Lead Product Manager - Abstract Wikipedia

Join the Wikimedia Foundation and help shape the future of free knowledge

We're seeking a collaborative and visionary Lead Product Manager to drive the success of Abstract Wikipedia, a groundbreaking project that aims to increase access to encyclopedic knowledge by enabling more people to share more knowledge in more languages. As a Lead Product Manager, you will play a key role in turning this vision into a tangible impact, building the future of the Internet, and radically expanding access to free knowledge.

About the Role

In this exciting opportunity, you will be responsible for developing a roadmap that balances short-term execution with long-term strategic goals, building alignment between stakeholders and the community, and owning the end-to-end product lifecycle. You will use qualitative and quantitative methods to inform decisions, discover opportunities, and measure impact, while deeply understanding our community needs and releasing features iteratively to deliver value and validate hypotheses.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a roadmap that balances short-term execution with long-term strategic goals
• Build alignment between stakeholders and the community to define and execute the product vision and strategy
• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and iteration
• Use qualitative and quantitative methods to inform decisions, discover opportunities, and measure impact
• Deeply understand our community needs, releasing features iteratively to deliver value and validate hypotheses
• Establish and refine product development processes and best practices
• Bring structured thinking to product discovery, prioritization, and decision-making
• Lead the prioritization of new products and services, as well as our product backlog
• Communicate trade-offs to drive product decisions and move the team forward
• Communicate a clear product vision to internal and external audiences

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of product management experience in software development
• A structured yet flexible approach to product development, capable of adapting methodologies to fit the needs of our team and organization
• Experience developing and refining product management frameworks, demonstrating a deep understanding of product strategy, execution, and decision-making
• Past success in breaking down ambiguous projects into clear tasks, with a bias toward action
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to clearly and proactively communicate plans and results to stakeholders and collaborators
• Excellent follow-up, attention to detail, time management, and project management skills
• Ability to interact effectively and develop productive working relationships with management, peers, and communities
• An interest in and ability to work remotely with a distributed team across time zones
• Comfortable with evolving requirements and priorities in a dynamic environment

Nice to Have

• Experience with natural language processing, computational linguistics, or knowledge management technologies
• Experience with multilingual products or platforms, good understanding of internationalization and localization
• Experience editing Wikimedia projects

About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely.

Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

What We Offer

Competitive salary, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$ 129,068 to US$ 201,074, with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay.

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