Community Manager – Open Source

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and implement the community strategy for Argo CD and Kargo — setting objectives, monitoring health metrics, and driving quantifiable growth in contributors and community engagement.

• Create contributor pathways that simplify entry barriers: including contributor guides, onboarding documentation, and regular office hours with maintainers.

• Cultivate relationships with the CNCF, power users, active contributors, and community maintainers across GitHub and relevant social media platforms.

• Collaborate closely with engineering to highlight community feedback, identify recurring challenges, and publicly acknowledge when issues are resolved or features are launched.

• Contribute to shaping our communication strategies across both communities — including release notes, changelogs, contributor newsletters, and GitHub Discussions.

• Enhance Akuity's presence at events within the Kubernetes/GitOps ecosystem — such as KubeCon, ArgoCon, DevOps Days, PlatformCon, and others — covering CFP submissions, speaker preparation, and post-event follow-up.

• Lead and manage community programming: contributor summits, virtual deep dives, GitOps Monthly webinars, live Q&As, and conference co-located meetups.

• Act as a credible external representative for Akuity at industry events; you genuinely enjoy engaging with developers about GitOps and software delivery.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing and product teams to ensure events translate interest into sustained community engagement.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5–8 years of experience in community management or developer relations within an open-source or developer tools environment.

• Knowledge of the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem — you understand what GitOps entails, are familiar with Argo CD, and are comfortable working with YAML files.

• Demonstrated success in growing a technical open-source community in a significant and measurable manner.

• Practical experience with events: managing CFPs, coordinating booths, creating recap content, and executing follow-up programs.

• Strong asynchronous writing skills — you excel in GitHub comments, community newsletters, Slack threads, and release-adjacent content.

• Comfortable with data: you track key metrics, build cases based on data, and make adjustments independently.

• Naturally collaborative — you will work closely with teams across engineering, product, and marketing.

• Experience using Argo CD or Kargo in real-world applications, or contributing to either project (Nice to Have).

• Active engagement in CNCF, OpenSSF, or similar cloud-native communities (Nice to Have).

• Experience speaking at KubeCon, ArgoCon, or other comparable developer conferences (Nice to Have).

• Experience in establishing ambassador or champion programs from the ground up (Nice to Have).

• Experience managing community programs for a CNCF-graduated or incubating project (Nice to Have).

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous events and travel budget to engage with the Argo CD and Kargo communities in person.

• Competitive salary, equity, and benefits.