Strategic Partner Manager, Wearables

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

5d•$162,000 - $227,000

About The Position

Meta is building the future of human connection through wearable devices, including smart glasses and augmented reality hardware. The Wearables partnerships team is responsible for cultivating and scaling the ecosystem of strategic partners that power these products. In this role, you will define and lead high-impact partnership strategies that accelerate the adoption of Muse across hardware partners. You will operate at the intersection of product, business development, and emerging technology to shape how people access Muse on Wearables.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in strategic partnerships or alliance management within consumer hardware, mobile platforms, or adjacent technology ecosystems
Experience leading end-to-end partnership post-deal signing, performance measurement, and lifecycle management of a product
Experience defining partnership strategy at an organizational level, including prioritization frameworks, partner segmentation, and long-term planning
Track record of partnering with Product and Marketing organizations
Experience communicating partnership strategy and business outcomes to executive audiences through written proposals, briefings, and structured presentations

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience in communicating effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and a track record of growing influence inside and outside of a product organization
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for business engagements
Experience working on partnerships specifically within AI, AR, VR, or wearable device ecosystems
Experience operating in a matrixed organization where partnership outcomes depend on sustained cross-functional influence across product, engineering, and go-to-market teams
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Responsibilities

Build and maintain strategic relationships with key leaders at Wearables Partners and internally, effectively communicating strategic recommendations, influencing outcomes, and providing detailed updates
Serve as the primary executive-level relationship owner for a portfolio of high-priority wearables partners, driving alignment on joint roadmaps and mutual business outcomes
Collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, legal, and finance teams to deliver partnership agreements that unlock new capabilities for AI glasses and Wearables
Develop frameworks and playbooks for partner onboarding, performance measurement, and lifecycle management specific to the wearables ecosystem
Identify and analyze complex business problems, develop novel solutions, and provide recommendations to leadership
Mitigate risks, manage escalations to internal and external executives, and identify opportunities through mapping the partner landscape, data analysis, and gaining a holistic partner perspective
Define and execute a multi-year partnership strategy for Meta's wearables ecosystem, identifying and prioritizing partners that expand platform capabilities, distribution reach, or user value