Summary

The Eclipse Foundation is one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, with a proven track record of enabling developer-focused open source innovation earned over two decades. The Eclipse Foundation is home to more than 400 high-impact projects and collaborations, including Oniro, Adoptium, Software Defined Vehicle, Eclipse IDE, IoT, and Jakarta EE. Supported by over 350 members globally, the Eclipse Foundation has an established international reach and reputation.

The Oniro project is developing a distributed open source operating system for smart devices, delivering modularity, flexibility, and application portability across consumer and IoT devices—from tiny embedded sensors to advanced smart appliances. As a compatible implementation of OpenHarmony (hosted by the OpenAtom Foundation), Oniro bridges ecosystems, fostering collaboration among diverse organizations in a vendor-neutral, open environment. The Oniro Working Group, comprising members including Array, Bosch, Capgemini, Huawei, Linaro, NOI Techpark, and many others, drives technological innovation and commercial success across industries, guided by the Eclipse Foundation’s principles of transparency and openness.

Are you ready to shape the future of open source operating systems for smart devices? This is your chance to work with a vibrant, growing community of organizations, engineers, and architects to create a groundbreaking operating system that powers the device economy. Sounds exciting? It is!

The Role

The Program Manager will work with Oniro Working Group members and the Steering Committee to define and execute the global strategy for Oniro at the Eclipse Foundation.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience building and nurturing open source or other communities and a background in operating system technologies. The successful candidate will join the Eclipse team and work alongside program and community managers for other major Eclipse initiatives, serving as the primary point of contact between the Oniro community and the Eclipse team.

Location

This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in Europe.

Responsibilities

Work within the Oniro community to manage and coordinate the project with members, facilitating the successful delivery of working group priorities.
Engage directly with developers and business leaders within the Oniro community to understand, coordinate and facilitate working group objectives.
Collaborate with the Eclipse team, including IT, infrastructure and marketing in support of Oniro. Support the ongoing management and evolution of the Oniro specifications, test suites, and distributions.
Play an active role in Oniro’s interactions with external projects and foundations to foster collaborations.
Actively partner with the Ecosystem Development team to recruit companies, including enterprises to join the Oniro Working Group, to adopt Oniro technologies, and/or to sponsor the Oniro project. Define, implement, and promote programs that encourage open collaboration within the Oniro ecosystem and the industry at large; and that raise awareness about Oniro.
Work with the community to support project releases and associated deliverables including website, marketplace, documentation, marketing materials, testimonials and social media content.
Build close working relationships with companies and individuals within the Oniro community.
Monitor the health of the Oniro project and ecosystem, and report to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
Travel to related conferences and events to represent the working group and the Foundation.

Desired Skills And Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Minimum of 5-7 years of product management, product development, product marketing, or equivalent experience.
Previous working experience with operating systems, IoT, and/or embedded technologies.
A solid understanding of open source communities, community development, collaboration models and technologies.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience writing high-quality materials Demonstrated ability to work within a community to guide and complete projects/initiatives in a timely manner.
Demonstrated success in engaging with and influencing developers and/or line of business and technical leaders.
Public speaking experience, both in person and virtual settings.
Fluent in English with proven proficiency of working in an English business environment.
Industry experience working with operating system development and technologies related to smart devices.
Experience with participating in open source projects (either as a committer, contributor, or community manager) is a plus.
Existing network from diverse communities and social media platforms including X (formerly known as Twitter), Mastodon, and LinkedIn.

We offer highly competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted. For more information about the Eclipse Foundation, please visit our website at eclipse.org.

Eclipse respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and is committed to providing accommodation and support to persons with disabilities throughout any recruitment process, once made aware of a need for accommodation. If you require any special accommodation or support during the recruitment process, please indicate in your email to us.

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