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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

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+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!
-...passionate about delivering educational content to billions of people, and engaging millions in its development, by seizing the opportunity that ubiquitous mobile devices represent. You want to bring coherence and vision to Wikimedia's mobile development strategy, while giving passionate engineers the space and freedom to figure out the "how". You are a highly organized strategic thinker who combines a love for clear analysis and presentation of data with a strong intuitive sense of what is urgent, and what can wait.
-You understand the emerging challenges that are specific to mobile development, and see the opportunities for rapid experimentation. You are excited by the opportunity to not just work on an important website, but to carry Wikimedia's open source and free knowledge values into the mobile space, promoting the wider adoption of those values to counter the trend towards walled gardens.
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 VP of Engineering and Product Development
-'''Job Purpose'''
+'''About this job'''
-Articulate the mobile product vision and manage the development backlog for all mobile software development at the Wikimedia Foundation.  The Wikimedia Foundation has a small engineering team dedicated to mobile development which collaborates with the Global Development department to support mobile outreach in key strategic areas like Brazil, India, and Northern Africa. The Product Manager of Mobile will be responsible for setting the priorities for the engineering team, informed by input and research from within the organization, Wikimedia community feedback, and audience feedback.
-'''Job Summary'''
-Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
+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.
-* Work with Wikimedia Foundation, community members, researchers and partners to gather requirements and develop mobile roadmap
-* Continually act as an advocate for a coherent, user-focused product vision for Wikimedia's mobile software development
-* Prioritize and support development of mobile-focused reading and contribution features across all Wikimedia projects.
-* Lead/collaborate with engineering/analyst/research and design teams by setting priorities, brain-storming approaches, managing deliverables and evaluating findings
-* Drive decisions and advise on selection and improvement of mobile infrastructure
-* Act as outward ambassador for the team, patrolling mailing lists and attend meetings on behalf of engineering/research focused team members
-* Engage with the external app community to identify research and partnership opportunities
-* Translate qualitative and quantitative research into concrete, prioritized requirements
-* Design effective team communication channels that provide a large amount of focused productivity while still allowing the team to be acceptably responsive to each other and everyone else
-* Be an open source advocate, and help the mobile web to become more open
-* Help keep team spirits high and drama low
-'''Required Qualifications'''
+'''Responsibilities'''
+*    Develop product roadmap for mobile by working with Foundation staff, community members, researchers, and mobile partners.
-*  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.
+*    Drive product development of mobile reading and contribution features with a team of designers, engineers, and community members.
-*  Experience with web standards like HTML5, CSS, and jQuery and their advantages and limitation on mobile devices.
+*    Continually act as an advocate for a coherent, user-focused product vision for Wikimedia’s mobile software development.
-*  Well-rounded knowledge of smart phones, feature phones, and developing international networks.
+*    Engage with external app community to identify research and partnership opportunities.
-*  Experience in agile and open source development methodologies is a major plus.
+*    Advise on selection and improvement of mobile infrastructure
-*  Experience implementing organizational process change, with focus on continuous product delivery.
-* Experience in developing a product roadmap based on qualitative and quantitative research.
-*  You must be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment.
-*  The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural contexts.
-* '''Must have a strong affinity for the Wikimedia mission.'''
-'''Desired Qualifications'''
+'''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 use of wiki technology is a major plus.
-* Experience with mobile app SDKs & stores is a major plus.
+*    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 living or working outside of your home country is a major plus.
+*    Experience designing simple and intuitive user interfaces
-* Experience working with online volunteers is a major plus.
+*    Excellent written and oral communication skills
-* Active participation as a Wikimedia volunteer would be an asset, though not a prerequisite.
+*    Demonstrated ability to lead teams
-*  Demonstrated capacity to work with an open community in planning releases, publishing roadmaps and rallying development teams to meet publicly-stated milestones.
-*  Experience with community software development
+*    Experience in agile and open source development methodologies is a plus.
+*    Experience participating in a major open source project a plus
-* Sense of Humor
+*    Experience with online communities a plus
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