Lead Community Tech Manager

• In this role, you will work in a distributed remote environment, where we value teamwork and a consensus-oriented approach as we build fully open source software. You are a proactive and collaborative partner who can provide a structured approach to technical engagement processes with our global communities. You will collaborate with highly skilled individuals, who nurture the space for developers and Wikimedia community members volunteering their time and experiences towards improving software used by over a billion users, empowering them to do their best work.

Some travel opportunities (e.g., team/group offsites) are available, and we facilitate virtual attendance where needed.

You are responsible for:

• Drive projects and initiatives to completion across multiple cross-functional teams aligned with priorities determined by the user communities, organizational goals, and product and technology strategy
• Collaborate with partners within the Wikimedia movement for assessing technical and user needs that need attention
• Facilitate structured methodology to support continuous engagement with various stakeholders, technical follow through, and accountability of deliverables
• Isolate issues in complex systems and determine how to apply appropriate expertise for specific problems
• Fostering a supportive team environment with their peers, and ensuring diverse voices are heard
• Engage with volunteer developers from the movement towards meaningful opportunities for technical partnership
• Facilitate project prioritization, cross-team product conversations, and long-term planning
• Partnering with peers on cross-team delivery and organizational updates
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and mentorship
• Participating in hiring considerate of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in creating and managing of user-facing engagement and support processes for product management and maintenance
• Ability to work across multiple teams and contexts
• Expertise in consumer-facing internet technology for large and diverse audiences
• Experience collaborating with product design throughout the product development lifecycle
• Strong knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of product management including prioritization, stakeholder engagement, user experience, planning, time management and escalations
• Experience with using project management software
• Strong interpersonal communications skills
• Fluent in spoken and written English, and at least one other language

Qualities that are important to us:

• Ability to work with stakeholders both internally and externally
• Ability to build relationships and trusted partnerships with community members such as Wikipedia editors, volunteer developers, moderators, patrollers and readers
• Ability to anticipate risks and resolve conflicts, particularly in an environment where many voices are present and decisions are often made by consensus
• Detail-oriented with strong followthrough and an ability to keep the big picture in mind
• Passion for process improvement & knowledge sharing and a focus on actionable iteration
• A desire to make meaningful contributions to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access
• Clear communication in both synchronous and asynchronous channels

Additionally, we’d love it if you have:

• Experience working in an international organization that has a distributed staff, including experience with videoconferencing software and good practices thereof
• Experience working with volunteer communities, professionally or otherwise
• Passionate about open source products, free knowledge, and Wikimedia’s mission
• Fluency in one or more regional languages of Africa or Asia