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Entry Level Business Development

Company: California Lifestyle Foundation

Location: Charlotte, NC

Posted Sep 08, 2023

California Lifestyle Foundation is seeking an Entry Level Business Development Representative for a long-term career opportunity. The role involves working with top executives, learning from community-focused charities, and developing leadership skills. The representative will maintain accurate records, ensure customer satisfaction, and communicate effectively with potential donors. Key qualifications include a background in marketing, management, sales, or related fields, natural leadership abilities, problem-solving skills, great people skills, patience, empathy, passion, and confidence in public speaking.

People Operations Associate

Company: Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Remote

Posted Sep 16, 2023

We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based in more than 50 countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. Benefits & PerksWikimedia FoundationApplicant Privacy PolicyNews from across the Wikimedia movementBlogWikimedia 2030Our Commitment to EquityThis is Wikimedia Foundation Facts MatterOur ProjectsOur Tech Stack The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$ 58,707 to US$ 89,613 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or +1 (415) 839-6885.More informationU.S. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. This will also be the face of the organization for new employees, so we are also looking for someone who is also welcoming and friendly. You are responsible for:US Employee Lifecycle Responsible for preparing, coordinating, maintaining, sending and updating onboarding and offboarding documents, checklists and communications.  This includes, but is not limited to, the following: collecting and entering data, sending communications, reviewing, preparing and or saving paperwork, reviewing and completing profiles in HRIS, creating personnel files, eVerify/I-9 retention, updating checklists, notifications to all parties involved such as staff, ITS, payroll, manager, etc, and all other steps.  Review and respond in a timely manner to staff queries that come in through email, zendesk, slack, and Namely.  Independently prioritizing those tasks based on timing and urgency of the request to ensure completion.  Escalating any items that may need to be addressed by management or other areas of T&C, finance, etc.Timely review and processing of employee and manager changes to ensure that all systems and records are updated appropriately and in line with relevant laws and guidelines.  This may include but is not limited to: line manager changes, employee promotions, salary increases, tax changes, address changes, etc.Maintain accurate and complete employee data in the HRIS system.  This includes reviewing and actioning change requests for US staff members in a timely and thorough manner.Review and complete adhoc requests within the required period of time to ensure compliance with local laws.  This could include unemployment claim forms, verification of employment, data requests, etc.Programs and ProjectsAssist in a personnel file digitization project to complete the move of all hardcopy personnel, benefits, and Form I-9 files to an electronic systemSupport federal reporting requirements based on the specifications of government agenciesUsing excel and HRIS reports, support in compiling and auditing employee data as we integrate to a new HRCM and other projects as neededProvide support on additional projects as assignedSkills and Experience:2 yrs experience in human resources or relatedAbility to maintain confidentialityThoroughness and attention to detailAbility to quickly learn internal processesExperience and comfort using Excel formulas such as vlookup and if/then statementsExperience using an HRIS system in an administrator capacityAbility to adhere to HR best practices to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal lawsBachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related fieldAdditionally, we’d love it if you have:Familiarity with US employment laws (local, state and federal)Experience with Namely and Ceridian SystemsTechnical and analytical aptitudeExperience using Google suite Located within commuting distance of San Francisco, CA to occasionally go into the officeWe always appreciate a great sense of humor!About the Wikimedia FoundationThe Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects.

Director of Engineering, Developer Experience

Company: Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Remote

Posted Aug 24, 2023

The Director of Engineering, Developer Experience is responsible for leading a group of teams working to make it easier to build, maintain, and deploy reliable software that powers a top 15 internet destination. The role involves continuous improvement of tools, systems, and services that support staff, affiliate, and volunteer software development practices. The Director also coaches, develops, and empowers engineering managers and highly senior individual contributors. The role requires engineering delivery, collaboration with the Director of Product, and participation in organizational development.

