Technical Manager

## Technical Manager Apply locations:
Dublin, OH / Hybrid time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R0003899#
** Together we make breakthroughs possible.
** At OCLC, we build technology with a purpose: to connect libraries and make knowledge accessible worldwide, because we believe that what is known must be shared. Our teams work with complex global datasets, AI and machine learning, hybrid cloud solutions, and other technologies that connect people and organizations to the information they need. We value the power of unique perspectives and experiences to unlock innovation.

At OCLC, your ideas matter, whether you have two years of experience or 20. You’ll learn, create, and problem-solve with technologists, product developers, librarians, researchers, marketing pros, and support teams around the world.#
** Why join OCLC?
** OCLC is consistently recognized as a best place to work by several independent programs. We recognize and reward people and results with a comprehensive Total Rewards package. This means competitive compensation that reflects your unique contributions—performance, experience, and skills—along with exceptional benefits, including best-in-class health coverage, retirement plans with generous company contributions, and a commitment to your overall well-being.
* We know the best ideas don’t always happen at a desk. Take a walking meeting around our 100-acre campus or enjoy lunch on the patio. We’re committed to your success—both personally and professionally. Hybrid work environment:
For many roles, three days a week on-site, with occasional additional days based on business needs.
* Free use of our on-site fitness center, gym sports, group exercise classes, and game room
* Onsite catering and cafeteria subsidized by OCLC
* Health and wellness events
* Work environments with individual and team spaces and the latest technology tools
* Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
* Tuition reimbursement and Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
* Company-subsidized pricing on local tickets and memberships

Join us in transforming how people everywhere access information and be part of a mission-driven team that makes a global impact.#
** The job details are as follows:
** The Collective Collection Analytics team is looking for a hands-on Technical Manager to guide a growing team of software engineers. This is a player-coach role where roughly 25-40% of your time goes toward designing and building software, with the remainder spent coaching engineers, driving delivery, and ensuring operational excellence. The ideal candidate is a strong coder with deep system design experience, who can lead through influence, set technical direction, and help the team ship reliably in a modern cloud-native environment.
** Responsibilities:
*** Lead a small cross-functional team of full stack developers (Java backend, React frontend) and cloud engineers, who also cover ETL and data pipeline work, QA automation, and business systems analysis.
* Serve as the team's functional manager, handling hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management through regular one-on-ones and goal setting, along with career development, mentoring, and succession planning.
* Partner closely with Product Managers on roadmap execution and staffing needs, translating product direction into clear outcomes, milestones, delivery plans, and execution tradeoffs.
* Drive day-to-day execution, including creating and refining JIRA tickets with the team, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
* Own JIRA dashboard management and maintain a multi-sprint-ahead view for the team, prioritizing the backlog based on Product Manager and organizational needs and planning releases accordingly.
* Provide hands-on technical leadership and contribution through architecture and design work, technical spikes, pull requests, code reviews, pairing, and occasional end-to-end feature ownership.
* Own and evolve application and integration architecture hosted in AWS, ensuring scalability, security, maintainability, and cost awareness.
* Establish and enforce engineering standards for API and service design, including REST and…