Staff Technical Writer, Platform Security

Company Description

It all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today — ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.

Job Description

What you get to do in this role:

• Define content strategy for multiple applications, specifying the information architecture, textual content, and multimedia assets required to help customers quickly and easily achieve their goals
• Drive the execution of the content strategy for multiple applications by directly contributing high-quality, user-focused technical content and coordinating the efforts of subject matter experts, reviewers, multimedia content producers, and other writers
• Use your strong understanding of the ServiceNow product ecosystem and your expert knowledge of the specific users and applications you support to influence product strategy and create content experiences that accelerate customer success
• Provide impactful leadership when working in teams by soliciting and considering diverse perspectives, fostering a shared sense of purpose, and structuring collaborative work in a way that empowers individuals while ensuring synergy and timely achievement of objectives

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (the must have):

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• Demonstrate English language proficiency through an assessment via HackerRank, evaluating grammar, sentence structure, and skills in clear, user-centric, and procedural writing.
• Understanding of content development life cycles and processes
• 7+ years work experience in technical communication
• Samples of your prior technical writing work that demonstrate your ability to communicate complex technical information clearly
• Experience authoring in DITA, Markdown, or another structured authoring architecture
• Experience defining content strategy and leading content development projects for new products or for large products that require multiple writers
• Experience influencing or leading diverse, collaborative writing or project teams; mentoring more junior writers; and helping teammates and stakeholders identify and adapt to changing priorities and other contingencies

Compensation and Benefits:

• For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $109,300 - $191,300, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits.
• Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure.
• Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location.
• We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs.
• Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.

Additional Information

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