Lead Product Partnerships Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

The Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. They are seeking a Lead Product Partnerships Manager to enhance the global reach of Wikipedia's products through strategic partnerships and collaborations, focusing on product integration and content reuse.

Responsibilities:

• Creating LOI/MOUs (zero-dollar contracts)
• CRM management in concert with Partnerships cohort across the organization
• Creating & refining pitch decks
• Creating, refining, & implementing pitch strategy (developing lists of friendlies, managing comms & scheduling with partners)
• Strong product and technical fluency to align the P&T product roadmap for high-scale reusers, ensuring alignment on data formats, reliability SLAs, and repeatable "Partner Kits"
• Coordinating with other Partnerships staff across departments/teams
• Attending partner conferences/events
• Monitoring for new partnership opportunities around new product releases

Requirements:

• Proven experience forming and managing high-level, multi-stakeholder partnerships, particularly in the technology and/or media industry, with demonstrated independence and self-direction expected in a lead role
• Strong connections across the media and technology ecosystem, particularly within AI, social, media, and EdTech platforms
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the proven ability to influence both internal and external stakeholders, and operate in a complex, consensus-driven, cross-cultural environment
• Analytical mindset to uncover and independently analyze insights from partners and market conditions
• Experience in program/project management, including workflow management, managing comms and scheduling with partners, and note-taking and following up on action items
• A passion for the mission and values of the Wikimedia movement