Role Description
Wikimedia is looking for an experienced product manager (6-month contract) for the Mobile Apps team in our Product department. The Product department builds the wiki experiences that enable our communities to achieve our vision: a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. This is an opportunity to have a tremendous impact on one of the most beloved parts of the internet.
As a product manager with the Mobile Apps team (contract), you will work with engineers, designers, community members, other product managers, and our volunteer community to deliver on the reader strategy, with a focus on improving the experience of our most committed app users. This is a contract position to cover a parental leave (6 months).
You are responsible for:
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Leading the product development process to refine, develop, and deliver features that deepen app retention, support the Active→Contributor funnel, and sustain app donors, within the guardrails of our OKRs and strategic direction.
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Collaborating with fellow apps product managers to stay aligned on higher-level strategic priorities, identify, and execute the direction of the apps team.
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Working with the other apps product managers to discover and define new opportunities to set future KRs.
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Producing and updating community facing documentation.
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Setting priorities for a cross-functional product team of a designer, engineering manager, software engineers, QA engineer, data analyst, and community relations specialist.
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Experimenting, releasing, and iterating intentionally to provide incremental value rapidly and validate hypotheses.
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Using quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate impact.
Qualifications
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5+ years of experience as a Product Manager.
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3+ years of experience managing user-facing products in a mobile first environment, working on Android or iOS applications.
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Demonstrated success in launching new features in large-scale consumer apps.
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Experience working with cross-functional teams.
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Success making decisions in fast-changing and ambiguous situations.
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Experience working in an agile or iterative software development environment.
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Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Strong listening skills.
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Ability to clearly communicate plans and results to stakeholders and collaborators verbally and in written form.
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant work experience.
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A desire to make meaningful contributions to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access.
Requirements
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Experience with a two-sided platform or marketplace product.
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Experience with personalization features.
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Proficiency with data, reporting, analytics, or A/B testing.
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Experience building products that support positive user habits, engagement, or ongoing value creation over time.
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Experience with fully remote, geographically distributed, and asynchronous teams.
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Experience working with communities, volunteers, or open source projects.
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Experience editing Wikipedia or contributing to other wiki projects.
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Experience with users in emerging markets, such as the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, or Latin America.
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Fluency in a language other than English.
Benefits
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The anticipated hourly rate range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$52/hour to US$80/hour.
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Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture.
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For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire.
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We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants.
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The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience, and location.