Director of Product - Browser Essentials

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Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox the privacy-minded web browser and Pocket a service for keeping up with the best content online. Now with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI social media security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world Mozillians design build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

About this team and role:

Firefox is used by hundreds of millions worldwide and the Director of Product Browser Essentials is a critical role in the product management team. The role will lead a team of PMs and managers and be responsible for the product strategy vision and execution of our investments in creating a world class core browsing experience that exceeds user expectations and is modern stable and performant. In the role you’ll combine product excellence strong technical skills and strong leadership skills.

What you'll do:

• Own and define the vision strategy and roadmap for all browser essentials including the core user experience performance reliability stability webcompat security privacy and accessibility

• Define the product strategy for our Gecko platform as an independent browser engine

• Drive delivery of the browser essentials and platform roadmaps

• Partner closely with UX research engineering and marketing teams

• Synthesize market changes and the technology/people/skills investments needed to deliver great experiences

• Help identify new investment areas and product opportunities

• Hire and develop a world-class product team

What you'll bring:

• 10+ years of product management experience including impactful leadership roles on major products

• 5+ years of direct PM management experience

• 2+ years of experience managing other managers

• Strong product sense and understanding of users problems

• Experience working on a technical platform product

• Skill and experience driving partner engagements and discussions

• Drive independently at high velocity towards an aligned strategy

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Don’t tick all of the boxes but think you’d be a great fit? Apply we’d love to hear from you!

What you’ll get:

• Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team

• Rich medical dental and vision coverage

• Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)

• Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together

• Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday

• One-time home office stipend

• Annual professional development budget

• Quarterly well-being stipend

• Considerable paid parental leave

• Employee referral bonus program

• Other benefits (life/AD&D disability EAP etc. (varies by country)

About Mozilla

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity equity inclusion and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone including members of all equity-seeking communities such as (but certainly not limited to) women racialized and Indigenous persons persons with disabilities persons of all sexual orientations gender identities and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment as appropriate. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture) religion (including religious grooming and dress practices) gender gender identity gender expression color national origin pregnancy ancestry domestic partner status disability sexual orientation age genetic predisposition medical condition marital status citizenship status military or veteran status or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior conduct or purpose.

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Req ID: R2329