Senior Technical Writer

Our world is transforming, and PTC is leading the way. Our software brings the physical and digital worlds together, enabling companies to improve operations, create better products, and empower people in all aspects of their business.

Our people make all the difference in our success. Today, we are a global team of nearly 7,000 and our main objective is to create opportunities for our team members to explore, learn, and grow – all while seeing their ideas come to life and celebrating the differences that make us who we are and the work we do possible.

Job Overview:

As a Senior Technical Writer, you will be responsible for working independently on information development projects. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality content and contribute to larger team on projects as needed.

Required Skills:

• 6+ years of experience in writing about enterprise software, ERP systems, or similar applications
• Working knowledge of any CRM application like Salesforce.com, Siebel, PeopleSoft, or Oracle
• Demonstrate track record in delivering innovative and high-quality documentation and working based on broad objectives and with minimal handholding
• Ability to collaborate with subject matter experts to research software products, understand requirements, determine functionality and design features, and communicate effectively to the user
• Skilled in core information development processes: content planning, content creation, content review
• Excellent communication skills and impeccable attention to detail
• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Strong technical skills, with the ability and enthusiasm to quickly learn how the system works.
• Skilled in time management, able to meet tight deadlines with multiple deliverables
• Knowledge of core technical communication concepts, topic-based authoring, minimalism and task-oriented design
• Senior-level experience with structured authoring and developing modular content for single-sourcing and reuse.
• Experience using various style guides, such as the Microsoft Manual of Style
• Experience in writing content using authoring tools such as Arbortext Editor
• Exposure to SaaS/Cloud-based business applications
  
  
  

Job Responsibilities:

• Produce high-quality documentation that is appropriate for its intended audience.
• Work with internal teams and cross-functional teams on documentation requirements.
• Keep up with the rapid changes in products and constantly strive to improve the documentation.
• Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable
• Analyse existing and potential content, focusing on reuse and sing-sourcing opportunities
• Responsible for working independently on projects
• Develop release notes, user guides, and administrator guides for all product lines, with cohesive content and great formatting visuals.
• Write clear, concise, and complete step-by- step procedures for technical products and solutions
• Create architecture, flow, and process diagrams to increase the visual/graphical content to complement/substitute textual content where applicable
• Write the content in the authoring tools like Arbor text Editor as per the existing style guides and procedures
• Guide and work with other technical writers in the team for scoping, assigning and managing tasks to ensure their timely completion
• Provide technical, structural, and infrastructural strategy for the team
• Meet all deadlines, while maintaining high quality and standard of the deliverable.
  
  
  

Nice-to- have Skills/Experience:

• Working knowledge of Arbor text Editor
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies
  
  
  

Life at PTC is about more than working with today’s most cutting-edge technologies to transform the physical world. It’s about showing up as you are and working alongside some of today’s most talented industry leaders to transform the world around you.

If you share our passion for problem-solving through innovation, you’ll likely become just as passionate about the PTC experience as we are. Are you ready to explore your next career move with us?

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