Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Lead Global JS Community Manager to lead and grow our JavaScript engineering community across a large-scale IT services and consulting organization. This is a senior individual contributor and leadership role that sits at the intersection of technical expertise, developer relations, and strategic enablement.

You will be responsible for building a thriving, high-impact JS community that serves both internal engineering talent and the broader external JavaScript ecosystem. Working closely with engineering leads, learning & development, and business stakeholders, you will shape the community strategy, drive meaningful engagement, and position the organization as a recognized voice in the global JS landscape.

_This position offers hybrid setup with the flexibility to work from any location in Latvia, whether it's your home or our office in Riga._

Define and execute the vision, roadmap, and growth strategy for the global JS community (internal and external)
Establish community governance, contribution models, and engagement frameworks that scale across multiple geographies and time zones
Act as the primary advocate for JS practitioners within the organization, championing their needs at the leadership level
Identify and cultivate community champions, chapter leads, and ambassadors to extend reach and ownership
Curate and drive a consistent program of high-quality technical content: articles, video series, case studies, and talks
Organize regular community touchpoints including meetups, webinars, internal conferences, and hackathons
Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to surface best practices and share them at scale
Maintain a community knowledge base and ensure discoverability of resources for members at all levels
Represent the organization at major JS conferences (JSConf, Node.js Summit, React Summit, etc.) as a speaker and brand ambassador
Build partnerships with external JS communities, open source projects, and industry organizations
Drive the company's external developer brand through thought leadership, open source contributions, and public community initiatives
Collaborate with marketing and talent acquisition on community-led employer branding campaigns
Define and track community health metrics: active membership, engagement rates, content reach, event attendance, and sentiment
Use data to identify gaps, iterate on programs, and demonstrate the business impact of community activities
Report regularly to senior leadership on community performance and strategic initiatives

Requirements

5+ years of experience in community management, developer relations, or technical program management — ideally within a large engineering organization
Familiarity with the JavaScript ecosystem (frameworks, tooling, runtime environments, open source landscape)
Proven track record of building or scaling a technical community from the ground up or to a new level of maturity
Strong public communication skills: confident presenter, clear writer, effective facilitator across cultures and time zones
Experience running events (virtual and in-person) of varying scale
Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and influence without direct authority
Fluent in English (B2 level or higher); additional languages are a plus