Staff Technical Program Manager, Mozilla
CA$115-186k
Salary is dependent on location in Canada. Offers generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees
Internet software for people, not profit
Job no longer available
Internet software for people, not profit
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$115-186k
Salary is dependent on location in Canada. Offers generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees
1001+ employees
Company mission
To ensure the internet remains open and accessible.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of project management experience in an advertising, operations or program management environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills to juggle many activities without losing sight of the highest-priority items
- Ability to understand complex concepts and make reasoned decisions with sometimes imperfect data
- Good communication skills, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
- Be diligent and results driven with a bias for action
- Ability to communicate and interact with leaders within the advertising organization and across the business
- Experience with different project management methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall
- Experience working with Product Management, Engineering, Operations, Strategy teas as well as Business Intelligence
- Experience working with a geographically dispersed workforce through video conferencing, Internet chat, and other collaboration tools
- Experience with problem solving frameworks, process improvement and process documentation
- Commitment to our values:
- Welcoming differences
- Being relationship-minded
- Practicing responsible participation
- Having grit
What the job involves
- Mozilla is looking for a skilled and experienced Staff Program Manager to join our Technical Program Management Organization and work with our new Advertising team
- As a Technical Program Manager, you will lead execution of key advertising initiatives, improve operations and lead roadmap work across all areas of this growing business
- Together, we will drive global multi-functional efforts with geographically dispersed team members and will be responsible for developing and driving efforts, ensuring project work and business objectives are met
- To be successful, you will build, track and report on projects in our portfolio
- You will lead the completion of achievements by prioritizing actions, documenting risks and mitigations and communicating the status to all interested partners and key customers
- Lead multiple medium to large projects, events, and initiatives concurrently
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties or vendors for the precise execution of projects
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on time, within the scope, and budget
- Develop project goals, requirements and scope, involving all relevant partners, and ensuring technical feasibility
- Work with remote employees as effectively as local ones
- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
- Use appropriate verification techniques to lead changes in project scope, schedule, and costs
- Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
- Report and call out significant achievements and risks to deployment with management and other partners as needed
- Develop the relationship with the client and business partners
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Establish and maintain relationships with third parties or vendors
- Build and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Our take
Mozilla develops a range of free and open-source software, with its most familiar product being Firefox. Operated with a mission-driven, not0for-profit ethos, Mozilla champions online privacy, open standards and user-choice.
Beyond Firefox, Mozilla has focused on privacy forward offerings such as Mozilla VPN, which allows users to browse securely without being tracked. The company has also streamlined its product portfolio to concentrate on initiatives that align closely with its core mission, ensuring resources are dedicated to improving user experiences while fostering safer, more open digital environments.
Alongside this, its impact extends into the developer and tech community, having played a pivotal role in the creation of Rust, a systems programming language celebrated for its speed and efficiency. With a loyal user base, ongoing innovation, and a clear commitment to privacy and open-source principles, Mozilla remains an influential player in the technology landscape.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2018
$1.2m
GRANT
Jan 2005
$0.3m
ANGEL
Total funding: $3.5m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness: Mozilla covers medical, dental and vision plan premiums at 100% for U.S. and Canadian employees. Our offerings give you the options you need to manage your health — and your family’s — the way you want.
- Mental health: Mental health is as important as our physical health. That’s why Mozilla’s health benefits include therapy and coaching sessions to make sure our people have access to the care they need.
- Time away: With all of life’s demands, time away from work to disconnect and recharge is essential. In addition to country-specific holidays (12 in the U.S. and Canada), vacation and sick time start accruing right away (specifics vary by country). Everyone also takes a pause together on quarterly all-company wellness days, plus you get to celebrate the most personal holiday of all: your birthday.
- Parental leave: While Mozilla’s parental leave policies vary globally, our U.S. and Canadian-based employees can look forward to 26 weeks of paid leave for childbearing parents and 12 weeks of paid leave for non-childbearing parents.
- Financial: Mozilla is a private company, so our compensation isn’t tied to stock options or equity plans. Instead, we offer generous, performance-based bonus plans to all regular employees to underscore that we share in our success as one team. As for retirement savings for US and Canadian employees, Mozilla contributes a percentage of your eligible base salary each year to the 401(k) Plan/RRSP (regardless of whether you contribute or not), with 100% vesting.
- Learning and development: We’re big believers in learning by doing, and we also want to invest in your education and development beyond your role. Every employee is eligible for an annual professional development budget. Mozillians can put it toward technical or management training, certifications, conferences and more.
- Help when you need it: Life is full of surprises; that’s why it’s important to be prepared. Mozilla provides Life/AD&D and Short and Long Term Disability insurance (offerings may vary by locale) to ensure that you and your family will have a safety net in place should you ever need it.
- Plus a bit more: A few other benefits include a quarterly wellbeing stipend (to use on those things just for you), an employee referral bonus, internet reimbursement if you’re remote, and a budget for office essentials to make working remotely ergonomically comfortable.
Company HQ
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Laura Chambers
(CEO)Alongside serving as the CEO at Mozilla, Laura is an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. Previously, she was the CEO and PResident at Willow Innovation, Director at Patelco Credit Union, and General Manager of Core Hosts & Community at Airbnb.
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