💰 $175,000 - $220,000 🌍 Lanham, Maryland, United States 📅 04/20/2023
ApplyAt 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to
eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to
deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX,
the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online
higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with
more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping
to unlock human potential.
**What We’re Looking For:**
We’re seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to join the leadership team
that manages all technologies of edX Marketplace. We need a technical leader
that can define engineering vision for technology platforms that will enable
learners to have a personalized and frictionless learning journey.
**Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:**
* Leads multiple engineering teams focused on maintaining and evolving the architecture and technology that supports edx.org, including customer data platforms, content management, and catalog integrations.
* Leads efforts for identity and access management, and machine learning recommendation models.
* Partners with product leadership to define technology, vision, strategy, architecture, and roadmap that meets learner needs and is continuously aligned to, and enables, product strategy.
* Responsible for overall software development operations across all platform enablement teams, including mitigating risks and redundancies.
* Creates a framework for technical standards and procedures
* Partners with Data Science and Product to design and run tests.
* Leads engineering vision for a seamless product experience across the edX marketplace.
**Things That Should Be In Your Background:**
* 7-10+ years of experience
* 3+ years in a director-level position
* Experience coaching, training and mentoring people managers and individual contributors
* A strong belief in key engineering principles and previous engineering experience
* Experience working in environments that focus on Value Mindsets and strive for Product-Engineering partnerships
* Seasoned integration architect with experience integrating enterprise-level applications
* Experienced with Content Management Systems (CMS), with prior experience with Wordpress or Contentful
**Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:**
* Experience delivering paid and organic marketing, sales, and product catalog software solutions in a data driven B2C and B2B SaaS company.
* Experience leading a MarTech technology organization.
* Experience integrating multiple technology stacks in a post-M&A organization.
* Experience with business intelligence, data science and data products.
* Experience building software products for a SaaS Education Technology company.
* Prior background with Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
* Excellent communication skills
* A bias for action
* Focused on people and process first and foremost
* A strong belief in key engineering principles
* Need to know what you believe in when making a tough decision
* Need to articulate principles behind decision making
_While this position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., we will
prioritize those who live in the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area and
who are available to come into our Headquarters in Lanham, MD two days a
week._
**Benefits & Culture**
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and
doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe
that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should
be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40
million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher
education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life
balance.
Full-time, U.S.benefits include:
* Medical, dental, and vision coverage
* Life insurance, disability, and 401(k) employer match
* Employee stock purchase plan
* Free snacks and drinks in-office
* Generous paid holidays and leave policies, including unlimited PTO
* Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break
The anticipated base salary range for this role is ($175,000 - $220,000), with
potential bonus eligibility. Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s
qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to
the requirements of the position, budget for the position and cost of labor in
the market in which the candidate will be hired.
**2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement** **
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At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging,
respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring
together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders,
ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique
qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered
by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment
process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at:
[recruitingaccommodations@2u.com](mailto:recruitingaccommodations@2u.com).
**About 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU)**
For more than a decade, 2U, Inc. has been the digital transformation partner
of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-
quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading
global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with
access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges,
universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more
than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees —
and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
**
About edX**
edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global
online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU). Together with the
majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading
companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class
education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free
courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly
pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to
unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more
at edX.org.
Learn more at [https://2u.com/careers/](https://2u.com/careers/)
#NoBackRow
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of
work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended
to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and
skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of
their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against
applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all
persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status,
disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other
classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s
equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment,
including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job
benefits and pay.
