Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

[Pine W]

One would certainly aspire to be on time and on budget, but the reality of
complex engineering projects is that surprises happen. Developing a new
product isn't like building products on an assembly line where time and
cost are relatively easy to predict.

I think that looking for managers who are generally on time and on budget
with their projects is a good thing, but I also think that we should have
realistic expectations.

Pine


On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Rogol Domedonfors 
wrote:

> Pine,
>
> If you allow yourself to think that on time and on budget are optional,
> then you will certainly not get them.  I would expect the WMF to aspire to
> deliver products that are fit for purpose, on time and on budget.  I would
> also expect the staff and, especially, management to be held accountable
> for the extent to which they achieve those goals.
>
> "Rogol"
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Pine W  wrote:
>
> > Hi Joady,
> >
> > Does the title "Chief Product Officer" mean that WMF intends to revert
> the
> > name of the Audiences department back to the Product department?
> >
> > "On time and budget" is a goal that can be very difficult to achieve with
> > complex engineering projects that often encounter surprises. WMF has
> > experience with this with VisualEditor. I suggest that it would be good
> to
> > set realistic expectations for candidates.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Pine
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Joady Lohr  wrote:
> >
> > > We are please to announce the upcoming launch of the recruiting process
> > for
> > > the Chief Product Officer.
> > >
> > > As part of the process, we wanted to share the job description
> (below). A
> > > big thank you to the Audiences & Technology teams for their
> > collaboration,
> > > support and guidance in creating it.
> > >
> > > We also wanted to out put a call, if you have any nominations or
> > > recommendations, we'd love to hear from you. Just email me directly
> over
> > > the next few days.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Joady
> > >
> > >
> > > Job Title:
> > >
> > > Chief Product Officer
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Summary
> > >
> > > The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a creative, collaborative,
> > > forward-thinking Chief Product Officer to join our executive team.
> We’re
> > > looking for a leader who is driven by our mission, animated by results,
> > > informed by data, and passionate about superb user experiences. This
> may
> > be
> > > you, if you have have a truly global worldview, uncompromising
> commitment
> > > to our values, and embrace transparency in your work and
> communications.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > As Chief Product Officer, you will lead a nearly hundred person
> > department
> > > that builds and supports products, features, and services used by more
> > than
> > > one billion users per month from every part of the globe. As a member
> of
> > > the Foundation’s executive team you will be a critical voice
> representing
> > > our contributors, readers, and new users. Our vision is for “every
> human
> > > being to share in the sum of human knowledge”, and our product
> experience
> > > is essential to that vision.
> > >
> > > As Chief Product Officer, we’d like you to do these things:
> > >
> > > Lead
> > >
> > >-
> > >
> > >Work with the Foundation’s executive team to think and act in
> service
> > of
> > >the future of the Wikimedia vision, projects, contributors, and
> > readers
> > >-
> > >
> > >Serve as a compelling advocate for the Wikimedia movement,
> Foundation,
> > >and values to users, contributors, donors, and partners
> > >-
> > >
> > >Develop and lead product strategy to support the Wikimedia projects,
> > >communities, and partners
> > >
> > >
> > > Produce
> > >
> > >-
> > >
> > >Deliver measurable user impact at global scale by working
> > >collaboratively and effectively across internal departments and
> > external
> > >partners
> > >-
> > >
> > >Develop, advance and deliver an effective product vision, including
> > >expanding product usership, contributor health and retention, brand
> > >awareness, and revenue growth
> > >-
> > >
> > >Build products to grow and sustain our content-building communities
> > >while acquiring, delighting, and engaging readers
> > >-
> > >
> > >Foster a well-defined theory of change with qualitative and
> > quantitative
> > >metrics to track and communicate impact
> > >
> > >
> > > Manage
> > >
> > >-
> > >
> > >Build a sustainable system and culture for team members’ continued
> > >professional growth and advancement
> > >-
> > >
> > >Manage, mentor, and recruit exceptional and diverse talent
> > >-
> > >
> > >Build strong and effective teams, developing departmental succession
> > >planning across a broad range of disciplines (e.g., product
> > management,
> > >design, 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

[Rogol Domedonfors]

Pine,

If you allow yourself to think that on time and on budget are optional,
then you will certainly not get them.  I would expect the WMF to aspire to
deliver products that are fit for purpose, on time and on budget.  I would
also expect the staff and, especially, management to be held accountable
for the extent to which they achieve those goals.

