AI-Driven Content Automation Engineering Manager

Cengage Group; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 102,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering AI-powered automation across content workflows. You will coordinate with product, design, and engineering to drive impactful, scalable solutions that align with engineering guidelines and POM processes.

You will help reimagine content creation workflows, mentor a high-performing team, and stay ahead of emerging technologies to inform product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of technology leadership experience leading globally distributed teams.
• Experience with agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team dedicated to automation initiatives and AI-powered tooling.
• Partner with content teams to analyze workflows and design AI-first solutions.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of automation projects across onsite and offshore teams.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and business partners to align on roadmaps and operations.
• Balance technical debt with new feature development within sprints.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile delivery

Distributed teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

LangChain

OPENAI Codex

AWS

GCP

Job description

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team delivering AI-powered automation across content workflows. You will coordinate with product, design, and engineering to drive impactful, scalable solutions that align with engineering guidelines and POM processes.

You will help reimagine content creation workflows, mentor a high-performing team, and stay ahead of emerging technologies to inform product roadmaps.