Operations Program Manager, RL Product Operations

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook, Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect.

Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Novi further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens towards immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. Instructions on how to apply, click "Apply to Job" online on this web page.

Operations Program Manager, RL Product Operations Responsibilities

• Own all Operational aspects of a product launch ensuring the cost, quality, schedule, and availability goals are met.

Engage with the Product Management, Development, and Supply Chain teams early in the program definition phase to develop productization plans, influence features, drive manufacturability/repairability, cost, schedule, and risk decisions.

Work closely with Product Managers and Engineering Program Managers to define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Product Requirement Documents (PRD) to enable successful architecture and design locks for Program Development Phase (PDP) timeline.

Manage overall product ramp and factory readiness, and address key issues and present options for resolution to the cross-functional leadership team through the new product reviews and other executive forums.

Apply technical expertise to drive engineering and the supply chain team to meet program targets at a product and commodity level for the project.

Influence key design and architecture decisions in order to meet the Operational targets and key KPIs.

Challenge the hardware teams at a technical level to run Design of Experiments (DOEs) to enable manufacturability and cost-down efforts from a technology standpoint.

Actively participate in engineering design discussions and steer solutions to align with market fit and expectations while hitting aggressive cost targets.

Occasional domestic and international travel required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics or related field and four years of experience in the job offered or in an industrial design-related occupation. Requires four years of experience in the following:

Lead Operations' teams in developing and launching new programs, leveraging the Product Development Process (PDP) and Phase Gate Reviews

Partner with Product Management through Product Discovery and Concept phases to establish Product Requirements, key performance indicators, program schedules and cost targets

Actively participate in new technology development and hardware design discussions in order to steer solutions that align with market fit/expectations while hitting program targets

Liaison across multiple cross-functional teams to ensure product cost, manufacturability, reliability, product safety compliance and go-to-market strategies are met

Own the costs of our products, including bill-of-material, capital and manufacturing costs

Set cost targets and manage risks and opportunities with engineering, operations and finance teams

Partner with our sourcing teams to strategize our devices' supply chain, establish the Supplier Plan of Records and manage the health of our BOMs to ensure material availability in support of launch

Define and own production ramp plans and inventory commitments to ensure successful product launches, collaborating with demand and supply planning, product marketing, sales, and logistics teams

NPI, manufacturing and supply chain for consumer products.

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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 committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$229,279/year to $263,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable.

In addition to base salary, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.