Program Manager, Fellowships

Mozilla

4h • Remote

About The Position

Mozilla Foundation is a non-profit building a better technology future — powered by people, open by design, fueled by imagination.
We deliver people-first alternatives to today’s extractive systems. We build side by side with developers, innovators and advocates, united in the belief that a better technology future is not only possible — it’s ours to create.
Team
The Imagination & Strategic Growth (I&SG) team is an executive function within Mozilla Foundation that treats imagination as a core institutional capability for technology development. Working at the intersection of culture, strategy, and long-term growth, the team shapes how creative intelligence becomes new technology, partnerships, and sustained investment.
I&SG stewards the Foundation’s creative R&D program, Creative Futures, and the Fellowships program as flagship expressions of this work.
The Mozilla Fellowships program is a high-impact leadership initiative that supports people carrying imaginative, boundary-breaking ideas into institutions, movements, policy spaces, media, and public life. Fellows advance more accountable and people-centered technology futures while embedded within host organizations and networks.
The Program Manager, Fellowships serves as the operational backbone of this program — translating strategic vision into structured, well-executed program delivery across the full Fellowship lifecycle.

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.
• You are both imaginative and exacting — someone who enjoys turning ambitious ideas into clear, well-run programs. You notice details others miss, follow threads to completion, and take pride in creating experiences that feel thoughtful, responsive, and well held.

Nice To Haves

• Fellowship programs, grantmaking, or leadership development initiatives.
• Public-interest technology, open source ecosystems, or technology policy contexts.
• Supporting institutional funder reporting.
• Project management tools such as Asana, Airtable, Notion, Smartsheet, or similar systems.
• International or cross-geography program coordination.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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
• Benefits are subject to change at any time at the discretion of Mozilla Foundation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed