Senior Technical Writer

Equilend; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual cash bonus

Remote work up to 100 days/year

Generous annual leave

Health benefits starting from start

401(k) with company contributions

Job summary

Equilend is seeking a Senior Technical Writer in New York to shape our documentation strategy across platforms. You will own internal and external product documentation, ensuring consistency, clarity, and accessibility while collaborating with Product, Engineering and Client Services.

You will drive standards, manage legacy content, contribute to style guides, and apply AI thoughtfully to speed drafting and maintenance without sacrificing quality.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical writing experience in fintech, SaaS, or regulated tech.
• Knowledge of documentation lifecycle, structured writing, and content management.

Responsibilities

• Own planning, creation and delivery of internal and external product documentation.
• Review and rewrite content with SMEs to meet current standards.
• Contribute to a standardized style guide for consistency and accessibility.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Engineers and Client Services to ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Improve tooling and workflows for scalable content across technology teams.
• Produce clear release notes for product launches and sprints across business lines.
• Lead initiatives and grow into mentoring/leadership roles.
• Apply AI tools to speed up drafting, reviews and maintenance while preserving quality.

Skills

Technical writing

Fintech experience

Independent worker

Communication

AI tools

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Snagit

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Technical Writer to join us in New York. You will help shape our technical documentation strategy and make sure content is consistent, clear and accessible across all platforms. You will improve workflows, raise documentation standards and manage legacy content as the team grows. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to take ownership and work collaboratively across the firm.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of planning, creating and delivering internal and external product documentation, including user guides, technical overviews, release notes and platform specifications.
• Review existing documentation and work with subject matter experts to update or rewrite content in line with current standards.
• Contribute to a standardised style guide that keeps documentation consistent and accessible.
• Build working relationships with Product Owners, Engineers and Client Services and other relevant teams so that documentation is accurate, timely and aligned with business needs.
• Support improvements to documentation tools and workflows with across technology teams, so content is easy to access, maintain and scale.
• Produce clear, timely release notes for product launches and sprint deliverables across multiple business lines.
• Drive initiatives independently while contributing to the team’s longer-term strategy, with the potential to grow into mentoring and leadership.
• Apply AI tools to speed up drafting, reviews and content maintenance, while maintaining accuracy and quality control.

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years of relevant technical writing experience, preferably in fintech, SaaS or regulated technology.
• Strong knowledge of the documentation lifecycle, structured writing techniques and content management practices.
• Experience reviewing and improving existing documentation to increase clarity, accuracy and user value.
• Practical experience using AI tools in a writing or documentation workflow, with sound judgement on where they help and where human review is essential.
• The ability to work independently, prioritise effectively and manage multiple deliverables.
• Clear communication, adapting content for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency with common documentation tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat and Snagit, with an interest in exploring and improving tooling where appropriate.
• An understanding of Agile environments, and comfort interpreting sprint plans and product updates for documentation needs.
• Curiosity and initiative, with a willingness to contribute ideas for improving documentation strategy and the ambition to develop leadership skills over time.

Why EquiLend?

• Be recognized for your contribution through a discretionary annual cash bonus, linked to individual and company performance.
• Work flexibly with the option to work remotely for up to 100 days per year.
• Take time to recharge with generous annual leave, plus public holidays.
• Access to Health Benefits starting from the first of the month following your start date
• Save for the future through our 401(k) benefit with Equilend’s contributions vesting from day one.
• The annual base salary range for this role is $75,000 - $85,000. This range reflects the base salary the Company reasonably expects to pay for this role at the time of posting. In accordance with applicable law, final compensation will be based on relevant experience, job-related qualifications and skills, internal equity, and geographic location. The Company reserves the right to modify this range at any time.

About Equilend

Equilend sits at the centre of the securities finance industry. Since 2001, we've built the infrastructure that financial institutions rely on to trade, manage, report and analyse their securities finance activities. We connect 145+ firms across 30+ markets, with around $230 billion in notional traded every day on our platform. We work with banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds, asset managers, custodians and more across North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, bringing greater efficiency, transparency and automation to the securities finance lifecycle. If you join us, you'll be building technology that runs at real scale for some of the world's biggest financial institutions. We are proud to be Great Place to Work Certified™ in the U.S., UK, Ireland, and India, and were named Trading System of the Year, Americas Data Provider of the Year, and Asian Data Provider of the Year at the Securities Finance Times Industry Excellence Awards 2026. Diversity & Inclusion The best ideas come from teams who bring different perspectives, backgrounds and ways of thinking. We build that into how we hire, develop, and support our people. We work to ensure our teams reflect the global markets and clients we serve, creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know and we will work with you to make it happen. #LI-Hybrid

About Equilend

Global fintech serving 190+ financial institutions. $2.4tn+ monthly transaction volume. Great Place to Work Certified™ in 4 countries.