Program Manager, Mozilla

• 5–7 years of experience in program management, grantmaking, fellowships, leadership development, or cohort-based initiatives
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with overlapping timelines
• Strong project management skills, including planning, tracking, and execution across parallel workstreams
• Experience managing budgets, contracts, and reporting processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear documentation and updates
• Experience collaborating with senior leaders, advisors, and external partners
• Ability to operate independently, exercise judgment, and translate between strategic, creative, and operational contexts
• Comfort working in a remote, distributed organization
• You are both imaginative and exacting — someone who enjoys turning ambitious ideas into clear, well-run programs
• You notice details others miss, follow threads to completion, and take pride in creating experiences that feel thoughtful, responsive, and well held
• Supporting institutional funder reporting

Desirable

• The Imagination & Strategic Growth (I&SG) team is an executive function within Mozilla Foundation that treats imagination as a core institutional capability for technology development. Working at the intersection of culture, strategy, and long-term growth, the team shapes how creative intelligence becomes new technology, partnerships, and sustained investment
• I&SG stewards the Foundation’s creative R&D program, Creative Futures, and the Fellowships program as flagship expressions of this work
• The Mozilla Fellowships program is a high-impact leadership initiative that supports people carrying imaginative, boundary-breaking ideas into institutions, movements, policy spaces, media, and public life. Fellows advance more accountable and people-centered technology futures while embedded within host organizations and networks
• The Program Manager, Fellowships serves as the operational backbone of this program — translating strategic vision into structured, well-executed program delivery across the full Fellowship lifecycle
• Here are some projects you'll likely work on in your first 6 months:
• Lead the next Fellowship recruitment and selection cycle, including refining selection criteria, coordinating review processes, and preparing materials for leadership and advisors
• Manage cohort formation and oversee offers, contracting timelines, and public announcements in partnership with Legal, Communications, and the Grants team
• Design and execute a strong onboarding experience for new Fellows and host organizations
• Establish clear project management systems, documentation practices, and communication rhythms to support a seamless Fellowship year
• Support planning for upcoming convenings and moments of visibility (including Mozilla-wide events such as MozFest)
• As a Program Manager, Fellowships at Mozilla, you will…
• Own the end-to-end execution of the Mozilla Fellowships program across recruitment, onboarding, delivery, and alumni engagement
• Shape structured, transparent, and equitable selection processes that balance rigor and creative ambition
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for Fellows and host organizations, resolving issues and ensuring alignment
• Manage budgets, contracts, payment schedules, and reporting in partnership with Finance/Admin and the Grants team
• Track milestones, deliverables, and impact signals, contributing to internal and funder reporting
• Maintain strong project management systems across multiple stakeholders and overlapping timelines
• Coordinate engagement between the Fellowship and other Mozilla Foundation programs
• Support alumni continuity and post-Fellowship touchpoints
• Collect feedback and document program learnings to strengthen future cycles
• Integrate guidance from a team of Senior Curricular Advisors and program leadership into program design and Fellow experience
• Operate with high autonomy, sound judgment, and attention to detail in a fast-moving, evolving environment