Manager, Technical Program Management - Wearables Software

Are you looking to shape the future of computing? Reality Labs (RL) combines cutting-edge research and engineering to deliver immersive products and experiences that connect people with entertainment, information, and each other.

Reality Labs develops software for all realities—Augmented and Virtual—serving billions of users worldwide. Our team is growing, and we are seeking an experienced TPM Manager to partner strategically with cross-functional teams and deliver outstanding user experiences across RL products.

Our mission is to create user-facing software and experiences that engage billions of people, seamlessly integrating core technologies in operating systems, computer vision, machine learning, speech, and health & wellness.

As a TPM Manager, you will lead and grow a team of Technical Program Managers responsible for highly cross-functional projects in health, fitness, and wellness features across our AI and augmented reality (AR) wearable devices. You will collaborate with software engineering, product management, release management, and quality assurance teams, aligning efforts into cohesive programs and driving them forward.

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping how we build and deliver our wearables portfolio, both now and in the future, while being part of an organization that values career development and personal growth. In this role, you will manage and mentor the team, drive high-level strategic initiatives, and roll up your sleeves to execute when needed.Manager, Technical Program Management - Wearables Software Responsibilities

• Grow and support a team of TPMs. Provide performance reviews, continuous feedback, coaching, and career development
• Create and foster a team approach of executional rigor and high product quality
• Turn requirements into actionable plans that drive clarity, urgency, and alignment
• Lead efforts to create transparency, predictability, and accountability in all areas of execution
• Communicate with clarity and precision to ensure alignment across teams
• Drive technical rigor by coordinating and contributing to engineering deliverables, including architectural diagrams, specifications, launch criteria, and test plans
• Collaborate effectively, build relationships, and influence team members and cross-functional leaders to set and achieve product objectives
• Collaborate with engineering, product, data, and design leadership to shape and execute the long-term strategy for your Reality Labs software organization
• Collaborate with partner teams and leadership to ensure that what we build strikes the right balance between cost, risk, and benefit, while focusing on the highest priority business and customer needs
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in the software industry or in technical product/program management
• 3+ years of people management experience, leading teams to deliver technical programs or products from inception to delivery
• Demonstrate strong communication and relational skills, including building relationships and collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams
• Experience with ambiguity and change, and bringing clarity to the team
• Experience delivering technology programs or products from inception to delivery
• Demonstrated experience leading teams to deliver highly ambiguous and complex products and programs
• Experience operating with initiative across multiple teams, demonstrating systems and product thinking, and providing thought leadership
• Demonstrated experience in making technical and product tradeoffs, balancing business needs and technical constraints
• Experience working on consumer electronics products
• Experience building and launching fitness, health, or wellness features and associated core technologies
• Experience launching regulated health features, especially software-based regulated features
• Experience partnering with clinical science and research teams to assess human performance

Minimum QualificationsPreferred Qualifications For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. 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.
US$167,000/year to US$230,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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