Program Manager, People Transformation

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate a portfolio of People Department initiatives and projects
• Develop project plans, workback schedules, timelines, and dependency maps
• Track project status, risks, issues, and decisions across multiple initiatives
• Facilitate project governance, status reviews, and stakeholder meetings
• Create project dashboards and reporting mechanisms
• Partner with the Director to translate strategic priorities into executable plans
• Coordinate activities for HR systems, performance management, and policy development
• Document current-state processes and develop standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Support change management activities, including stakeholder engagement and training materials
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings and ensure follow-through on action items

Requirements

• 8+ years of program management, project management, operations, or consulting experience
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large-scale projects and competing priorities
• Proficiency with change management methodologies and project management best practices
• Experience documenting business processes and developing operational documentation
• Strong project planning, organization, and execution skills
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting HR, People Operations, or Organizational Effectiveness
• Experience in remote-first and globally distributed organizations
• Experience in nonprofit, technology, or mission-driven organizations
• Experience developing dashboards, reporting tools, or operational metrics

About the Company

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge.