he Data, Developer, and AI Infra (DDAI) organization within Infrastructure builds scalable infrastructure services for Software Developers, Data Scientists/Engineers, and Machine Learning Researchers/Engineers at Meta. Our services unlock the full potential of heterogeneous hardware capabilities at unprecedented scale. The Director for the DDAI Technical Program Management (TPM) team is responsible for leading and growing the TPM organization that drives technical programs and projects that span across multiple teams and organizations within the company, working closely with engineering, product management, and other cross-functional partners to define, execute, and deliver complex technical initiatives to push the state-of-the-art. TPMs work at the cross-section between technical execution and business strategy and are expected to partner closely with Business, Engineering, and Product teams. Being a TPM at Meta means driving impact by delivering measurable results across a wide range of areas. You'll be responsible for defining and guiding high-level goals and roadmaps, monitoring and communicating progress, and defining functional requirements for new products and features. It also means having a strong technical background, understanding system architecture, and the experience to effectively collaborate across functions and organizations to deliver impact. The right candidate will be a proven leader with a strong technical background who has great communication skills, a strong cross-organization collaborator, and a strong program management background. They will have demonstrated experience leading large projects across multiple software teams and organizations with strong dependencies, as well as building and growing an organization of TPMs. The candidate must be able to thrive and succeed in a fast-paced environment serving customers at massive scale and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. This means not only being able to manage the team, develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, but also digging in to get the job done.
Director, Technical Program Management - Data, Developer and AI Infrastructure Responsibilities
- Work with engineering to ensure the team’s work focuses on the highest priority partner team and customer needs.
- Work with engineering and product management leadership to define and revise the long-term strategy for the organization while supporting multiple fast-paced initiatives.
- Work with the team to develop end-to-end program plans, influence teams to deliver against them, and keep the org and leadership informed on progress.
- Drive internal process improvements across multiple teams and functions.
- Work across many organizations to align plans, set milestones, manage dependencies, communicate program status, drive execution, and deliver broad solutions.
- Perform risk management and change management on programs.
- Responsible for people management - hiring, developing and implementing organizational structure, delivering performance reviews, providing continual feedback, coaching and career growth.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Experience building, growing, and leading a technical program management organization through design and execution of large infrastructure, tools and applications.
- Proven interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team.
- Knowledge of software development processes and how they're evolving through AI/ML systems.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in scaling large platforms and system growth.
- Experience leading complex programs working with AI or data infrastructure.
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