Lead Product Partnerships Manager – Fixed Term Contract

Wikimedia Foundation

Lead Product Partnerships Manager at Wikimedia Foundation driving strategic partnerships in a remote setting. Focusing on technology integration and content reuse with diverse media and EdTech platforms.

Posted 6/26/2026contractRemote • Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,121 - $207,388 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify and secure new partnerships with existing and new technology platform partners.
Collaborating closely with Product and Design teams, define and execute on a portfolio of non-commercial value exchange partnerships that advance the P&T department’s strategic goals.
Assist in designing and and securing pilots with high-priority Wikimedia content reusers to drive attribution visibility by adopting the Wikimedia Attribution Framework and API.
Coordinate across teams and departments to build and maintain an up-to-date partner and opportunity pipeline.
Manage partnership processes and artifacts, including drafting LOI/MOUs, CRM management, creating pitch decks, and coordinating with other Partnerships staff across departments and teams.
Attend relevant conferences, events, and gatherings to represent the needs of our organization and share back industry intelligence on product and technology trends.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
Existing Network: 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

work from anywhere
Competitive salary
flexible working hours
paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

partnership managementprogram managementproject managementCRM managementdrafting LOIdrafting MOUscreating pitch decksdata analysisworkflow managementnegotiation

Soft Skills

communicationinfluencecollaborationanalytical mindsetself-directionindependencecross-cultural communicationstakeholder managementnetworkingproblem-solving