Deep experience with experimental design and statistics, applied to internet-scale audience or user experience data.
Experience collaborating with product development teams in a fast-paced environment to test, analyze, and evaluate user-facing features.
Prior experience as a people manager.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.
Experience with large-scale data processing & storage tools (we use Hadoop, Hive, Presto, and Spark).
Qualities that are important to us:
Ability to identify where data can have the most impact and clearly communicate findings and recommendations to partner teams
Empathy towards and commitment to work with the Wikimedia affiliates and volunteer communities.Discretion and competence in handling sensitive or confidential data.
Empathy towards and commitment to work with the Wikimedia affiliates and volunteer communities.
Discretion and competence in handling sensitive or confidential data.
Curiosity and critical thinking skills; a lifelong learner who sees situations through multiple lenses.
A coach and mentor with high emotional intelligence: evidenced by humility, tact, compassion, high levels of integrity, and good listening skills.
A facilitator with strong collaboration skills and an empowerment approach to open and transparent management.
Commitment to the mission of the organization and our values and guiding principles.
Self-motivated with an ability to navigate through ambiguity and complexity. The Wikimedia ecosystem is complex, resources are limited, and our guiding principles are ambitious. We want you to work to find solutions embracing these factors.
Exposure to, and interest in, ethical data management and privacy practices.
Contributed to Wikimedia projects or have experience working in other open source projects.
Experience with Superset, Growthbook, or other open-source testing, data visualization, or reporting tools.
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