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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.

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