Community Manager

Summary

Join the Ceph Foundation as their Ceph Community Manager and become the face of the vibrant Ceph open-source community. You will foster collaboration and growth among contributors, users, and stakeholders, coordinating community initiatives, overseeing onboarding, and supporting Ceph-related events and projects. Reporting to the Ceph Foundation's chair, you will work with global contributors to strengthen the Ceph ecosystem. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the direction of a leading open-source community in storage technology. Key responsibilities include community growth and engagement, collaboration and representation, content creation and communication, event planning and budget management, and conflict resolution and governance. The position requires proven experience in open-source communities, exceptional communication skills, and a solid understanding of software development and distributed storage.

Requirements

• Proven experience contributing to an open-source community, preferably Ceph or a similar large-scale project
• Exceptional communication skills, including public speaking, technical writing, and creating digital content
• Solid understanding of software development processes and distributed storage technologies
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience planning events and managing budgets effectively
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and coordinate volunteers and contributors across diverse teams and organizations

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to engage new contributors and community members
• Develop and improve onboarding materials and processes for new contributors
• Create strategies to retain and empower contributors, promoting long-term engagement
• Act as the primary liaison between the Ceph community, the Ceph Foundation, and partner organizations
• Represent the Ceph Foundation’s mission and goals at conferences, webinars, and other global events
• Facilitate collaboration across companies and individuals contributing to Ceph
• Develop blog posts, podcasts, and videos to showcase Ceph innovations and community stories on the Ceph website and social media
• Regularly report on community metrics, initiatives, and developments to the Ceph Foundation and broader community
• Organize flagship events, including Cephalocon and virtual meetups
• Collaborate with the Ceph Foundation to allocate and manage the annual community budget
• Address and mediate community disputes or complaints in collaboration with the Ceph Foundation’s leadership
• Ensure the Ceph community maintains an inclusive, supportive, and transparent environment

Benefits

• Fantastic health care
• Unlimited PTO
• 100% 401k match
• Profit-sharing
• Exceptional healthcare plans
• Flexible and supportive work culture
• Largely all-remote workforce