Open Source Program Manager

Block; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Toronto is seeking a seasoned Open Source Program Manager to enhance their open source practices. In this role, you'll be responsible for leading enablement programs that promote openness across teams and ensuring collaboration through streamlined processes. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience and a deep understanding of open source principles, community governance, and program management. This position offers a full-time contract.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience leading programs in technical environments with exposure to open source practices.
• Understanding of open source ecosystems and governance.
• Experience designing enablement programs that change work dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of open source enablement programs.
• Build scalable systems for open collaboration.
• Coordinate across departments to simplify processes.

Skills

Project Management Methodology

Program Management

Management Experience

Microsoft Powerpoint

Budgeting

Leadership Experience

Supervising Experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

Block is one company built from many blocks all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams People Finance Counsel Hardware Information Security Platform Infrastructure Engineering and more provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies forecast finances give legal counsel safeguard systems nurture new initiatives and more. Every challenge creates possibilities and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

Block is an open source company with a proud history of successful projects. We build in the open contribute to shared infrastructure and help others do the same. Our Open Source Program Office (OSPO) advances that work keeping openness a competitive advantage that fuels Blocks purpose of economic empowerment.

Were hiring a staff-level Open Source Program Manager to help strengthen and scale Blocks open source practice. You will deepen adoption across teams and shape the systems that make openness effortless while expanding our presence in the broader ecosystem.

Blocks open source momentum is real from projects like goose to a steady rise in engagement across engineering. The next step is turning that energy into durable programs. As part of OSPO within engineering youll focus on enabling people more than policy : supporting teams as they apply open source and InnerSource practices simplifying complex systems and bringing clarity to a network of partners inside and outside the company.

Youll work closely with colleagues from across the company to align strategy and streamline how open collaboration happens at Block. The role calls for systems thinking empathy and a knack for turning principles into action.

You Will

• Lead the design and delivery of Blocks open source and InnerSource enablement programs focusing on internal adoption education and engagement.
• Build scalable systems and playbooks that make open collaboration the default way of working.
• Partner with engineering leads to embed open source and InnerSource principles into our daily development lifecycle.
• Coordinate across legal security comms and design to simplify processes and clarify ownership for teams engaging in open source work.
• Be a bridge between engineering and external foundations and standards bodies ensuring alignment with product and platform goals.
• Develop lightweight feedback and measurement mechanisms to assess maturity impact and adoption of open source practices across the organization.
• Shape internal education efforts that help people understand what default to open means in a regulated environment and how to participate safely and effectively.
• Collaborate with developer relations and communications to tell the story of Blocks open source efforts internally and externally.
• Identify opportunities to streamline or automate repetitive processes removing friction for teams while maintaining compliance and quality.
• Model and promote asynchronous transparent communication and collaboration across teams and disciplines.

You Have

• 10 years of experience leading programs in technical environments with exposure to open source InnerSource or developer platforms.
• An understanding of open source ecosystems community governance and the role of standards bodies and foundations (e.g. W3C Linux Foundation).
• Experience designing and scaling enablement programs that change how people work not just what they deliver.
• The ability to translate between technical legal and organizational languages simplifying complex ideas for diverse audiences.
• A systems mindset : you see patterns design frameworks and create durable structures that outlast individual projects.
• Curiosity care and a genuine belief in the power of openness to drive innovation and community.

Were working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team and always assess candidates on an individualized basis. We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation let your recruiter know. Want to learn more about what were doing to build an inclusive workplace Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page .

Required Experience :

• Manager

Key Skills

• Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1