FIS
Fintech
TechnicalWriterLead
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“Technical Writer Lead at FIS. Skills: Technical writing, Documentation standards, Client reviews. Lead documentation strategy. Develop documentation strategy”
Industry & Context.
Tenacity; Probing curiosity; Judgment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years technical writing experience, Software development environment experience, Maintain and update documentation set, Multi-task across multiple projects, Meet deadlines, Build effective working relationships, Work independently, Take full ownership of content, Obtain answers from SMEs, Ask relevant follow-up questions, Learn product behavior, Learn business context, Learn end-to-end processes, Attention to detail, Focus on usability, Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Proficiency with Excel, Proficiency with PowerPoint, Proficiency with SharePoint/Teams, Proficiency with Jira, Experience using screen capture/editing tools, Experience working with graphics/visuals, Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and work
Nice to Have
Financial services experience, Payments industry experience, Highly regulated industries experience, Public benefit programs experience, EBT domain content experience, Develop and deliver training materials, Facilitate training sessions, Content management concepts familiarity, Structured content familiarity, Single-sourcing familiarity, Versioning and release management familiarity, Short video development experience, Video production tools experience
What You'll Do.
Lead documentation strategy
Develop documentation strategy
Govern documentation strategy
Define documentation standards
Drive cross-functional reviews
Deliver accurate content
Deliver compliant content
Deliver user-centered content
Support a team of writers
Produce documentation set
Determine documentation updates
Confirm scope with product teams
Confirm scope with development teams
Confirm scope with test teams
Confirm scope with project management teams
Produce client-facing deliverables
Produce system documents
Produce report specifications
Produce interface specifications
Produce training artifacts
Produce communication artifacts
Facilitate review meetings
Drive timely feedback
Incorporate revisions
Provide editorial feedback
Provide quality checks
Provide guidance on tools
Provide guidance on processes
Manage documentation archival
Maintain version control
Maintain archival copies
Define documentation standards
Enforce documentation standards
Define documentation templates
Enforce documentation templates
Define documentation style
Enforce documentation style
Lead continuous improvement efforts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional reviews; Client reviews; Subject matter experts
Communication Scope
Client communication; Editorial feedback
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
**Job Description** As the world works and lives faster, FIS is leading the way. Our fintech solutions touch nearly every market, company and person on the planet. Our teams are inclusive and diverse. Our colleagues work together and celebrate together. If you want to advance the world of fintech, we’d like to ask you: Are you FIS? **About The Team:** The Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Technical Documentation and Training team is part of FIS Government Solutions. We are a distributed team (US and India) with a mission to deliver quality materials on time for our state clients and internal stakeholders. **About The Role:** Lead the strategy, development and governance of client-facing technical documentation for FIS Government Solutions. You will independently own deliverables, define standards, drive cross-functional reviews, and mentor writers to deliver accurate, compliant and user-centered content (e.g., system design documents, application user manuals, and report/interface specifications). Success in this role requires tenacity in pursuing answers, a probing curiosity to learn product behavior and business context, and the judgment to turn ambiguity into clear documentation decisions. **What You Will Be Doing:** * Support a small team of writers who produce a complete documentation set for multiple state clients and applications; evaluate work and assign tasks * Determine documentation updates by reviewing requirements/design inputs and confirming scope with product, development, test, and project management teams * Produce clear client-facing deliverables, including system documents, user manuals, report/interface specifications, job aids and training/communications artifacts * Lead and facilitate review meetings with state clients and internal subject matter experts; drive timely feedback and incorporate revisions to maintain accuracy * Mentor and coach writers; provide editorial feedback, quality checks and guidance on tools and processes * Manage docume
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