Director, Technical Publications and Content Engineering

Status: Full-Time, Employee

Job Function: Program Management

Relevant Work Experience
: 10+ years

Career Level: Experienced Management

Office

Location:

Kirkland, WA

Workplace Type: Hybrid (a mix of work from home or in office)

• Fully Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Employees and Eligible Dependents
• Qualified High Deductible Health Plan/Health Savings Account/FSA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Prescription Drug Benefits
• AFLAC
• Long-Term Care Reimbursement
• WPFLM Reimbursement
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability
• Employer paid Life and AD&D
• 401(k) Plan with Company Matching and No Vesting Period
• Net-Employer 401(k) Contribution
• Bi-annual Bonus Program
• Minimum 15 Vacation Days Per Year
• 12 Company Holidays
• Personal Volunteer Time
• 20 Days of Maternity/Paternity Leave
• 7 Sick Days Per Year

The Director, Technical Publications and Content Engineering reports to the Senior Director, Specification and Testing and leads the Technical Publications function. This leader is responsible for the team, services, practices, platforms, and governance through which the Bluetooth SIG’s technical documents are written, edited, reviewed, maintained, and published.

The Director will provide strong, inclusive people leadership; deliver responsive, high-quality service to members and member groups; and guide the evolution of technical content toward modern content-engineering practices. The role also serves as a trusted strategic advisor to the Senior Director on priorities, capabilities, risks, and opportunities.

• Lead, develop, and support the Technical Publications Content Engineering team, including organizational planning, performance management, coaching, hiring, and succession development.
• Lead the delivery of technical writing and editing services for Working Group-developed Bluetooth specifications throughout development, review, approval, and publication.
• Lead the planning, writing, editing, maintenance, and publication of SIG-developed test documents, ICs materials, qualification content, implementation guidance, and related technical documentation.
• Ensure responsive, high-quality service to members, Working Groups, committees, and other stakeholders, and continually improve their experience working with Technical Publications.
• Lead the team’s transition toward lightweight markup, Git Hub-based collaboration, docs-as-code workflows, structured and reusable content, automation, and responsible AI-enabled practices.
• Define and maintain editorial standards, content architecture, templates, terminology, quality controls, and publication practices across the technical-documentation portfolio.
• Establish clear operating mechanisms, measures, and reporting to support quality, consistency, traceability, compliance, capacity planning, and reliable delivery.
• Oversee required editorial, technical, legal, procedural, and publication reviews, ensuring that documentation processes align with applicable policies and governance requirements.
• Partner with engineering, testing, qualification, legal, IT, product, program, and member-facing teams to improve end-to-end content processes and supporting tools.
• Assess emerging content technologies and recommend practical investments that improve author and editor productivity, document quality, maintainability, and member value.
• Advise the Senior Director, Specification and Testing on technical-publications content engineering strategy, organizational capability, priorities, risks, opportunities, and investment needs.
• Represent Content Engineering Technical Publications with executive leadership, member groups, committees, cross-functional forums, and the Board as appropriate.
• Manage the function’s budget, vendors, contractors, and external…