Associate Program Manager, Linux Foundation
$95-110k
Open source hub for developers
Posted today
Open source hub for developers
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$95-110k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create new technology categories by identifying trends, accelerating the growth of nascent technologies, and removing barriers to adoption.
Role
Who you are
- 2–3 years of experience in program coordination, community facilitation, or project management, including planning, prioritization, and stakeholder communication in a fast-paced virtual environment
- Comfortable engaging with both technical and business audiences; able to synthesize and communicate clearly
- Working familiarity with tools such as Slack, GitHub, Google Workspace, and CRM systems
- Self-directed, proactive, and composed under pressure
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Prior experience with open source communities or ecosystems is a strong plus
- Experience working with remote, global teams preferred
What the job involves
- We’re looking for an Associate Program Manager to join the Linux Foundation’s Program Management Office. This new role is designed to strengthen project execution and expand our capacity to deliver complex open source initiatives across the organization
- You’ll serve as an operational connector—supporting project delivery, coordinating internal and external stakeholders, and helping open source communities turn plans into real-world impact. If you thrive in a fast-paced, virtual environment and love keeping things on track, this role is for you
- The Linux Foundation is a neutral home for many of the world’s most important open source communities, but those communities often need neutral support to mobilize progress and move objectives forward.
- We often take on tasks and coordination responsibility that either require neutrality or would otherwise go unsupported due to community bandwidth
- This is a remote, virtual role that can be located anywhere in the United States. In a typical year, overnight and weekend travel to events both domestically and internationally (approximately 1–4 times per year) will be required
- Coordinate day-to-day activities across open source projects, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and operational plans
- Facilitate project community meetings: prepare agendas, coordinate participants, capture action items, and follow through
- Maintain project documentation, records, and membership data with high attention to detail
- Partner with project leads, maintainers, and internal teams (e.g., Legal, Marketing, Events, Finance) to ensure smooth execution of key initiatives
- Contribute to visibility efforts including blogs, press releases, and event participation
- Support budget tracking, expenditure monitoring, and annual planning
- Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to implement open source best practices and project governance standards
- Identify and resolve issues that may block progress or reduce program efficiency
- Contribute to broader PMO initiatives that improve how we deliver value to open source communities and internal teams
Our take
The Linux Foundation powers decentralized innovation through its neutral, open-source hub for developers to code, manage, and scale open technology products and ecosystems. The company has a long-standing reputation as one of the most trusted sources on the market.
Utilized by a wide range of organizations, including some of the top enterprises in the world (such as Intel, Fujitsu, Microsoft, and Samsung), the company has over 17,000 organizations contributing to its hub, adding 51M+ lines of code each week.
The company also leads education programs, providing users with training & certification focused on area-specific technical competencies, called SkillCreds, to empower professionals to find new ways to stand out in the highly competitive technology landscape.
With a consistent and ever-growing portfolio of partnerships and innovative projects, along with its recently launched European division, The Linux Foundation is well-set to be a core contributor to open-source innovation around the globe for years to come.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 100% Paid Health Care for Families & Individuals
- Unlimited PTO
- 12 Fully Paid Weeks of Parental Care for Primary and Secondary Caregivers
- Full 401(k) Match (up to the government maximum)
- Virtual Workforce
- Stipend for Home Office Setup, Buying Computers, and Renting Co-Working Spaces
Company HQ
Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jim Zemlin
(CEO, not founder)Founder & former Director of Marketing at Corio. Previous VP of Marketing at Covalent.
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