Associate Project Manager at Wikimedia Foundation

Duration: Long-term part-time contract (1 year) with the possibility to become a full-time contract in the near future

Summary

• The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a part time Associate Project Manager to work with our Engineering Productivity team and be responsible for organizing and reporting on various engineering productivity-related projects that include technologies and processes ranging from Kubernetes and Gitlab to software deployment pipeline changes and unit testing formalization.

You are Responsible for

• Be an integral part in project planning, scheduling, and resourcing for the Engineering Productivity team. 
• Ensure work quality and delivery for agreed upon timelines for each project. 
• Have the ability to interpret needs and requirements, translate concepts into practice, identify process improvement opportunities, quantify results, and make recommendations to the Engineering Managers / Director.  
• Coordinate meetings, briefings, and activities across teams and the Foundation. 

Skills and Experience

• The ability to work across multiple time zones and with multiple teams.
• Manage tasks and scheduling with several projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills for risk mitigation and identifying task dependencies.
• Flexibility, resilience, and adaptability in all things. 
• A methodical and detailed approach to work.

Additionally, We’d Love it if you Have:

• Technical experience in deployment pipelines, Mediawiki, and Kubernetes.
• Passion for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
• Understanding of free culture / free software / open source principles.