Senior Data Engineer, IT Enterprise Data Solutions

Company: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted Sep 23, 2023

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity. Your Experience Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Data Engineering, or related field.5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles, with a focus on designing and maintaining data platforms.Strong proficiency in data processing tools, ETL frameworks, programming languages (Python, SQL), and both SQL and NoSQL databases.Experience working with Azure cloud data services and Snowflake, including designing, developing, and optimizing of data integration within these platforms.Deep understanding of data security practices, access controls, encryption, and compliance.Experience in implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) solutions for data pipelines, ensuring automated testing, deployment, and monitoring processes.Demonstrable ability to quickly respond to incidents by assessing the situation, lead incident triage, solve issues, and providing immediate short-term solutions. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion - of voices, ideas, and approaches - and we support this diversity through all our employment practices. Capable of formulating and implementing medium and long-term strategies to prevent similar incidents in the future.Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Jira required.Experience supporting and working with multi-functional teams in a dynamic environment.Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.A dedication to diversity, equality, and inclusion, proven through past experiences or initiatives.Experience with analytics tools, data modeling, and visualization platforms (e.g., Power BI) is a plus. The Senior Data Engineer will work with a team consisting of business partners, business and data analysts, solution architects, data architect, data engineers, quality engineers and other technical roles in an agile delivery environment. What You'll Do Lead and develop data pipelines and transformations to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data from source systems into data platforms for further processing and analysis.Identify, design, and implement process improvements including designing data quality reports, infrastructure for greater scalability, optimizing data delivery, and automating manual processes.Work with customers including data, design, product teams and assist with data-related issues.Work with knowledge management and Analytics and Insights functional teams to optimize data for search, reporting and insight capabilities.Ensure data accuracy, integrity, privacy, security, and compliance through quality control procedures.Designing and implementing data integration solutions to ingest and process data from various semi-structured and structured data sources such as JSON, XML, CSV, excel, foundation systems or relational databases.Configuring and optimizing Storage to efficiently store and handle the ingested data. Partner with Architects to craft the data duplication strategy for durability and availability.Implementing data normalization techniques to eliminate data duplication and ensure data integrity within normalized databases.Collaborating with data architects, business systems analysts, and customers to understand data requirements and support the design of efficient data models that align with business needs.Implementing dimensional databases using techniques such as star or snowflake schemas to support analytical reporting and data analysis.Monitoring and optimizing data pipelines, storage, and databases for performance, scalability, and reliability.Implementing security measures and standard processes to protect critical data throughout the data integration and storage processes, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and internal security requirements. The exact offer will be determined by a variety of factors such as the candidate's individual skills, qualifications, and experience relative to the requirements of the role. Working with our business operations and foundation strategy program partners, the team supports the management of the EDW, data engineering and integration, shared data exchange, data platform operations and data architecture support. Candidate Accommodations If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request here.

Senior Data Engineer

Company: Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Remote

Posted Aug 24, 2023

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their Data Engineering team. The role involves building, maintaining, and expanding the shared data infrastructure that supports various aspects of the Wikimedia mission. Responsibilities include designing data platforms, implementing data quality monitoring, and improving operational excellence. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of relevant industry experience, advanced SQL knowledge, and experience with tools like Airflow, Spark, and Kafka. The Wikimedia Foundation is a fully remote, internationally distributed team with offices in San Francisco, USA.

Senior Data Scientist, Community Growth

Company: Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Remote

Posted Sep 21, 2023

We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based in more than 50 countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$98,926 to US$156,320 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. Benefits & PerksWikimedia FoundationApplicant Privacy PolicyNews from across the Wikimedia movementBlogWikimedia 2030Our Commitment to EquityThis is Wikimedia Foundation Facts MatterOur ProjectsOur Tech Stack The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or +1 (415) 839-6885.More informationU.S. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants.

Director of Site Reliability Engineering

Company: Wikimedia

Location: Worldwide

Posted Sep 02, 2023

We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$167,046 to US$260,066 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based in more than 50 countries.

