Reality Labs (RL) is driving the industry forward through virtual and augmented reality products. The Director of the XR TPM team will lead the TPM organization driving

CV/ML/AI

development for next-generation AR/VR devices, as well as the software platform that powers them. These are critical building blocks for our next-generation compute platform, spanning core algorithms and platform development across AR and VR. The XR TPM team is looking for an effective communicator and collaborator who can drive awareness and cross-functional buy-in across RL. The ideal candidate brings a proven program management background, with experience leading large-scale programs across multiple software teams with cross-functional dependencies to hardware, as well as experience building and growing a TPM organization. You have a well-rounded technical background, including consumer software development and/or scalable ML workflows. You navigate ambiguity by creating structure, prioritizing competing demands by impact, and driving clarity for teams — balancing high-level strategy and team leadership with hands-on execution to get the job done.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience 15+ years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, hardware engineering or systems engineering, with demonstrated progression into organizational leadership 8+ years of experience managing people managers and leading organizations of technical program managers or engineers across multiple concurrent, large-scale programs Communication and interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team Experience building and leading a technical program management organization through design, delivery, and commercialization of consumer electronics devices Experience in growing organizations and developing team practices and processes Knowledge of software development processes and best practices for both traditional and machine-learned systems Experience working in programs related to computer vision and machine learning technologies Experience in scaling platforms and people for large-scale growth Experience in shipping AOSP and/or development of a custom operating system Experience shipping consumer software and/or developer APIs