Community Lead

We are looking for

The Open Home Foundation is looking for a Community Lead based in Europe to lead our Community team. This is a newly created team, responsible for the relationship between the Foundation and our contributors, which includes everyone collaborating with our GitHub repositories, forums, Discord, content creators, and more. You will be working with a highly technical community of developers, smart home enthusiasts, and power users who are passionate about open-source home automation.

We consider ourselves stewards of Open Home projects for the community, which is why this position is incredibly important for us. While we have users from all walks of life, our more technical users tend to be particularly active and have strong opinions about the direction of our projects. One of our key strategy points is that we want our community, both users and maintainers, to have more opportunities to meet one another in person to share stories and brainstorm ideas

What you are going to do

• Lead and grow the Community team, working with team members who are already highly engaged and bring deep institutional knowledge about our community. Own hiring, mentorship, budget management, and resource allocation.

• Set vision and direction for community initiatives in partnership with leadership, balancing the Foundation’s core values with the strong opinions and diverse perspectives of our technical community.

• Monitor and identify trends in community health, engagement, and sentiment to proactively address emerging needs and opportunities, using both data and qualitative insights to inform strategic decisions.

• Architect engagement strategies across multiple community channels including forums, Discord, social media, and other digital platforms to build an active and supportive ecosystem.

• Design scalable event strategies and self-governance programs that enable both OHF-organized gatherings and empower local communities worldwide to host their own meetups, providing frameworks, resources, and support for grassroots initiatives and community-led decision making across different time zones and regions.

• Work closely with engineering, product, and marketing teams to bring community insights and data into product development and communication strategies, advocating for community needs in the decision-making process.

• Act as a connector within the organization, identifying opportunities when community members, hardware manufacturers, or ecosystem players express interest and routing them to the appropriate teams to deepen engagement.

• Build sustainable contributor ecosystem and growth pipelines, creating smooth onboarding pathways that enable community members to contribute through code, support, content creation, and community leadership initiatives.

• Represent the community internally and externally, nurturing relationships with key contributors while developing guidelines and policies that maintain a positive, inclusive environment.

• Navigate conflicts and controversies with diplomacy, managing crisis situations that arise in a highly technical and opinionated community while maintaining trust and cohesion

What you need to have

• 5+ years of experience managing and leading teams

• Demonstrated success in building, growing, and engaging online technical communities.

• Experience developing and executing community strategies in open-source projects.

• Experience with technical communities: Proven track record of working with developers, engineers, and technical enthusiasts who have strong opinions and high expectations.

• Technical communication skills: Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts effectively, even if not a developer yourself.

• Professional Fluency in English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• European Residency: You must be currently based and eligible to work within Europe.

It would be great if you also have

• A passion for smart homes and automation

• Experience as a Home Assistant user

• Technical background or experience working closely with engineering teams

• Experience managing communities with diverse technical skill levels, from beginners to advanced developers

What we offer you

The Open Home Foundation is a fully remote organization that uses Remote to employ people from all over the world. You will be a normal salaried employee in your country.

This is a full-time position for 40 hours per week.