- Crossref, Director of Technology and Director of Programs & Services
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Crossref makes research objects easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse. We're a not-for-profit membership organization that exists to make scholarly communications better. We rally the community; tag and share metadata; run an open infrastructure; play with technology; and make tools and services—all to help put research in context. Crossref is seeking:
A Director of Technology to play a critical role in the development and execution of Crossref's technical strategy. Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, the Director of Technology will lead a talented team of software developers to build and maintain a robust, scalable, and innovative open scholarly infrastructure. As part of the leadership team, they will contribute to setting Crossref's organisational strategy, develop and implement the organisation's technology strategy, lead the technology team, help ensure members have an excellent experience, and collaborate with other open scholarly infrastructure organisations.
The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with experience in big data, architecting systems, implementing change and leading technology teams. We encourage applications from candidates with a track record of technology leadership in complex, mission-driven organisations and proven experience leading and managing high-performing teams that deliver. A strong understanding of open-source technologies, cloud computing, distributed systems architectures, APIs, and web services is important.
A Director of Programs and Services to be a key member of the senior management team at Crossref to help deliver on our strategic agenda. Reporting to the Chief Programs Officer, the Director of Programs and Services leads a talented team of Product Managers. It is responsible for planning and driving the success of the tools and services that make up our primary programs such as metadata discovery, metadata sources, community integrations, and ensuring the integrity of the scholarly record—all programs that help us help our members meet the vision of an open and connected research nexus and enable a better open research ecosystem.
The successful candidate will be critical to Crossref's transformation from a more traditional software-focused structure and culture towards a more appropriate non-profit and community-guided structure, leading a global and collaborative approach to prioritizing objectives to meet our mission. While the work is similar to traditional product work (and we assume some candidates may have a background in that area) this role is newly envisioned in the context of the vast scale and growth in our membership and users and the need to bring them more closely into the process. Success in this role requires an intrinsically open approach, experience in enabling co-creation at scale, the ability to listen to and act on evolving member needs, and the practical capabilities to bring cross-organisation teams together to plan and establish clear processes to ensure a clear and measurable path to implementation and delivery of real-world impact for our community members.
For more information, visit Perrett Laver's Vacancies page quoting:
- Reference 7465 for Director of Technology
- Reference 7556 for Director of Programs and Services
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to Perrett Laver's Vacancies page, detailing how you fulfil the role description and personal specification. The deadline for applications is Friday, October 4, 2024.
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