Open-Source Strategy Program Manager

Minimum qualifications:

• 5 years of experience with open-source or developer technologies.
• Experience managing communities or volunteer organizations.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with successful program management.
• Experience successfully growing organizations and building metrics for measuring community health.
• History of leadership in large and diverse organizations (e.g., board positions, volunteer activity).

About the job

The Program Development team oversees Google’s strategic interests in open-source projects we care about. We create and support healthy open-source projects through governance, relationship-building, and ensuring an excellent contributor experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage a Google open-source project portfolio, helping to evolve policies and practices, tools and playbooks, and documenting best practices.
• Understand significant components of the ecosystem, and identify gaps or opportunities to create or participate in strategically important communities.
• Work closely with the project contributors to enable close relationships between external and internal developers.
• Build and maintain numerous internal technology partnerships across Google and contribute to relevant content and messaging efforts.