Director of Product Management
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- Full Time
- Junior (1 to 2 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Nonprofit, Information Technology & ServicesIndustries
Position Overview
- Location Type: Remote
- Employment Type: Individual Contributor
- Reports To: Director of Product, Abstract Wikipedia, and Wikidata Platform
Summary: The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a collaborative Lead Product Manager to lead the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the query platform of Wikidata, one of the world’s largest open linked databases. Wikidata facilitates much of the structure of Wikipedia content and contributor activities, impacting billions of users across 300+ languages. It’s a critical resource for libraries, universities, and other technology platforms. This role focuses on shaping the future of how users query and access Wikidata at scale, maintaining stable, reliable, and sustainable data access. The Lead Product Manager shares responsibility with the Engineering Manager and Tech Lead for the delivery, development, and operations of Wikidata platform products and services. This role will work closely with Wikimedia Deutschland (WMDE) product management and engineering counterparts.
Responsibilities
- Product lifecycle management of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) and related successor services.
- Collaborating with technical stakeholders to discover user needs and translating them into prioritized system requirements based on goals and intended outcomes.
- Developing and executing product roadmaps for Wikidata Platform.
- Modernizing the data access infrastructure.
- Improving self-service capabilities for communities.
- Guiding Wikidata query services to meet growth in data and demand.
- Serving as a thought partner to the Vice President and Director of Product and to affiliate partners on strategic and tactical roadmap development.
Requirements
- (Details missing - Further information on specific technical or product management experience would be needed here.)
Application Instructions
- (Details missing - Information on how to apply would be needed here.)
Company Information
- Organization: Wikimedia Foundation
- Mission: A world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all human knowledge.
- Website: https://wikimedia.org/
- Note: This is a remote position; open to candidates residing in a range of different locations in the world. Some travel is required.
Skills
Product Lifecycle Management
Stakeholder Collaboration
Roadmap Development
Data Infrastructure Modernization
Self-Service Platform Improvement
Strategic Planning
Technical Requirements Translation
Wikimedia Foundation
Operates Wikipedia and free knowledge projects
About Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, aiming to create a world where everyone can freely access and share knowledge. It provides a platform for users to read, contribute, and share content, while also supporting the volunteer communities that help maintain these projects. The foundation is funded by donations from individuals and institutions, emphasizing its nonprofit status. Unlike many other organizations, it focuses on making knowledge accessible to all without charge, advocating for policies that support free knowledge initiatives. Its goal is to empower individuals to contribute to and benefit from a collective pool of knowledge.
San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2003Year Founded
$145.9MTotal Funding
GRANTCompany Stage
Social Impact, EducationIndustries
501-1,000Employees