Biblica is hiring a
Remote Senior Director, Bible Technology Team

📍 Remote

👤 Role Type: Full-time

Job Summary
The Senior Director, Bible Technology Team is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, implementation, execution, product & project management, and personnel for the Bible Technology Team’s suite of products. The Bible Technology suite of products is technology for Bible Translation teams—tools that allow Bible translation teams to take advantage of advances in machine learning and natural language processing. The technology auto-aligns a target language text to the original Greek and Hebrew, which ensures stronger agreement with the original meaning. It also helps translators see patterns, discover inconsistencies, and correct mistakes in their work. The Senior Director, Bible Technology Team is responsible for the teams of experts doing this work, and the success of implementing these initiatives. This role manages a team of software developers, systems architects, linguists, data scientists, and Biblical scholars.

This role works closely with the Vice President of Digital Innovation and the Digital Innovation Leadership Team to develop and implement strategies, ideas, and initiatives envisioned, ensuring excellent execution. This role is responsible for ensuring the Bible Technology strategies align with Biblica’s strategic plan and the broader Bible translation movement’s goals— creating synergies between the Bible Technology technologies and other Biblica initiatives.

Key skills for success include strategic thinking, business acumen, people & team management, operational excellence, product management, strong communication skills, confidence, assertiveness, and resilience. The Senior Director, Bible Technology Team unites a group of high-caliber subject matter experts and Biblical scholars toward a common vision. Knowledge of software engineering management, linguistics, and multi-lingual systems (including biblical languages) are beneficial though not required.

This is a continental US-based, remote position; as such, the Senior Director, Bible Technology Team must be a self-starter who thrives in an independent remote work environment.
 
Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Oversees direct reports, Independent Contractors, independent software engineering vendors, and their respective teams.
  • Builds and develops the Bible Technology team.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Manages the day-to-day operations and implementation for all Bible Technology Team initiatives.
  • Collaborates with the Vice President of Digital Innovation to determine the mission, purpose, and priorities of the division to support the Digital Innovation Team’s goals, objectives, and key results as they pertain to Bible Technology.
  • Sets annual goals and budgets for areas of responsibility according to organization wide and departmental short- and long-term goals.
  • Manages budgets for team for projects, programs, travel, and related expenses.
  • Manages the Bible Technology Product Teams.
  • Manages a high-caliber team, confidently expressing ideas and contributing to productive dialogue.
  • Fosters a positive work environment by maintaining open lines of communication, even during challenging conversations.
  • Collaborates with teams to design system architecture, create a positive engineering culture, oversee data and datasets, and provide strategic direction.
  • Manages ICA and vendor relationships.
  • Establishes and hold teams accountable for milestones, deliverables, budgets, and timelines.
  • Works with teams under direct supervision to create a cohesive and comprehensive product vision across the Bible Technology suite of products.
  • Collaborates and meets regularly with other Biblica departments—especially the translation departments.
  • Represent Biblica at meetings and events pertaining the field of focus.
  • Stays abreast of industry trends.
  • Participate in daily prayer and devotions.
  • Signing authority of $10,000.
  • Other duties as required.

Required Skills/Abilities
  • Excellent management and supervisory skills to include managing technical and academic subject matter experts.
  • Ability to manage fully remote and globally distributed teams.
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships within the organization and the broader industry, with a focus on collaboration, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
  • Demonstrated ability to assert oneself professionally to advocate for the best interests of the team and organization, without alienating or diminishing others.
  • Proven ability to stand firm in one's convictions, especially when facing opposition or strong personalities. Capacity to rebound from setbacks and remain committed to goals.
  • Skilled in recognizing and navigating complex organizational dynamics, allowing for respectful and empathetic interactions even under pressure.
  • Able to apply new innovations to existing products and processes.
  • Excellent customer service posture and ability to work with a variety of constituencies both internally and externally.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write strategy and planning documents, as well as RFPs and implementation plans.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and strong decision-making ability.
  • Understanding of technology. Able to speak intelligently with technologists and understand the nuances of the modern tech landscape.
  • Strong ability to think creatively and create innovative technology solutions. Able to hear the challenges and think of creative solutions to meet those challenges.
  • Detail oriented – seeks to develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of business activities.
  • Proven ability to prioritize, work independently, meet multiple tight deadlines.
  • Must be a team player with a calm and flexible approach to handling pressure and stress while adapting to the needs of the team and project.
  • Results-orientated: ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered.
  • Reasoning Skills - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in product management, business management, project management, or related field.
  • At least 5 years’ experience in a position of business leadership, team management and organizational operations management.
  • 2 - 3 years’ experience in Product Management.
  • 3 - 5 years’ supervisory experience with multiple direct reports.
  • Experience working with software engineers a plus.
  • Experience working with linguistic experts, scholars, and with translation technology such as machine translation and natural language processing a plus.

Physical Requirements 
  • Able to work remotely and independently with minimal supervision
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Able to work within flexible hours, including meetings outside traditional business hours
  • Must have a current passport or ability to apply for one when needed.
  • The ability for up to 15% overnight travel to various locations locally, regionally, and globally.

Competencies
  • Strong personal commitment to Christ and Biblica’s Purpose, Mission Statement, and Statement of Faith, with no personal or professional conflicts with the Christian philosophy of Biblica.
  • Ability to manage and prioritize workload in a self-sufficient manner.
  • Experience in a faith-based non-profit a plus.
  • Experience working in a cross-cultural environment. Able to communicate across language and cultural barriers. Comfortable working across time zones and interacting with personnel all over the world.
  • A team player that is proactive and flexible.
  • Operational excellence and the ability to execute.
  • Proven business acumen and a winsome ability to navigate complex situations.
  • Confidence, assertiveness, and resilience.

FLSA Classification 
  • Exempt

Salary/Hours/Benefits
  • Full-Time
  • Salary range: $103,016 - $131,346 (Determined by qualifications/experience)
  • Hours: 40+ hours per week
  • Biblica offers competitive benefits and compensation packages to Biblica employees to include but not limited to 11 paid holidays, flexible paid time off (FPTO), 8.5 days sick leave, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 403b, etc.  
  • Biblica complies with all state-mandated Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) programs, providing eligible employees with paid leave for qualifying family and medical reasons in accordance with state laws. Employees working in states where FAMLI is required may be entitled to paid leave for personal or family health conditions, bonding with a new child, or other qualifying life events, as outlined by state-specific regulations. 

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Parental Leave
  • Life Insurance
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYREMOTESOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTPRODUCT MANAGEMENTNONPROFIT
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💵 Salary: $103,016 - $131,346
📍 Location: Remote
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