The Linux Foundation is the organization of choice for the world's top developers and companies to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption. Together with the worldwide open source community, it is solving the hardest technology problems by creating the largest shared technology investment in history.

Today, the Linux Foundation has over 2,000 corporate members from over 41 countries, including every single one the Fortune 100. The Linux Foundation has proudly created over $54B in shared technology value since inception.

OpenSSF’s mission is to advance open source security for all by working collaboratively with upstream and existing communities. Our projects and initiatives are focused on securing the open source supply chain and promoting secure development best practices for everyone. We use our Technical Vision and our Values to guide discussion, decision making, and delivery for all our programs.

We are seeking a Chief of Staff to help us execute on our purpose alongside our member organizations, working groups and community leaders. You’ll work side-by-side with these stakeholders, as well as the program management team and other Linux Foundation teams to meaningfully and measurably execute on goals, and cultivate new and existing relationships to their fullest potential. Most importantly, you’ll work closely with the General Manager, to whom you will report.

Job Role And Responsibilities

As part of the OpenSSF leadership team, you’ll work with staff, governing board members, and the larger OpenSSF community to map the priorities and goals of the foundation to an effective deployment of the financial and talent contributions. Your work will drive improved communication and efficiency across the organization’s many working groups, projects, member organizations, and strategic partnerships.

 Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with the General Manager, Governing Board members, and other stakeholders to determine, document, and prioritize business strategies

• Acting as a thought partner to the GM for new ideas and initiatives.

• Managing the organization’s schedule of events, important deadlines, and significant project timelines

• Leading the OKR development process for the organization and determining key performance indicators and how to measure performance

• Working with teammates to deliver, monitor and communicate progress towards goals

• Overseeing strategic initiatives from ideation to implementation

• Identifying and helping solve core problems or opportunities within established processes, and providing feedback to optimize community processes

• Providing support and oversight for special projects and initiatives

• Planning, coordinating and leading staff meetings and workshops

• Identifying and providing recommendations on process improvements across the organization

• Work with OpenSSF staff and community members to summarize and report out on the activities and impact of the organization in a way suitable for both internal and external audiences.

• Responding to inquiries on behalf of the General Manager, assisting them to maintain open lines of communication with current and potential member organizations and strategic partners

• Make occasional public presentations on the goals, activities, and impact of the project. 

Required Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills: you write down action items, follow up with meeting notes, and have a penchant for documenting process and goals

• Strong cooperative leadership skills: you understand the nuances required when working with volunteers, and that our mandate is to serve

• Strong problem solving skills: you aren’t afraid of a little ambiguity, a hard problem, or a sticky situation and work productively to resolve issues

• Operational focus: you plan, coordinate, get sign off, prep documents and set agendas to help keep everyone in alignment. 

• Demonstrated ability to understand, operate, and clearly communicate in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.

• Experience working with open source communities: you understand the open source ecosystem and the challenges and opportunities it faces

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The Linux Foundation is creating the greatest shared technology investment in history by enabling open source collaboration across companies, developers, and users. We are the organization of choice to build ecosystems that accelerate open technology development and commercial adoption.

The Linux Foundation is an all-remote workforce that hires world-class talent.  We are as passionate about providing a flexible and supportive work culture as we are about open-source software. Collaboration is in our DNA, and we pride ourselves on being able to work closely together while not being tied to an office. We offer exceptional benefits - e.g., top of the line healthcare plans, unlimited PTO, and 100% 401k match up to the IRS-defined limit per year.

The Linux Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.