"Rogol"

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> Hi Joady,
>
> Does the title "Chief Product Officer" mean that WMF intends to revert the
> name of the Audiences department back to the Product department?
>
> "On time and budget" is a goal that can be very difficult to achieve with
> complex engineering projects that often encounter surprises. WMF has
> experience with this with VisualEditor. I suggest that it would be good to
> set realistic expectations for candidates.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pine
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Joady Lohr  wrote:
>
> > We are please to announce the upcoming launch of the recruiting process
> for
> > the Chief Product Officer.
> >
> > As part of the process, we wanted to share the job description (below). A
> > big thank you to the Audiences & Technology teams for their
> collaboration,
> > support and guidance in creating it.
> >
> > We also wanted to out put a call, if you have any nominations or
> > recommendations, we'd love to hear from you. Just email me directly over
> > the next few days.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Joady
> >
> >
> > Job Title:
> >
> > Chief Product Officer
> >
> >
> >
> > Summary
> >
> > The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a creative, collaborative,
> > forward-thinking Chief Product Officer to join our executive team. We’re
> > looking for a leader who is driven by our mission, animated by results,
> > informed by data, and passionate about superb user experiences. This may
> be
> > you, if you have have a truly global worldview, uncompromising commitment
> > to our values, and embrace transparency in your work and communications.
> >
> >
> >
> > As Chief Product Officer, you will lead a nearly hundred person
> department
> > that builds and supports products, features, and services used by more
> than
> > one billion users per month from every part of the globe. As a member of
> > the Foundation’s executive team you will be a critical voice representing
> > our contributors, readers, and new users. Our vision is for “every human
> > being to share in the sum of human knowledge”, and our product experience
> > is essential to that vision.
> >
> > As Chief Product Officer, we’d like you to do these things:
> >
> > Lead
> >
> >-
> >
> >Work with the Foundation’s executive team to think and act in service
> of
> >the future of the Wikimedia vision, projects, contributors, and
> readers
> >-
> >
> >Serve as a compelling advocate for the Wikimedia movement, Foundation,
> >and values to users, contributors, donors, and partners
> >-
> >
> >Develop and lead product strategy to support the Wikimedia projects,
> >communities, and partners
> >
> >
> > Produce
> >
> >-
> >
> >Deliver measurable user impact at global scale by working
> >collaboratively and effectively across internal departments and
> external
> >partners
> >-
> >
> >Develop, advance and deliver an effective product vision, including
> >expanding product usership, contributor health and retention, brand
> >awareness, and revenue growth
> >-
> >
> >Build products to grow and sustain our content-building communities
> >while acquiring, delighting, and engaging readers
> >-
> >
> >Foster a well-defined theory of change with qualitative and
> quantitative
> >metrics to track and communicate impact
> >
> >
> > Manage
> >
> >-
> >
> >Build a sustainable system and culture for team members’ continued
> >professional growth and advancement
> >-
> >
> >Manage, mentor, and recruit exceptional and diverse talent
> >-
> >
> >Build strong and effective teams, developing departmental succession
> >planning across a broad range of disciplines (e.g., product
> management,
> >design, engineering, data analysis)
> >-
> >
> >Manage competing priorities, complex stakeholder relationships, and
> >finite resources in order to deliver measurable user impact at scale
> >
> >
> > Collaborate
> >
> >-
> >
> >Build and strengthen relationships with the Wikimedia community to
> >advance the mission of the Foundation
> >
> >
> >-
> >
> >Identify and grow product partnerships that support our movement’s
> >aspirations
> >-
> >
> >Work with our communities to understand their needs and motivations
> >
> > We’d like you to have this experience and these skills:
> >
> >-
> >
> >10+ years in strategic-level product development roles
> >
> >
> >-
> >
> >Proven record of leading high-impact global software product
> initiatives
> >for millions 

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

[Pine W]

Hi Joady,

Does the title "Chief Product Officer" mean that WMF intends to revert the
name of the Audiences department back to the Product department?

