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 and virtual reality with breakthrough work in computer vision and machine learning that will enable groundbreaking experiences for consumers and businesses. With global departments dedicated to AR/VR research, computer vision, haptics, social interaction, and more, Facebook is committed to driving the state-of-the-art forward through relentless innovation. AR/VR’s potential to change the world is immense—and we’re just getting started. Our XR Tech team explores, develops, and delivers new cutting-edge technologies that serve as the foundation of current and future AR/VR products. From mixed reality and human interaction to natural inputs and beyond, XR Tech is focused on taking new technologies from early concept to the product level while iterating, prototyping, and realizing the human value and new experiences they open up.As the Technical Program Manager for Authentic Presence, you will be pivotal in shaping the Computer Vision and Machine Learning technology roadmap that makes it possible for devices to see and reason with human beings. By understanding human appearance, movement, and expression, we build platform capabilities that bridge the gap between the real/physical you and the digital/virtual you. This is a highly cross-functional role with partnerships across software and hardware, as well as research and product. The ideal candidate is someone who is experienced in computer vision in the context of consumer electronic devices and is excited about 0-to-1 experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the cross-functional product core team to establish requirements for the computer vision team.
• Lead process to set milestones and roadmap, create integration plans and actively manage issues/risks of the programs.
• Lead cross-functional teams that leverages the core computer vision/machine learning capabilities to build features for our future devices.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment across hardware, software, and computer vision teams.
• Communicate program status, risks and mitigation plans to executives.
• 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.
• Challenge and promote accountability across all teams, including leadership, to ensure high quality deliverables are generated.
• Cultivate and support design exploration by product design, user research and prototyping teams.
  

Minimum Qualification

• BS in Computer Science, Mathematics/Statistics, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years experience as a technical program manager in software and/or computer vision.
• Communication skills and experience working with highly technical teams and communicate to non-technical partners.
• Problem-solving skills, attention to detail, organizational skills and a focus on continuous improvement.
• Interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams.
  

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in consumer electronics, gaming, and/or computer graphics.
  

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.