Job Description

At Reality Labs Research (RLR), our goal is to explore, innovate, and design novel interfaces and hardware systems for the next generation of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Technical Program Manager to join our team, whose mission is creating the future of input and interaction for AR and VR. We are specifically looking for an experienced leader skilled at working on early stage, cross-functional efforts working in partnership with leaders in research, hardware engineering, software engineering, product management, and design. More broadly, the chosen candidate will work across a diverse and highly interdisciplinary team of researchers and engineers and will have access to cutting edge technology, resources, and testing facilities. We look for technical program managers who care deeply about the technologies they work on, who are natural motivators, cross-functional relationship builders, and champions for driving the right level of process to ensure smooth and predictable program execution in a fast-paced innovative environment.

Technical Program Manager, RL Research Responsibilities:

• Program manage across a complex, cross-functional organization with accountability for driving multiple programs from initial conception, through design and development, to delivery of tested, useable prototypes
• Work across cross-functional partners (engineering, research, and design) to identify scope, constraints, dependencies, risks, and timelines across programs
• Contribute to the strategic direction of our work in partnership with research, product management, and cross-functional leadership
• Proactively identify technical, procedural, legal, logistical, and communications challenges and drive creative solutions to resolve issues and mitigate risks
• Own communications across internal and external teams, including communication to team leadership. Distill complex topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in in engineering field or has equivalent experience
• 10+ years experience as a program manager, leading complex hardware and/or software development programs
• Experience taking a role of ownership for schedules, resourcing and prioritization across multiple inter-disciplinary teams
• Experience in process definition/improvements, program management, relevant tools
• Experience in team leadership, decision making, and presenting to groups
• Experience operating independently, demonstrating creativity, being detail-oriented, and delivering results in a highly organized manner
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within academic or industry research settings
• Experience with development of novel, “0-1” development scenarios, hardware prototypes
  
  

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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