Director, Portfolio Management (Mozilla.org)

<h1><strong>About Mozilla.org</strong></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/">Mozilla</a> is a mission-driven portfolio of companies and organizations working together to shape an internet that serves people and the public good.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, this portfolio includes: the Mozilla Foundation, which champions our mission through philanthropic risk capital; Mozilla Corporation, which makes Firefox; MZLA, which makes Thunderbird; Mozilla Ventures, which invests in responsible tech startups; Mozilla.ai, which creates open source AI developer tools; Mozilla Data Collective, a data sharing platform for human agency and fair value exchange. It also includes a handful of smaller strategic investments and Mozilla's investment reserve.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mozilla.org serves as a steward of this portfolio, managing Mozilla's assets and investments to ensure they are used to advance the vision outlined in the Mozilla Manifesto. In this role, it shapes long term strategy, allocates funding and manages Mozilla’s brands. Ultimately, its job is to enable the success of all of Mozilla’s organizations in the pursuit of the overall nonprofit mission.&nbsp; Over the coming years, our ambition is to actively grow the portfolio—helping existing organizations grow and mature while creating or investing in new organizations that can extend Mozilla’s reach and build long-term financial value.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><strong>About the Role</strong></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a part of the Mozilla.org team,&nbsp; the </span><strong>Director, Portfolio Management</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> sits at the intersection of portfolio planning, governance, performance management, and cross-organizational execution. This is a highly collaborative, hands-on role for an operator who can bring structure to complexity, translate portfolio priorities into clear plans and processes, and ensure leaders across Mozilla have the information, forums, and operating rhythms needed to make effective decisions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The role reports directly to Mozilla’s COO and, along with everyone on the Mozilla.org team, is housed within the Mozilla Management Company.</span></p> <h1><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h1> <h3><strong>Portfolio Planning &amp; Performance</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lead the portfolio planning process, integrating organizational strategies, operating plans, capital requirements and portfolio-level priorities. This includes double bottom line goal setting and capital allocation across Mozilla’s portfolio organizations.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop and maintain the information architecture for portfolio management, including portfolio-level dashboards, scorecards, and reporting that provide visibility into organizational priorities, performance, risks, and dependencies.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Partner with Finance and operating organization leaders to connect strategic priorities, operating plans, and resource allocation.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Develop comparative analyses, benchmarks and portfolio insights. Identify trends, opportunities and areas requiring management attention.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Synthesize information across the portfolio into clear insights, recommendations, and decision points for Mozilla.org leadership.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Portfolio Governance &amp; Operating Model</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maintain and evolve operating frameworks, decision rights, authority matrices, and playbooks that clarify how Mozilla.org, and portfolio organizations work together.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Serve as a systems thinker — constantly looking to optimize the interface between strategic ambition and operational muscle.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coordinate portfolio governance processes and help prepare materials for leadership and Board discussions.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve decision-making, and reduce unnecessary coordination across organizations.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Cross-Portfolio Execution</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lead or coordinate high-priority initiatives that span multiple Mozilla organizations.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Translate Mozilla.org portfolio priorities into clear workstreams, owners, milestones, dependencies, and delivery cadences.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Surface risks and execution gaps early and work with leaders across the portfolio to resolve them.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build lightweight processes that create accountability without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.</span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Leadership &amp; Decision Support</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Serve as a strategic and operational partner to the COO and broader Mozilla.org leadership team.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Design and facilitate portfolio-level operating forums and working sessions.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build trusted relationships across Mozilla’s portfolio organizations and influence effectively without relying on direct authority.</span></li> </ul> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2><strong>What You Bring</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">10+ years of experience in a multi-entity holding company or an investment management, private equity, venture capital, or development finance organization.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Direct prior experience in a portfolio-level role, along with experience in strategy, business operations, portfolio operations, strategic program management, or related roles.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A strong connection to Mozilla’s mission and an interest in helping build an organizational model that combines mission impact with strong operational and business discipline.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Familiarity with Board governance and capital allocation processes strongly preferred.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations and actions.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Expertise in managing qualitative and quantitative metrics tracking, dashboards, and systems thinking.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience leading significant cross-functional initiatives involving senior stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level materials.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Strong judgment and discretion when working with sensitive organizational and leadership topics.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ability to operate effectively in environments with distributed decision-making and significant stakeholder complexity.</span></li> </ul> <h2><strong>What Success Looks Like</strong></h2> <p>You help Mozilla.org provide an effective management and coordination layer across the Mozilla portfolio. Leaders across Mozilla understand priorities, decision rights, performance, and dependencies; portfolio-level decisions are supported by useful data and analysis; and important cross-organizational initiatives move from strategy into execution with clear ownership and accountability.</p> <p><br>Ultimately, your work helps Mozilla.org more effectively steward its organizations, resources, and mission over the long term.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Target Annual Base Salary and Pay Range for this role is between <strong>$240,000-$280,000 USD</strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, this role is eligible for an Annual Bonus.&nbsp;<br></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTEeCImDA-kqr0wm3JwfOv_2MS5FZ8oyL2pEWfVsZbeO87E41r2wePoOhppQ4qX6w/pub"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Applicant Privacy Notice</span></a></p>