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Data Science Manager, XR Tech End User Understanding and Growth

San Mateo, CA

As the Data Science Manager for XR Tech focusing on Presence Platform End User Understanding, you will lead a team of data scientists to produce insights and data assets that guide our innovation investments and go-to-market strategy, and identify ways to invent for the future of the Quest, Smart Glasses, and Family of Apps ecosystem.XR Tech Data Science works closely with our XR Tech organization to fill Mixed Reality and the Metaverse with innovations that our users love, whether games, media, fitness, or beyond. The team is rapidly growing in a unique horizontal function at Meta.Your primary stakeholders will be our XR Tech leadership team, including the VP of XR Tech, the VP of Content and Sales, and the senior leadership of our XR Presence, XR People, and Nimble XR Input organizations. You will partner with product teams to help them understand how they can better incubate and mature cutting-edge features across our platforms.You will partner closely with our Data Engineering team to scale insights and data-informed decision-making, and with other Presence Platform XFN and insights functions, including Product Management, UXR, Content, and Device Insights. The XR Tech Data Science Manager will improve the impact of Presence Platform Features on our Quest, FoA and AR ecosystem goals by (1) directly supporting major strategic decisions and feature launches, (2) creating accountability to our product goals and insights on our performance against them, (3) identifying and driving opportunities we should resource to further the Presence Platform core technology's on end users of Quest, AR devices, and FOA integrations like Messaging.Key activities for this role include regular metrics reviews, mentoring and growing the team, driving goal definition and accountability, developing the analytics vision and roadmap, conducting deep dives on end user engagement/adoption, driving wide scale experimentation, and leading analytical exercises to identify new opportunities for impact or influencing major strategic decisions.

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Data Science Manager, XR Tech End User Understanding and Growth Responsibilities:
  • Drive analytics projects end-to-end in partnership with teams from Engineering, Product Management and across the Analytics community to inform, influence, support, and execute product strategy and investment decisions
  • Inspire, lead, and grow a team of data scientists and manager(s) to fulfill our longer term vision.
  • Actively influences the design of the strategy and shaping of the roadmap within this scope. Generate and use team insights to set and prioritize longer term goals.
  • Develop understanding of complex distributed systems and sub-components, as well as broader industry challenges, to identify present and future risks and opportunities.
  • Work with large and complex data sets to solve a wide array of challenging problems using different analytical and statistical approaches.
  • Grow analytics expertise around you, upskilling your team, engineers, and others, to increase overall team impact.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • BS degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, operations research, econometrics, computer science, engineering), or BS/MS in a quantitative discipline with equivalent working experience,
  • A minimum of 7 years of work experience (3+ years with a Ph.D.) in applied quantitative field, including including 2 years of experience managing analytics teams
  • 5+ years of experience in a team leadership role, including 2+ years of experience with people management through layers
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience working on consumer facing products
  • Experience communicating both in low-level technical details as well as high-level strategies
  • Experience in cross-functional partnership among teams of Engineering, Design, PM, Data Engineering
  • Track-record driving product roadmap and execution
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Social Sciences or another quantitative field.
  • Proven track record of leading high-performing analytics teams.
  • 7+ years of experience doing quantitative analysis, statistical modeling or machine learning in the experimentation space
About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment 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. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

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Client-provided location(s): Burlingame, CA, USA
Job ID: a1KDp00000D7TWyMAN
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Pension
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Founder led

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