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Meta · 1 day ago

Research Program Manager, Governance

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $205K/yr

8+ years exp

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. The Research Program Manager, Governance will build and scale research compliance programs, collaborating with Researchers, Legal, and Privacy teams to ensure responsible execution of research activities at Meta.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Define and manage strategic initiatives that improve team efficiency and impact, establishing operational systems and outcomes

Proactively manage expectations: define clear program roadmaps, provide frequent program updates, identify and communicate risks and adjustments, and ensure commitments are delivered

Support and execute special team projects that build impact and drive clarity of purpose

Provide varied approaches that meet team needs, including the capacity to move fast and make progress or navigate blocks quickly

Serve as a link to the Global Research Operations team, leveraging new processes or best practices when relevant and collaborating on programs specific to the team’s needs

Facilitate relationships between teams, move initiatives forward, find resources, escalate and raise concerns to appropriate owners early and resolve open issues preventing progress

Lead preparation for program reviews including creating and enforcing development deadlines, coordinating review timelines, and preparing accompanying documentation

Qualification

UX ResearchResearch Policy ComplianceProject ManagementData CommunicationCross-functional CollaborationLeadership InteractionTime ManagementProblem IdentificationCreativityDetail-oriented

Required

8+ years of relevant experience as a project or program manager

3+ years of experience working directly with UX Research, Market Research or Product Design

Acumen in research impact on product lifecycle

Experience working in sensitive domains that require close partnership with legal, privacy and policy teams

Experience working directly with leadership

Experience with establishing programs and leading them end-to-end while scaling for growth

Experience building relationships with peers and stakeholders and collaborating with cross-functional teams across multiple locations

Experience communicating with data to drive change

Track record of operating under your own initiative, embracing ambiguity, demonstrating creativity, being detail-oriented, and delivering results in a highly organized manner

Experience being successful in a time-critical environment that requires effective time management, task prioritization, flexibility, and experience identifying problems and proactively work towards solutions

Demonstrated communication skills for interacting with and influencing researchers, cross functional stakeholders, management, and external partners with the experience adapting communication style to suit different audiences

Experience communicating a strategy that inspires researchers and leadership