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Product Management at the Wikimedia Foundation
Product Managers drive the conceptual development and implementation of software features from idea to release. We work with multiple groups throughout the product development cycle, including Wikipedia readers and editors, researchers, designers, and developers. If you’re interested in joining a group that influences the future of online knowledge, please apply!
Job Title
Product Manager - Mobile
Reports To
VP of Engineering and Product Development
About this job
Wikipedia is every hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy, and as such, perfectly suited for mobile devices. But our mobile experience is still underwhelming. Your job is to work with the mobile team to conceptualize and implement features like editing, photo uploading, offline storage, and more--and to deliver a mobile experience that helps us bring free knowledge to billions of human beings.
Responsibilities
- Develop product roadmap for mobile by working with Foundation staff, community members, researchers, and mobile partners.
- Drive product development of mobile reading and contribution features with a team of designers, engineers, and community members.
- Continually act as an advocate for a coherent, user-focused product vision for Wikimedia’s mobile software development.
- Engage with external app community to identify research and partnership opportunities.
- Advise on selection and improvement of mobile infrastructure
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years experience as a product manager or software engineer, including minimum of 2 years experience in the development (as product manager or engineer) of mobile technologies.
- Experience with web standards like HTML5, CSS, and jQuery and their advantages and limitations on mobile devices.
- Well-rounded knowledge of smart phones, feature phones, tablets and other mobile device capabilities.
- Experience designing simple and intuitive user interfaces
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams
- Experience in agile and open source development methodologies is a plus.
- Experience participating in a major open source project a plus
- Experience with online communities a plus
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 489 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Available in more than 270 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 21 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants. The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the operation of Wikipedia and its sister projects. It currently employs 138 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 39 countries or regions.
Apply
Please send a CV and cover letter to jobs
wikimedia.org. Please put the position title (Product Manager (Mobile)) in your subject line.
Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered.
Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Position will be based in our San Francisco, CA office though remote candidates may be considered.
