Job Description

The News Media Partnerships team is a group of global experts who partner with the worlds news networks to ensure their success and safety on Facebooks suite of products and surfaces. We seek an experienced Strategic Planning and Operations Leader to join the Media & Community Partnerships Strategic Planning & Operations (SP&O) team in support of this work.
This individual will partner with the Global VP of News Partnerships and her leads, and work closely with cross functional teams including analytics, operations, product marketing, finance, and HR. This leads primary objectives are to drive analytically-based strategic decisions and to assist News Partnerships in increasing operational rigor. This person must have a highly flexible skillset to juggle a range of tasks includingbut not limited toresource planning and analysis, business goal definition, data-driven business review development, internal communications development, coordination and leadership of critical projects across the company, and contributions to team culture and values. The candidate will be a proactive and creative problem solver who excels at synthesizing complex information into digestible communications.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of proactive operational leadership in a cross-functional environment, be a strategic thinker who can drive results, have a clear and concise communication style, and be able to move fast while keeping focused on high impact projects.

Strategic Planning & Operations Lead, News Partnerships Responsibilities

* Collaborate with Partnerships leaders and other internal stakeholders on key business initiatives, programs, resource planning, and special projects.

* Proactively identify and find creative solutions for complex business challenges

* frame recommendations clearly and contribute a strong point of view.

* Develop a deep understanding of the business and be the person that can connect the dots between teams to identify areas for improvement, efficiency, and collaboration, and to identify and escalate cross-team issues quickly.

* Lead operational reviews to drive decision-making and review progress on regional goals and priorities (e.g. monthly/quarterly business reviews).

* Build standard business review documents and business requirements for reporting.

* Drive key leadership meetings and facilitate alignment on key issues and opportunities.

* Identify areas of process improvement and build plans for teams to improve.

Minimum Qualifications

* 5+ years of experience in strategic planning and/or business operations in the technology/internet space or relevant industry.

* Experience leading strategy, operations, process improvement, or strategic communications projects at a news media organization (print, digital, broadcast), a political campaign or relevant industry.

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working with News organizations (digital or offline).

* Distinctive problem solving and analysis skills: experience solving complex and diverse business problems and driving projects from strategy to execution.

* Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills: experience leading/influencing stakeholders at all levels of an organization.

* Demonstrable experience working cross-functionally with leadership in developing and executing successful plans.

* Results and detail oriented, with demonstrated commercial/business acumen.

* Experience in Excel and PowerPoint.

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About the Facebook company

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.

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