Director, Technical Program Management (Ranking AI)

Meta•Sunnyvale, CA

6d•$245,000 - $309,000

About The Position

Ranking AI is the central core machine learning org within Meta’s Monetization group, powering Meta’s revenue and business growth by advancing and deploying state-of-art Recommendation Systems AI for our Ads stack. We are currently redesigning the large and fragmented Ads model space by developing new modeling architectures, advancing the scale limit through model-hardware co-design, and developing techniques that better leverage anonymized, aggregated data. While there is significant focus on innovation, we pride ourselves in being able to translate research to production with high velocity, delivering on half on half aggressive revenue targets in a predictable fashion. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in driving product and program growth through machine learning (ML) technologies, with a proven track record of leading AI-powered projects that span across modeling teams and require close collaboration with infrastructure teams. They will have a strong background in building and growing teams and have a comprehensive understanding of the full machine learning lifecycle—from raw data to features and modeling to training, inference, and debugging. Adept in navigating ambiguity and competing priorities, the candidate will thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. They will have a keen ability to sift through complex information, distill key insights, and up-level critical data to drive informed decision-making at all levels. They are not only skilled at leading teams and developing high-level strategic initiatives but are also hands-on, capable of rolling up their sleeves and executing the details to ensure successful program delivery.

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
15+ years of software industry experience, including systems engineering, hardware engineering, or technical product/program management experience
10+ years of people management experience leading teams to deliver technical programs or products from inception to delivery
Proven communication skills
Proven interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team
Experience building, growing, and leading a technical program management organization through design and execution of large infrastructure, tools and applications
Experience in growing organizations and developing a team culture
Knowledge of software development processes and ML and AI technologies
Analytical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems

Nice To Haves

Experience in scaling large platform and system growth
Experience with online Advertising technologies, applications, and systems
Experience with using AI, ML, and Generative AI to build solutions

Responsibilities

Define and lead technical execution strategy for multiple product and platform areas
Articulate the technology, requirements, goals, and milestones of your team
Work with engineering and product management leadership to define and revise the long-term strategy for the organization
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
Manage, mentor, and grow the existing product technical program management teams
Drive internal process improvements across multiple teams and functions
Work with teams to set milestones, communicate program statuses, and identify/address potential setbacks
Work with engineering to ensure the team’s work focuses on the highest priority partner team and customer needs
Work across organizations to align plans, manage dependencies, drive execution, and deliver broad solutions
Build and scale the organization to support multiple fast-paced product categories
Responsible for people management - hiring, developing, and implementing organizational structure, delivering performance reviews, providing continual feedback, coaching and career growth