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.
In the Facebook Reality Labs organization, we're building devices and experiences that make people feel closer. This includes Oculus, Portal, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) products and experiences, as well as research and development labs. We’re looking for an experienced Product Marketing Director to lead a team of product marketers who support the launch and in-market growth of our Oculus VR devices and help grow the overall in-market category for Virtual Reality, leveraging our products.This person will lead a team responsible for influencing early stage product development and leading go-to-market strategy. The ideal candidate will be able to earn the trust of executive leadership and cross-functional partners in Product Management, Marketing, Sales, PR and other teams. The ability to lead a high performing team and go-to-market strategy from the ground up for early stage nascent products will be key, as will your leadership contributions to build a healthy, resilient product marketing organization within the VR PMM organization.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a high performing team of hardware and in-market/post-sale engagement product marketers, managing team performance and supporting career development and growth
- While building the team, work hands-on with key stakeholders to advance project milestones
- Influence future product development with a customer-centric perspective, in particular audience development, positioning and value prop frameworks, and roadmaps for early stage product explorations
- Design and lead go-to-market strategy and execution in partnership with key stakeholders, such as Product Management, Marcom, Communications, and Product Growth teams to ensure we achieve our business goals and objectives
- Contribute to broader org health through process improvement and community-building across product marketing
Minimum Qualification
- 8 or more years of experience with team leadership, cross-functional team leadership, leadership, or team management
- 14 or more years of experience with product marketing
- 6 or more years of experience with consumer products, software, or hardware
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent software product marketing experience
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, either formally through reporting structure or informally through influence
- Experience partnering closely with product teams to influence product strategy and roadmaps
Preferred Qualification
- Experience in consumer electronics product marketing
- Experience working with Ads or Commerce software products
- Advanced qualifications in business and go-to-market strategy
- Experience leading product marketing for early stage products or companies
- 3+ years experience working on emerging consumer technology brands/products
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