Senior Product Manager, Mobile Apps – Contract

Wikimedia Foundation

. Lead product development from ideation and discovery through scoping, requirements, release, and analysis for mobile app features .

Posted 11/9/2026contractRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $111,974 - $172,826 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading product development for mobile applications, including scoping, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Proven ability to manage user-facing products in a mobile-first environment while delivering incremental value through agile methodologies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Mobile App Product ManagementAgile Software DevelopmentCross-Functional Team CollaborationUser Story WritingDocumentation and Organization

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Hard Skills

Product DevelopmentFeature ScopingMVP DevelopmentData AnalysisUser Experience DesignAndroid Application ManagementIOS Application ManagementIncremental Value DeliverySuccess Metrics DefinitionPhabricator User Stories

Soft Skills

Strong OrganizationEffective CommunicationListening SkillsDecision MakingSelf-Directed Work Style

Tools & Technologies

AsanaMediaWikiPhabricator

Industry Keywords

Mobile-First EnvironmentConsumer AppsDiversity, Equity, and InclusionKnowledge EquityOpen Access

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead product development from ideation and discovery through scoping, requirements, release, and analysis for mobile app features
Scope ambitious ideas into MVPs and phased releases within team capacity and contract timeline
Write kick-off decks, requirements, and Phabricator user stories
Define hypotheses, success metrics, and measurement plans with the data analyst
Experiment, release, and iterate to validate hypotheses and deliver incremental value
Coordinate high-profile projects with the Group Product Manager, Communications, Marketing, and Legal
Collaborate with fellow apps product managers on strategic priorities and team direction
Maintain documentation, decisions, notes, open questions, risks, blockers, and changes in direction
Produce community-facing documentation and engage volunteer communities for feedback
Deliver App Growth initiatives including games, notifications, donor consent flows, semantic queries, reader features, donor-retention experiments, and web-to-app integrations
Provide weekly Asana updates, MediaWiki project page updates, decision logs, and handoff documentation

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience managing user-facing products in a mobile-first environment, working on Android or iOS applications
Track record of personally scoping and shipping features end to end in large-scale consumer apps
Hands-on, self-directed working style with limited oversight
Strong organization and documentation habits
Experience working with cross-functional teams
Success making decisions in fast-changing and ambiguous situations
Experience working in an agile or iterative software development environment
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Strong listening skills
Ability to clearly communicate plans and results verbally and in writing
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
Desire to contribute to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access
Must be available for critical meetings and synchronous work between 14:00-19:00 UTC
Current work authorization in the location of hire for non-US employees

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first organization
Compensation adjusted to country of hire for applicants outside the United States
Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace
Accommodation assistance for qualified applicants with disabilities