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 support the FRL Identity development team. The Identity team works to manage the overall system of user accounts, access, and profiles across AR/VR devices, and across the suites of Oculus and Facebook services. This is a growing area of investment for FRL involving the coordination of large, cross-functional efforts to ensure we grow capabilities while maintaining a seamless user experience. The work of the Identity team spans a broad spectrum, including UX design, engineering, privacy, security, legal, and more. In this role, we are looking for individuals with broad experience in software project management to help coordinate efforts across the organization to improve our Identity systems. You will establish requirements with the internal team as well as cross-functional partners and dependent teams, manage program schedules, identify risks and associated mitigation plans, and clearly communicate to program stakeholders. Experience with navigating trade-offs around complexity and UX clarity is critical. The ideal candidate is energized by working cross-functionally and having broad impact, is passionate about the future of AR and VR computing, and enjoys working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop project schedules based on product requirements, technical challenges, and business needs.
• Engage with cross-functional teams to identify constraints, dependencies, risks/issues, and to deliver reporting and software features.
• Work with partners to identify and address privacy and security concerns proactively, and drive plans for resolutions across teams.
• Work with engineering to ensure what we build has the right balance of cost vs. benefit, and focuses on addressing the highest priority partner team and customer needs.
• Coordinate and contribute to engineering deliverables including specifications and test plans.
• 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.
  

Minimum Qualification

• BS in an engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years experience as a program manager working in a cross-functional software development environment.
• Experience in driving large initiatives across multiple software teams within an organization.
• Communication skills, with experience influencing other teams to deliver against org-wide goals and keep teams informed of program progress.
• Knowledge of software development processes and best practices.
• Knowledge with project and issue tracking systems.
  

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.