On 6 November 2012 11:23, K. Peachey p858snake@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
The way we’d get there:
I’m prepared to resign from my engineering management responsibilities and to focus solely on my remaining role as VP of Product, as soon as a successor for VP of Engineering has been identified. We would start that hiring process probably in early 2013. I’m recommending to Sue that we seriously consider internal candidates for the VP of Engineering role, as we have a strong engineering management team in place today.
So realistically we'd probably identify that person towards the end of the fiscal year.
Due to the nature of the foundation and to ensure continued growth and prosperity I would be hoping that the foundation ensured both positions became "vacant" and the person/s are chosen on the merits of their applications to ensure the continued and best growth.
Hi K. Peachey,
Generally speaking, the WMF posts and boards for every vacancy. (I think there's a policy document somewhere to that effect -- regardless, it's been our practice for years.) Sometimes we skip the posting & boarding process if there's a sufficiently compelling reason, but mostly we post and board every position.
And so yes, indeed, we will post and board the head of Engineering vacancy, because it's a newly-created position, and it's vacant. We won't be posting and boarding the head of Product, though, because it is not a newly-created position and it's not a vacancy. Even though the responsibilities and scope of the role are shifting, it is an existing position, and it has an incumbent (Erik).
Thanks, Sue