At Meta Reality Labs, we build tools that help people feel connected anytime, anywhere. We're on a mission to build the next computing platform by putting people at the center of emerging hardware and software technologies, whether on the go with wearables and augmented reality, in the home or at work, or fully immersed in alternate virtual reality worlds. The Augmented Reality Family team focuses on achieving our vision of building the next computing platform. Our strategic work optimizes the achievement of that goal across the product group and across devices. We are looking for a leader who will be responsible for harmonizing and driving execution with key product group functions, such as Reality Labs Business Groups, Devices, and Research. We are in a unique moment of growing momentum for the Augmented Reality product group, with several vital shifts in our business focus. This high visibility role will be accountable for ensuring our investments have strong business cases and facilitating cross-functional leadership decisions on our product and technology portfolio.
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Director, AR Family Responsibilities:
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders supporting the success of the Augmented Reality business to ensure tight alignment of strategy and execution
- Build strategic capabilities (e.g., data-driven processes, frameworks, analytical tools, etc.) to identify and prioritize business development opportunities and drive the Augmented Reality mission forward
- Identify and resolve critical program risks, particularly with an eye toward external factors like industry trends and partners
- Represent business functions at product planning meetings to identify and scope business requirements in early stages of product definition and facilitate data driven decisions
- Lead work across teams to inform annual planning, investment strategy, prioritization, and other ongoing business priorities
- Bachelor's degree in business, strategy, management consulting, product management, portfolio operations, or a technical field
- 12+ years of business experience, including experience managing cross-functional and global teams in the technology, internet, or media industries
- Experience working directly with partners and stakeholders at all levels, including executive and C-suite level, both inside and outside of a company
- Experience driving senior-level cross-functional product planning and business reviews
- Experience defining and implementing new product strategies and programs
- Experience synthesizing multiple information sources into a framework and advising executive leaders
- Experience bringing a range of perspectives and personalities together
- Experience creating structure and execution plans where there were none in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment
- JD, MBA or a graduate degree in business, strategy, management consulting, product management, portfolio operations, or a technical field
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.
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