Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a
Lead Product Manager

Summary

Join the Wikimedia Foundation as an enterprising lead product manager to coordinate efforts in artificial intelligence and machine learning, achieving a world where every human can freely share knowledge. Wikipedia is one of the most popular media properties, visited by over 1 billion people monthly across 300 languages. The role centralizes AI applications across products, solves emergent problems, and brings new value to users.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or the equivalent in relevant work experience
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in product management
• Experience with the application of machine learning and AI in technology products
• Strong knowledge of current AI technology and happenings in the AI technical and business domains
• Success in building high-scale consumer-facing products
• Experience aligning multiple senior stakeholders on complex projects
• Experience developing product strategies in ambiguous domains
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, staff, and communities
• Capable of managing a diverse range of responsibilities in a dynamic and results-oriented environment. Must be comfortable with evolving requirements and priorities

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the development, deployment, and maintenance of machine learning and artificial intelligence projects across various consumer and contributor experiences in web browsers and mobile apps
• Partnering with product managers and researchers to identify new AI-related opportunities and execute initiatives in flight
• Working with the Research team and Machine Learning team to develop repeatable processes for product teams to experiment with and integrate AI and ML capabilities
• Contributing a perspective on AI to our developing product strategy
• Centralizing discussions amongst leaders across the organization around our voice and role in the broader AI ecosystem. This may include planning our participation in conferences or in media publications
• Identifying needs and requirements from the global Wikimedia community to inform AI strategy and new AI product development
• Working closely with Wikipedia contributors and other volunteer community members
• Defining and tracking metrics for success in our applications of AI and ML

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building products for multiple languages and geographies
• Experience editing Wikipedia or with the Wikipedia, Wikidata, or Wikimedia Commons communities or other collaborative enterprises
• Open source software development experience
• Familiarity with MediaWiki