Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

The Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) team is developing future products in augmented reality and virtual reality that will enable groundbreaking experiences for consumers and businesses. We are hiring for an experienced Technical Program Manager to lead workstreams in Discovery & Distribution on the VR Products SW development team. The Discovery and Distribution team’s mission is to grow VR platform engagement towards a healthy two-sided ecosystem through building products, platforms, and infrastructure that connects people with amazing experiences and keeps them coming back into VR. The TPM role is key to coordinating efforts and driving impact across various functions and stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Design, QA, and more, to drive feature quality and execution from concept to release. In this role, we are looking for individuals with broad experience in software development and program management to lead Discovery and Distribution initiatives for current and future experiences and devices. You will play a key role in defining and driving highly complex, cross-functional programs. These programs power our software roadmaps on products to grow engagement on our AR/VR platforms. You will collaborate with engineering and product management on strategy, team goals, and with defining the software roadmap. The primary responsibility for this role is to lead execution of all phases of the development cycle, communicate program requirements, manage schedules, identify/track risks, and provide clear communication to project stakeholders about program deliverables. The ideal candidate is a highly organized individual, energized by providing impact, with a passion for user experience and enjoys working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of software features and infrastructure for VR platform in Discovery and Distribution
• Understand product requirements, technical challenges, business needs, and develop a plan for delivering features that meet the requirements
• Engage with cross-functional teams to identify constraints, dependencies, risks/issues, and to deliver software features
• Manage communication with engineering, product, and marketing teams. Work with teams to set milestones, communicate project status, and identify/address potential setbacks
• Work cross-functionally to develop best practices and product development processes in a quickly-changing and dynamic environment
• Coordinate and contribute to engineering deliverables including specifications and test plans
• Hold teams accountable for quality and timelines of software deliverables
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and available for staff and leadership review
• Identify resources needed and work closely with the team leads to maintain full visibility of multiple projects, ensuring resource gaps are addressed efficiently
• Own status updates and reporting to stakeholders
  

Minimum Qualification

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager or Product Manager working in a cross-functional software development environment
• Software experience in a development and deployment of at-scale applications used around the globe
• Experience with software development processes and best practices
• Knowledge with project and issue tracking systems
• Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams
• Experience managing launch or commercialization of one or more software or consumer products
• Experience managing and overseeing multiple on-going initiatives simultaneously
• Experience operating autonomously and driving and setting goals for multiple teams
• Cross-functional communication and collaboration experience
  

Preferred Qualification

• Knowledge of HTML5, React, CSS and JavaScript technologies
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.