Manage, mentor, and grow a global team of UX writers and Technical Writers. 
• Inspire the designers to write and publish their thoughts on the impact of design on a business.

You Have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Journalism, Writing, Human-Computer Interaction, and or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of experience in B2B or software industry
• 6+ years of experience managing and leading writing and/or editorial teams
• A solid technical background with solid project management skills
• Excellent collaboration and relationship management abilities

You Are:

• Customer-driven and passionate about helping our customers be successful
• Committed to developing and owning the content strategy and roadmap
• Able to work cross-functionally and create understanding for the importance of language across Collibra 
• Able to balance short-term goals and long-term vision
• A systems thinker who knows how to balance a data-driven approach with qualitative aspects

Reporting to Collibra’s VP of Design, the Content Strategy Director’s measures of success are:

• Within your first month, you will study Collibra’s business strategy, and understand how the Product Design strategy connects to the larger picture. You will have first thoughts on the Content Strategy process and how the Technical Writing and UX Writing teams work.
• Within your third month, you will have made close connections with relevant stakeholders, such as with your direct reports, peers in the Product & Engineering group, Marketing, Design team, and with Customers. The Content Strategy team has a charter, vision, mission and steps to achieve the mission. 
• Within your sixth month, you will have shown success by having made measurable improvements to the way we write and publish release notes and documentation. For UX writing, you will have set the stage for in-product copy to be improved upon in our most important strategic bet project.  You will have customer data to support your decisions and can show a before and after measurable difference. 

Benefits at Collibra:

We strive to provide all Collibrians with competitive and cost-efficient benefits that are aligned to our company values. As a high-growth company, our goal is to offer flexibility and choice with our benefits programs to support the evolving needs of our changing workforce. The specific offerings will differ slightly by region but our {Be}well benefit programs encompass the following strategic pillars:

• {Be}Healthy: Healthcare for yourself and eligible dependents (inclusive of partners/domestic partners), mental health resources and care, tax-advantaged accounts, income protection, discount programs and more! Additionally, we encourage employees to treat their whole self by offering a bi-monthly calendar of events and programming dedicated to our {Be}well initiatives which focus on wellbeing areas including emotional, professional & social, financial, physical, allyship & belonging and giving back.
• {Be}With Family: We offer multiple types of leave so that you can spend time with loved ones, including parental leave, caregiver leave and our annual family day. These are all complementary to our culture in which we value output over hours!
• {Be}Kind: Collibra For Good, Unconscious Bias & Allyship training, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy, Environmental Social Governance (ESG) strategy, racial equity awareness programs and Collibra-led fundraisers.
• {Be}Unplugged: Our paid time off programs include vacation, holidays, sick time and compassionate/bereavement leave. We also offer remote-friendly meditation sessions and cooking lessons – all of which you’re actively encouraged to use!
• {Be}Informed: Competitive compensation, bonus potential, private company equity, merit reviews and promotion cycles, company pension, discounts programs, access to LinkedIn Learning, employee referral program, employee rewards & recognition, development programs and more!
• {Be}Together: Community and belonging with our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and personal interest groups, ERG-driven events, speaker series, and celebrations, a dedicated DEI council, the virtual Collibra cafe, trivia, bingo games and much more! 

When in-person (office) life resumes, we look forward to more snacks, catered lunches, team offsites and social events (think holiday gift exchange, fundraising events, happy hours, celebrations and more)!

Equal Opportunity:

At Collibra, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer – which ties directly to our core value, “open, direct, and kind.” We realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone. 

With this, we proudly consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category.

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