"On time and budget" is a goal that can be very difficult to achieve with
complex engineering projects that often encounter surprises. WMF has
experience with this with VisualEditor. I suggest that it would be good to
set realistic expectations for candidates.

Thanks,

Pine


On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Joady Lohr  wrote:

> We are please to announce the upcoming launch of the recruiting process for
> the Chief Product Officer.
>
> As part of the process, we wanted to share the job description (below). A
> big thank you to the Audiences & Technology teams for their collaboration,
> support and guidance in creating it.
>
> We also wanted to out put a call, if you have any nominations or
> recommendations, we'd love to hear from you. Just email me directly over
> the next few days.
>
> Thanks!
> Joady
>
>
> Job Title:
>
> Chief Product Officer
>
>
>
> Summary
>
> The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a creative, collaborative,
> forward-thinking Chief Product Officer to join our executive team. We’re
> looking for a leader who is driven by our mission, animated by results,
> informed by data, and passionate about superb user experiences. This may be
> you, if you have have a truly global worldview, uncompromising commitment
> to our values, and embrace transparency in your work and communications.
>
>
>
> As Chief Product Officer, you will lead a nearly hundred person department
> that builds and supports products, features, and services used by more than
> one billion users per month from every part of the globe. As a member of
> the Foundation’s executive team you will be a critical voice representing
> our contributors, readers, and new users. Our vision is for “every human
> being to share in the sum of human knowledge”, and our product experience
> is essential to that vision.
>
> As Chief Product Officer, we’d like you to do these things:
>
> Lead
>
>-
>
>Work with the Foundation’s executive team to think and act in service of
>the future of the Wikimedia vision, projects, contributors, and readers
>-
>
>Serve as a compelling advocate for the Wikimedia movement, Foundation,
>and values to users, contributors, donors, and partners
>-
>
>Develop and lead product strategy to support the Wikimedia projects,
>communities, and partners
>
>
> Produce
>
>-
>
>Deliver measurable user impact at global scale by working
>collaboratively and effectively across internal departments and external
>partners
>-
>
>Develop, advance and deliver an effective product vision, including
>expanding product usership, contributor health and retention, brand
>awareness, and revenue growth
>-
>
>Build products to grow and sustain our content-building communities
>while acquiring, delighting, and engaging readers
>-
>
>Foster a well-defined theory of change with qualitative and quantitative
>metrics to track and communicate impact
>
>
> Manage
>
>-
>
>Build a sustainable system and culture for team members’ continued
>professional growth and advancement
>-
>
>Manage, mentor, and recruit exceptional and diverse talent
>-
>
>Build strong and effective teams, developing departmental succession
>planning across a broad range of disciplines (e.g., product management,
>design, engineering, data analysis)
>-
>
>Manage competing priorities, complex stakeholder relationships, and
>finite resources in order to deliver measurable user impact at scale
>
>
> Collaborate
>
>-
>
>Build and strengthen relationships with the Wikimedia community to
>advance the mission of the Foundation
>
>
>-
>
>Identify and grow product partnerships that support our movement’s
>aspirations
>-
>
>Work with our communities to understand their needs and motivations
>
> We’d like you to have this experience and these skills:
>
>-
>
>10+ years in strategic-level product development roles
>
>
>-
>
>Proven record of leading high-impact global software product initiatives
>for millions of users with measurable success, across multilingual
>audiences, on time and budget
>-
>
>Experience leading multidisciplinary product development teams,
>developing diverse talent pipelines, and creating systems for creative
> and
>sustainable internal workflows
>-
>
>Proven skills with modern forms of adaptive product planning, customer
>discovery, product discovery, and product development processes to
> deliver
>software features that meet users’ needs
>-
>
>Experience collaborating on the development of product roadmaps which
>feed into company strategy, including detailed technological
> implementations
>-
>
>Significant experience navigating complex 

[Wikimedia-l] Chief Product Officer search and job description

[Joady Lohr]

We are please to announce the upcoming launch of the recruiting process for
the Chief Product Officer.

