Senior Education Technical Program Manager - job 2 of 2

The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023 growing to approximately $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.MongoDB Education has a mission to empower MongoDB developers through interactive learning, documentation, and community. Product Documentation (Docs) is a key piece of the education portfolio and serves over 1M learners each month. Docs includes content coverage across all of MongoDB’s products and is delivered on a platform which features a rich learning experience. The Docs Content team is a diverse team of dedicated technical writers who author the product content in collaboration with the product engineers in the company. The Docs engineering team maintains a platform to support these writers, ingest content on a daily basis from our writers, and deliver it for consumption. This platform uses MongoDB technology including the database, search, vector search, etc. along with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), AI, parsing and publishing capabilities to deliver sites in English in 3 other languages. The Program Management team within the Education organization provides project management and tracking on all key content and platform engineering programs. Programs include improvements to all aspects of how the platform is engineered along with how content is developed. This group has visibility to all Education projects in Documentation and MongoDB University which drive online training.In this new role you’ll report to our EDU Program Management Lead to be the mission control for our Docs teams. This is a unique role that brings technical writers, engineers, designers, and product managers together in a more cohesive and effective way. You’ll manage larger content and engineering projects that are aligned with our strategic direction to enable millions of learners.This role will be based in the US, either fully remote or at one of our US-based offices.What You’ll Do• Partner closely with content and engineering leads to grow the technical capabilities of the platform and also to interface with content teams who are creating content covering the MongoDB product footprint• Serve as the go-to point of contact for large projects, removing roadblocks and tracking dependencies to completion• Drive planning, roadmapping, and communications for projects to ensure timely implementation• Create team systems by rolling out and memorializing scalable processes that empower the team and streamline their work• Operationalize best practices for measuring success• Manage Jira boards, dashboards, tickets, and automation to enable transparency and manage workloads• Elevate the team’s presence within the organization by providing visibility to other stakeholder organizations including Engineering and Product Design understanding what information to provide to what audience• Build trust and partnership between the Docs Content teams, Design, Product, and Engineering• Develop process improvements for the Docs Content teams as a whole• Drive coordination between education content & development teams and internal stakeholders to prioritize the team's backlog and plan its release roadmapWhat You’ll Bring• Experienced in managing technical projects and working with full-stack development teams using a variety of project management techniques.• Experienced with 5+ years working in a technical capacity and/or in a project or program management role.• Trained in working with project tracking software (e.g. JIRA, Rally, MS Project, Trello. Advanced Jira experience and project admin experience is a huge plus)• Inspired to innovate in areas where automation can replace manual work. The team works with JIRA and Google Docs so any programming proficiency with either or both tools is a plus.• Excellent communication and storytelling skills; knowing when and how to share with the right audiences• Experience managing organizational change, understanding how to bring people along the journey• A coaching mindset; the ability to utilize project management methods to enable team functions• Diplomatic negotiation style• Natural leadership and problem-solving skills• Keen sense of when to follow a process and when process is getting in the way or needs tweaking• Proactive approach, pride of work, and passion for iterative workflow development• Expertise in creative, flexible, effective ways to work with global teamsWhat You Can Expect• In about 3 months you’ll have ramped up on MongoDB Education Documentation Content and Engineering work and refined some quick-win processes for the team.• In about 6 months you will be actively partnering with your key stakeholders and own executing on those processes and you’ll have rolled out or crafted new processes, templates, and frameworks, especially around planning and delivery.• In about 12 months you’ll have automated key processes, enhanced workflows, created reporting mechanisms, and made significant progress toward interdepartmental and cross-functional processes that improve content creationWhat Makes Us Great• We value doing what’s best for the user community, the team, and each other• We encourage open, honest, authentic communication• We believe that good ideas come from everywhere• We have a strong feedback culture, asking and providing in the spirit of making everyone betterTo drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we’re committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From employee affinity groups, to fertility assistance and a generous parental leave policy, we value our employees’ wellbeing and want to support them along every step of their professional and personal journeys. Learn more about what it’s like to work at MongoDB, and help us make an impact on the world!MongoDB is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.MongoDB, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.MongoDB’s base salary range for this role is posted below. Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. Salary is one part of MongoDB’s total compensation and benefits package. Other benefits for eligible employees may include: equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage, and health benefits offerings. Please note, the base salary range listed below and the benefits in this paragraph are only applicable to U.S.-based candidates.MongoDB’s base salary range for this role in the U.S. is:$104,000—$204,000 USD