Facebook

Program Manager, AI

Posted on: 1 Mar 2021

Menlo Park, CA

Job Description

Facebook AIs mission is to advance the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence through fundamental and applied research in open collaboration with the community. Our work covers the full spectrum of topics related to AI, including deriving knowledge from data: theory, algorithms, applications, software infrastructure and hardware infrastructure. We actively engage with the community through publications, open source software, participation in technical conferences and workshops, and collaborations with academia. Facebook is seeking an experienced Program Manager to work closely with the AI org to develop new programs. This role will partner closely with a large cross-functional team including engineering, research, product management, product marketing, legal, policy, communications, as well as external partners across organizations in industry and academia. To be successful, you will be eliminating barriers to your team's success, clearly communicating your work to all stakeholders and ensuring the big picture stays in focus while delving into the details on specific projects. Ideal team members are adaptable and resilient, eager to attack unfamiliar problems with curiosity and tenacity, self-motivated and demonstrate creative and critical thinking capabilities to help the team be more efficient. The right candidate will be a strong communicator, passionate about solving problems, comfortable with ambiguous environments, can move fast, bring people together, and focus squarely in advancing the science forward.

Program Manager, AI Responsibilities

* Establish and scale programs, including being the lead on internal organizational content and information

* Manage and set strategic direction new initiatives

* Partner with research and engineering leaders to organize key workshops & events

* Proactively identify technical, legal, procedural, logistical, and communication issues and drive creative solutions to fix them and manage risk

* Drive internal process improvements, remove gaps, coordinate multiple parties and alleviate bottlenecks

* Ability to map dependencies and relationships between research and teams

* Establish strong working relations with all partners with an emphasis on unblocking team members when they are stuck and managing cross-functional engagements

* Manage and set strategic direction for external partnerships

Minimum Qualifications

* Proven track record of building and scaling programs

* Experience working inside fast-moving companies/organizations

* Proven experience working collaboratively across a wide variety of functions to drive effective outcomes

* Communication skills and project management experience

* Experience operating independently and execute flawlessly on both the strategic and operational level

* Experience working directly with technical and social scientists, engineers, and management

* Leadership experience and experience motivating and focusing team to reach goals

* Interpersonal experience, including relationship building, and collaboration with a cross-functional, global team

* Experience operating autonomously across multiple teams, demonstrated critical thinking, and thought leadership

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience working in AI/ML programs or teams

* Experience building a program from inception to implementation

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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.

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