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 Virtual Reality (VR) Category Business Manager is responsible for all business and planning for the sales organization for our VR portfolio. They will craft global category business plans, go-to-channel distribution strategies, and channel activation plans for VR product lines. For products that are in-market the Category Business Managers will establish and run a rhythm of business with cross-functional stakeholders and align Objectives and Key Results.

Responsibilities

• Develop channel strategy for launching and sustaining VR products across channels (retail, direct, commercial, carrier) in partnership with Product Management (PM) and Product Marketing Management (PMM) stakeholders
• Drive and deliver go-to-channel timelines and deliverables as part of the product development process. The CBM represents the sales perspective in the product development process
• Partner with channel teams and demand planners to provide early estimate forecasting and revenue for each program and across the portfolio
• Drive alignment on key channel objectives and strategies for the category and products with Product Marketing Management and Channel teams, globally
• Communicate key issues and opportunities to cross-functional teams to influence overall portfolio strategy, pricing, packaging and product decisions in the category
• Maintain a strong knowledge and insight of the category, industry and competitive trends
• Be the distribution expert for key initiatives and respective products in the channel and evangelize key takeaways with the product groups and cross-functional teams
• Provides strategic category & marketing plans and delivers integrated sales pitch decks and new item launch materials for use by the key account managers and Category Performance Managers
• Deliver monthly Category updates to the core sales team inclusive of NPI status, category insights and cross-functional alignment
• Synthesizes and delivers feedback from the field as the perspective of the partner to Product Marketing and Product Management
• Travel requirements: 30%
  

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in Category Management, Product Management, Product Marketing, Finance and Analytics or some relevant combination
• Experience with channel environment, consumer and business audiences, and overall marketplace dynamics impacting VR
• Confident communication skills with presentation skills and the experience to present to leadership from internal and external organizations
• Advanced skill with either Google Sheets/Slides/Docs or Excel/PowerPoint/Word
  

Preferred Qualification

• Master’s degree/MBA
• Experience with P&L management of more than $200 million annual business(es), with at least 3 years of direct P&L accountability/management experience
• Experience to adapt and support the organization through times of change
• Experience to precisely and proficiently conduct business and data analyses with data driven recommendations for improvements and advancements
• Experience to build various levels of strong ongoing customer and organizational relationships
• Experience to understand, translate and map strategic business and competitive priorities into analysis and deliver insights
• Experience problem solving, project and program management skills
• Values collaboration and has the experience to communicate across varied stakeholders and influence without authority
• Experience to deal with ambiguity, navigate through uncertain situations and quickly adapt to change
  

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.