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.

At Facebook Reality Labs, we’re developing the future of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). As a Research Program Manager, your job will be figuring out what we need to do to build it. You’ll be a critical member of the Applied Perception Science team, removing barriers to your team’s success, communicating progress to all stakeholders and ensuring the big picture stays in focus while delving into the details on specific technical issues in the domain of perceptual science. Ideal team members have a strong background in program and project management for large scale research and/or product initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management and operation efforts for the research team. Partner with research leads and other PMs to align project priorities, plans and roadmaps.
• Manage projects with suppliers and partners, from statements of work to driving final deliverables in collaboration with support functions such as Operations, Business Development, Legal, and Procurement.
• Operate at different levels of abstraction, from high-level strategic planning (research direction, technology selection, organizational structure, commercial partnerships, investment) to tactical project management (prioritization, schedule creation, milestone definition and execution, and deliverables management).
• Breakdown the complexity of deeply technical programs to enable a clear understanding of scope and deliverables to a wider audience of team members and support functions.
• Drive the execution of the plan and manage the day-to-day activities of the programs supported.
• Proactively identify technical, legal, procedural, logistical, and communication issues and drive creative solutions to address them and manage risk.
• Identify resources needed and work closely with team leaders to maintain full visibility of the project schedule and potential roadblocks.
• Act as the main channel of communication for key formal discussions and decisions that involve technical team leader, support functions (Legal, Business Development, and Procurement) external partners, and other members of the organization.
  

Minimum Qualification

• 2+ years experience as a program manager (or related role) leading complex development programs.
• Experience leading teams through a phased product development lifecycle.
• Experience communicating technical information to non-experts, at all levels of the organization.
• Experience building, coordinating, and maintaining schedules across multiple teams, and managing shared resources to lead successful technology development programs.
• High EQ with experience motivating, influencing, and resolving conflict amongst a cross-functional team.
• A communicator, with experience synthesizing information into the most salient points to move a team/initiative forward.
  

Preferred Qualification

• Experience managing and leading complex, large scale project and programs in a research environment.
  

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