Wikimedia Foundation - Lead Product Partnerships Manager (Fixed Term Contract)
Requirements
• Proven experience forming and managing high-level, multi-stakeholder partnerships, particularly in the technology and/or media industry, with demonstrated independence and self-direction expected in a lead role. • Existing Network: Strong connections across the media and technology ecosystem, particularly within AI, social, media, and EdTech platforms • Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the proven ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders, and operate in a complex, consensus-driven, cross-cultural environment. • Analytical mindset to uncover and independently analyze insights from partners and market conditions. • Experience in program/project management, including workflow management, managing comms and scheduling with partners, and note-taking and following up on action items. • A passion for the mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. • 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. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. • The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA. • News from across the Wikimedia movement • Wikimedia Blog • Wikimedia 2030
Responsibilities
• New Product & Technology Partnerships Cultivation: Identify and secure new partnerships with existing and new technology platform partners. Collaborating closely with Product and Design teams, define and execute on a portfolio of non-commercial value exchange partnerships that advance the P&T department’s strategic goals, exploring areas such as new product development and integrations; data- and lead-sharing; and/or in-kind donations of technical products/services.. • New Product & Technology Partnerships Cultivation: • Attribution and Content Reuse: Assist in designing and and securing pilots with high-priority Wikimedia content reusers to drive attribution visibility by adopting the Wikimedia Attribution Framework and API. • Attribution and Content Reuse: • Cross-organizational Collaboration: Coordinate across teams and departments (WME, Legal, Communications, Fundraising, Content Enablement, Community Resources & Partnerships) to build and maintain an up-to-date partner and opportunity pipeline. Be the voice of Product and Technology in cross-departmental discussions of the reuser and partner ecosystem. • Cross-organizational Collaboration: • Execution and Coordination: Manage partnership processes and artifacts, including drafting LOI/MOUs (zero-dollar contracts), CRM management, creating pitch decks, and coordinating with other Partnerships staff across departments and teams. • Execution and Coordination: • Industry Engagement: Attend relevant conferences, events, and gatherings to represent the needs of our organization and share back industry intelligence on product and technology trends. Monitor technology news to identify new launches that may impact our goals or provide new partnership opportunities. • Industry Engagement: • Creating LOI/MOUs (zero-dollar contracts) • CRM management in concert with Partnerships cohort across the organization • Creating & refining pitch decks • Creating, refining, & implementing pitch strategy (developing lists of friendlies, managing comms & scheduling with partners) • Strong product and technical fluency to align the P&T product roadmap for high-scale reusers, ensuring alignment on data formats, reliability SLAs, and repeatable "Partner Kits". • Coordinating with other Partnerships staff across departments/teams • Attending partner conferences/events • Monitoring for new partnership opportunities around new product releases
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