Mozilla

Program Manager – Fellowships

Mozilla

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $72,200 - $81,089 per year

About the role

  • Own the end-to-end execution of the Mozilla Fellowships program across recruitment, onboarding, delivery, and alumni engagement.
  • Shape structured, transparent, and equitable selection processes that balance rigor and creative ambition.
  • Serve as the primary operational point of contact for Fellows and host organizations, resolving issues and ensuring alignment.
  • Manage budgets, contracts, payment schedules, and reporting in partnership with Finance/Admin and the Grants team.
  • Track milestones, deliverables, and impact signals, contributing to internal and funder reporting.
  • Maintain strong project management systems across multiple stakeholders and overlapping timelines.
  • Coordinate engagement between the Fellowship and other Mozilla Foundation programs.
  • Support alumni continuity and post-Fellowship touchpoints.
  • Collect feedback and document program learnings to strengthen future cycles.
  • Integrate guidance from a team of Senior Curricular Advisors and program leadership into program design and Fellow experience.
  • Operate with high autonomy, sound judgment, and attention to detail in a fast-moving, evolving environment.

Requirements

  • 5–7 years of experience in program management, grantmaking, fellowships, leadership development, or cohort-based initiatives.
  • Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with overlapping timelines.
  • Strong project management skills, including planning, tracking, and execution across parallel workstreams.
  • Experience managing budgets, contracts, and reporting processes.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear documentation and updates.
  • Experience collaborating with senior leaders, advisors, and external partners.
  • Ability to operate independently, exercise judgment, and translate between strategic, creative, and operational contexts.
  • Comfort working in a remote, distributed organization.
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
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