Senior Global Operations Manager

Company: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted Aug 21, 2023

The Foundation, a nonprofit organization, is seeking a candidate with 7+ years of experience in facilities management, strategic planning, and vendor management. The role involves managing global facilities operations, overseeing day-to-day operations at the 12-acre headquarters in Seattle, and ensuring operational excellence across the foundation's global portfolio. The candidate will lead continuous improvement initiatives, manage vendors, and maintain a high level of customer service. The role also involves strategic planning, resource allocation, and coordination of people and resources. The candidate must have strong contractual negotiation skills, international experience, and expert knowledge of facilities operations and industry trends.

Finance Associate, Finance and Accounting

Company: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted Sep 12, 2023

The Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to fight poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. They provide an exceptional benefits package to their employees and are committed to creating an environment for them to thrive. The Global Health Finance Associate role is responsible for providing business and financial analysis support to the foundation's Program Strategy Teams.

Group Product Manager, Contributors

Company: Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Remote

Posted Aug 29, 2023

The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for an experienced group product manager to lead teams in creating user experiences that achieve their vision. The role involves setting the vision and product direction for contributor user experiences, understanding and representing the needs of contributors, and guiding a group of product managers.

Privacy Specialist (Contract)

Company: Wikimedia Foundation

Location: Remote

Posted Aug 22, 2023

We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based in more than 50 countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated hourly pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$34 per hour to US$52 per hour with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location. All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or +1 (415) 839-6885.More informationWikimedia Foundation Applicant Privacy PolicyNews from across the Wikimedia movementWikimedia 2030Our Commitment to EquityThis is Wikimedia Foundation Facts MatterOur ProjectsOur Tech Stack We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. As part of your work, you will communicate with various outside parties including attorneys, volunteers, and members of the public. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants.

Senior Finance Manager, Global Growth & Opportunity

Company: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted Sep 15, 2023

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion - of voices, ideas, and approaches - and we support this diversity through all our employment practices. It includes PSTs focused on Agriculture Development, Financial Services for the Poor, Water Sanitation & Hygiene, Global Education, and Nutrition. The exact offer will be determined by a variety of factors such as the candidate's individual skills, qualifications, and experience relative to the requirements of the role. You should be prepared to work across a diverse set of subject areas, bridging a wide range of expertise, with a demonstrated ability to work with agility, and tact in a dynamic environment. Qualifications You are a creative, thoughtful, and curious professional who has a strong track record of achievement in roles of increasing responsibility. Candidate Accommodations If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request here. Additionally, we seek: Bachelor's degree with 10 years of strategic financial analysis and/or planning and leadership experience, or equivalent years of relevant experience.Proven financial savvy and experience in financial analysis, business case development, budgeting, and forecasting.Identify operational and financial risks of completing annual budgets and broader planning horizons and propose mitigating strategies to program leadership.Shown technical and complex financial knowledge, including understand financial statements, financial modeling and complex grant and deal structuring.Excellent written and oral communication skills; including ability to craft compelling presentations and communicate sophisticated financial concepts to broad and diverse audiences.Ability to work on multiple projects - or support multiple teams - simultaneously.Highest level of integrity and leadership by example, helping to set the tone for the organization and demonstrate an affinity for creating and enabling an inclusive culture.Strategic problem solver with proven track record applying quantitative and qualitative data to present options for decision making, highlight tradeoffs and propose recommendations for a broad variety of business models and transaction types.Must be a hands-on, team-oriented individual with highly developed interpersonal skills, adept as an influencer and negotiator.Demonstrated ability to work with C-level executives.Strong collaborative skills and demonstrated ability to navigate and develop positive, constructive working relationships across a matrix organization and/or shared services business model.Project management skills and solutions orientation with consistent record to proactively identify needs and deliver results.Advanced Excel skills and data visualization experience preferred.International finance experience/exposure preferred.Demonstrates intellectual curiosity. LI-SC1 Hiring Requirements As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check. **The foundation requires all employees based in the United States to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, subject to applicable laws.

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