Program Manager, AI 360

Full Time
1 month ago

The Mozilla Foundation is a nonprofit public benefit organization. Our mission is to ensure that the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. Join us and become part of our mission to promote openness, innovation, and opportunity online!

Twenty years ago, this meant building a browser and protecting the open web. Today, it also includes making sure AI and data driven technology is more trustworthy. In order to focus on places where Mozilla can impact the next era of our work, we are increasingly focusing on trustworthy AI. For us, this means especially two things: human agency is a core part of how AI is built and coordinated, and corporate accountability is real and implemented.

Mozilla’s Office of the President and Executive Director have two functions: pointing the Foundation’s movement-building programs at the challenge of crafting trustworthy AI by leading all aspects of the design, growth and impact of Mozilla's philanthropy and advocacy programs, as well as DEIB and gift planning; and on expanding the Mozilla portfolio with an intentional effort to tee Mozilla up to have more impact over the next 25 years.

We are seeking a new Program Manager to join the Pan Mozilla team working on the AI 360 workstream. In this role, you will develop effective project and program management systems for AI 360, a crosscutting program that acts as the connective tissue among all the AI activities happening across Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Corporation, Mozilla Ventures and Mozilla AI. AI 360 aims to also explain this set of activities to the world, make links between them and measure their collective impact and progress over time. As part of this mandate, you will help lead events and programs intended to engage leaders in the open source and Trustworthy AI community including startups, non profit labs, civil society, academia and tech partners. 

Reporting to the Chief of Staff in Mozilla’s Office of the President, you will work closely with other program managers leading Pan Mozilla workstreams. Specifically, you will provide strategic support to the Senior Advisor to the President and Lead of AI 360 in running the AI360 workstream.

As a  Program Manager, AI 360  at Mozilla Foundation, you will work on… Program Management 
  • Collaborate with the AI 360 team to develop the 2024 Pan Mozilla AI Program plan outlining activities designed to increase collaboration and improve messaging 
  • Lead planning, systems design, and implementing team processes related to AI360
  • Coordinate activities across AI360 activities to ensure strategic alignment with team and organizational priorities
  • Lead, develop and be responsible for the bottom up rollup of AI work across Mozilla, as well as budget and KPIs for the project
  • Handle the AI inventory and help create connections among various teams working on AI. Visualize these and disseminate updates to the larger org
  • Help draft metrics framework that collects progress and impact of both Pan Mozilla AI activities and AI related products, programs and services within portfolio companies. Work with leadership to develop and coordinate program budgets that align with strategic objectives and team goals
  • Collaborate with other Program Managers and the Chief of Staff to develop and implement strategies and systems for how we apply data and metrics to evaluate the impact of our programs
  • Work with the team and across the organization to supervise progress against program goals, and facilitate program reporting and evaluation
Project Management 
  • Coordinate and supervise key projects with the AI 360 team
  • Assist various teams in creating regular updates and tracking impact of their AI work with minimal overhead
  • Supervise key deadlines, deliverables, and dependencies within the team
  • Liaise with the Project Manager, Engagement in project planning and delivery
  • Prepare project updates for leadership 
  • Develop effective project management systems and documentation
  • Track budget expenditures across projects and assure compliance with all Mozilla policies and procedures
  • Develop updates and presentations for executives and broader audiences through reports, presentations, blogs, etc.
Community Building and External Relations 
  • Help develop the map of the market and community of high level collaborators working on open source and trustworthy AI across industry, academia, government and civil society.
  • Plan and organize public events designed to engage with this community.
  • Support the development of a Mozilla AI Community Council capturing high level experts and partners. Support for the AI 360 lead as well as the President and CEO in implementing this plan.
  • Respond to inquiries from potential external partners and assess fit/opportunities
  • Lead distribution of key organizational + team publications and programs to external partners
Your Professional Profile:
  • Experience with budget development and oversight
  • Ability to prototype projects quickly and iterate towards a big goal
  • Proven success in developing and running programs in line with key strategic objectives
  • Extensive experience in project management
  • Experience tracking projects using various tools, such as Asana, Trello, Airtable (No specific tool experience required)
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Ability to collaborate with a range of people
  • Ability to facilitate conversations with differing perspectives and priorities, while connecting proposed work and outcomes to engagement strategy when required
  • Ability to supervise, coordinate, and prioritize multiple projects on fast-paced schedules
  • Meeting design and facilitation skills
  • Entrepreneurial experience preferred
  • Experience in design or web development tools is a big plus
Salary and Benefits Information:

The Mozilla Foundation is dedicated to fair and equitable compensation for our staff. We aim to pay a competitive and market-based salary based on the responsibilities and requirements of the role. We do not ask for, or take into account, salary histories in our offer process.

The starting salary ranges for this role are listed below. These four countries are where we most commonly employ staff.

  • Germany: [€67,721 - €76,066] [target salary offer - €69,805]
  • UK: [£56,116 - £63,032] [target salary offer - £57,843]
  • Canada: [$116,910 - $131,316] [target salary offer - $120,507]
  • US: [$86,600 - $97,271] [target salary offer - $89,265]

Some regions fall into a higher salary market and this is reflected in the example ranges below: 

  • London:  [£70,146 - £78,790] [target salary offer - £72,304]
  • New York: [$108,250 - $121,589] [target salary offer - $111,581]

The range for your specific location will be discussed in screening conversations if your application is successful.

We offer the following benefits:
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Extended Sick Leave
  • Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Retirement Plan contributions
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days annual leave + sick days and your birthday  
  • Company Holidays + Shutdown
  • Wellness budget
  • Professional Development budget
  • Top up program for Pregnancy and Parental leaves

Benefits are subject to change at any time at the discretion of Mozilla Foundation.

Mozilla Foundation Hiring Practices:

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation at accommodation@mozillafoundation.org.

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