Facebook

Product Marketing Director, Business Messaging

Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

Menlo Park, CA

Job Description

Facebook is making a major investment to empower businesses to communicate with customers through our messaging channels (WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram Direct). Messaging has fundamentally changed communication between people. We are now poised to drive that same change for when people communicate with a business. This will require a major transformation of how businesses think of customer service and the tools that they use for them. This role will drive thought leadership on how we build tools that enable businesses to transform, and how businesses can take advantage of these new ways of connecting.
Facebook seeks a Product and Marketing leader who is knowledgeable and passionate about B2B products, specifically for customer relationship management and messaging ecosystems. This role will drive the launch and growth of products that helps businesses of all sizes grow and connect with their customers. It is a very global mandate. The ideal candidate will have experience with and strong opinions on B2B products, with a deep understanding of industry competitive landscape, trends, and business models. She or he must have experience effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive results, and developing and executing against global launch plans to bring marketplace products to market. Excellent analytical and communication skills and comfort with ambiguity are a must. This is a full-time position.

Product Marketing Director, Business Messaging Responsibilities

* Lead market assessment, quantitative analysis, qualitative feedback, and represent the market internally with Product Management and Engineering, with a focus on Business Messaging and Customer Relationship Management solutions

* Identify significant long-term opportunities based on research, analysis and a strategic view of the direction of the market

* Plan and lead cross-functional efforts to drive successful product alpha and beta programs and launches for businesses, globally

* Demonstrate a strong understanding of the broader Facebook ecosystem and competitive landscape to develop strategic product feedback and positioning

* Define and manage comprehensive go-to-market strategy and plan including positioning, policy, launch strategy, PR

* Partner effectively with Product Management and outbound marketing to lead world-class product marketing communications for new business products

* Communicate the value proposition of new products to all go-to-market teams and ensure that effective sales support materials and packages are created

* Drive product adoption and usage rates by supporting market facing programs and effective product launch support

Minimum Qualifications

* BA/BS degree

* 12+ years of professional experience in technology, strategy consulting or marketing related fields

* 5+ years experience leading teams in a management capacity

* Quantitative analytical experience

* Experience synthesizing analysis and communicating concepts

* Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive results

Preferred Qualifications

* MBA degree

* Experience in a start-up environment

* Experience working in a product marketing capacity (partnered closely with product management and/or engineering to represent market requirements and with sales to support product launches)

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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.

Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

Facebook

Menlo Park, CA

Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connect, share, discover, and communicate with each other on mobile devices and personal computers; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and messages; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, groups, and businesses across platforms and devices; and WhatsApp, a messaging application for use by people and businesses to communicate in a private way. It also provides Oculus, a hardware, software, and developer ecosystem, which allows people to come together and connect with each other through its Oculus virtual reality products. As of December 31, 2018, it had approximately 1.52 billion daily active users. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.