As part of the process, we wanted to share the job description (below). A
big thank you to the Audiences & Technology teams for their collaboration,
support and guidance in creating it.

We also wanted to out put a call, if you have any nominations or
recommendations, we'd love to hear from you. Just email me directly over
the next few days.

Thanks!
Joady


Job Title:

Chief Product Officer



Summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a creative, collaborative,
forward-thinking Chief Product Officer to join our executive team. We’re
looking for a leader who is driven by our mission, animated by results,
informed by data, and passionate about superb user experiences. This may be
you, if you have have a truly global worldview, uncompromising commitment
to our values, and embrace transparency in your work and communications.



As Chief Product Officer, you will lead a nearly hundred person department
that builds and supports products, features, and services used by more than
one billion users per month from every part of the globe. As a member of
the Foundation’s executive team you will be a critical voice representing
our contributors, readers, and new users. Our vision is for “every human
being to share in the sum of human knowledge”, and our product experience
is essential to that vision.

As Chief Product Officer, we’d like you to do these things:

Lead

   -

   Work with the Foundation’s executive team to think and act in service of
   the future of the Wikimedia vision, projects, contributors, and readers
   -

   Serve as a compelling advocate for the Wikimedia movement, Foundation,
   and values to users, contributors, donors, and partners
   -

   Develop and lead product strategy to support the Wikimedia projects,
   communities, and partners


Produce

   -

   Deliver measurable user impact at global scale by working
   collaboratively and effectively across internal departments and external
   partners
   -

   Develop, advance and deliver an effective product vision, including
   expanding product usership, contributor health and retention, brand
   awareness, and revenue growth
   -

   Build products to grow and sustain our content-building communities
   while acquiring, delighting, and engaging readers
   -

   Foster a well-defined theory of change with qualitative and quantitative
   metrics to track and communicate impact


Manage

   -

   Build a sustainable system and culture for team members’ continued
   professional growth and advancement
   -

   Manage, mentor, and recruit exceptional and diverse talent
   -

   Build strong and effective teams, developing departmental succession
   planning across a broad range of disciplines (e.g., product management,
   design, engineering, data analysis)
   -

   Manage competing priorities, complex stakeholder relationships, and
   finite resources in order to deliver measurable user impact at scale


Collaborate

   -

   Build and strengthen relationships with the Wikimedia community to
   advance the mission of the Foundation


   -

   Identify and grow product partnerships that support our movement’s
   aspirations
   -

   Work with our communities to understand their needs and motivations

We’d like you to have this experience and these skills:

   -

   10+ years in strategic-level product development roles


   -

   Proven record of leading high-impact global software product initiatives
   for millions of users with measurable success, across multilingual
   audiences, on time and budget
   -

   Experience leading multidisciplinary product development teams,
   developing diverse talent pipelines, and creating systems for creative and
   sustainable internal workflows
   -

   Proven skills with modern forms of adaptive product planning, customer
   discovery, product discovery, and product development processes to deliver
   software features that meet users’ needs
   -

   Experience collaborating on the development of product roadmaps which
   feed into company strategy, including detailed technological implementations
   -

   Significant experience navigating complex international organizations,
   movements, or networks
   -

   A track record of building consensus among large, dispersed stakeholder
   groups in a highly collaborative, transparent environment
   -

   Informed cultural sensitivities, intellectual curiosity, and a deep
   passion for the Wikimedia mission
   -

   Experience with internet culture and policy issues, including: freedom
   of expression, open culture/free culture, the free and open source software
   movement, online surveillance, privacy and security

And it would be even more awesome if you had the following:

   -

   The ability to work in a fast-moving, highly-diverse grassroots
   environment, while effectively prioritizing and leading a variety of
   activities
   -