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EDB Sr. Program Manager, EDB Postgres Community Initiatives in Des Moines, Iowa
A Little About Us
EDB provides a data and AI platform that enables organizations to harness the full power of Postgres for transactional, analytical, and AI workloads across any cloud, anywhere. EDB empowers enterprises to control risk, manage costs and scale efficiently for a data and AI led world. Serving more than 1,500 customers globally and as the leading contributor to the vibrant and fast-growing PostgreSQL community, EDB supports major government organizations, financial services, media and information technology companies. EDB’s data-driven solutions enable customers to modernize legacy systems and break data silos while leveraging enterprise-grade open source technologies. EDB delivers the confidence of up to 99.999% high availability with mission critical capabilities built in such as security, compliance controls, and observability. For more information, visit www.enterprisedb.com
Job Description:
As a key member of the team, you’ll be one of EDB’s primary faces to the Postgres Community, ensuring that we are appropriately recognized for our contributions to PostgreSQL as well as driving key community feedback and initiatives into the EDB Product organization.
What your impact will be:
In collaboration with EDB hackers, build a strategy regarding the best and most appropriate ways to amplify our work
Encourage, manage, amplify and monitor the public visibility and work of EDB hackers through meet-ups, blogs, podcasts, Planet Postgres, etc., encompassing everything from small patches to larger EDB-run OSS projects like Barman
Partner with Product Marketing to drive EDB’s Postgres Community conference strategy
Coordinate and support EDB’s social media and community event marketing, including monitoring of community communications channels
Promote EDB speakers and sponsorship at Postgres conferences, including coordinating & supporting speaker dry runs/feedback sessions
Further strengthen EDB’s ties to the community through internal and external mentoring programs, recruiting opportunities, and interfacing with community packagers
Ownership and communication of the “EDB contributions to Postgres” annual data project
Continuously assess EDB’s position in the community and develop ways to enhance and increase our community standing
What you will bring:
Passion, curiosity, and a highly articulate understanding of Postgres and its leadership role in the developer community
Stellar communications skills with a high-energy leadership style and a get-it-done ethos
Experience working in the Postgres community as a hacker and/or advocate
Excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed international team
Calm and methodical approach with good communication skills
What will give you an edge:
In-depth knowledge of Postgres and open source database technologies
Extensive experience in impactful communications across both the enterprise and the community
Experience working within a “you build it, you own it” culture
EDB is committed to supporting our employees' overall well being by offering a range of benefits and resources to promote a healthy work-life balance and wellness. We provide access to CuraLinc to aid employees in health and wellness tips and practices, as well as Wellness Fridays extending to December 2024! Check out our career site for more information on perks and benefits and reach out to our Talent Acquisition team for region specific benefits.
We know it takes a unique mix of people and skills to help us in our mission to supercharge Postgres, and we understand that not everyone will check every box. We’d love to hear from you and we want you to apply!
EDB is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. EDB was built on a commitment to trust and respect each other and to embrace an array of people and ideas. These values remain at the center of our culture and are key to our company’s integrity.
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