London, UK
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WhatsApp is a fast, simple and reliable way to talk to anyone in the world. More than 1 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is not only free but also available on multiple mobile devices and in low connectivity areas — making it accessible and reliable wherever you are. It's a simple and secure way to share your favorite moments, send important information or catch up with a friend. WhatsApp helps people connect and share no matter where they are in the world As a Technical Program Manager at WhatsApp, you will lead and manage multiple critical technical and engineering projects, working closely with cross-functional teams within WhatsApp and other Meta teams. Your main focus will be on the Click-to-WhatsApp Ads initiative, which is essential for achieving our revenue growth goals. You will acquire a deep understanding of the development lifecycle processes, assume responsibility for them and identify opportunities to enhance efficiency across the board. This role requires significant cross-functional (XFN) engagement, collaboration across various groups, a deep understanding of team dynamics, technical dependencies and strategy to drive our progress and insights.
Develop and manage end-to-end cross-functional programs, ensuring timely delivery
Assume responsibility for program execution within a matrix organization, facilitating coordination across various functions
Collaborate with Engineering, Product and other key cross-functional teams to define program requirements, set priorities, and establish scope
Partner with cross functional teams to drive technical analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, and post implementation phases
Manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, and changes effectively by optimizing scope, schedule, and resources accordingly
Drive and influence technical and product strategy, proactively identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, align priorities, effectively influence the direction for a broadly cross-functional area
Develop and own communication plans to effectively and proactively communicate program status, issues, and risks to stakeholders
Collaboratively define the vision for building Meta-scale, state-of-the-art, global products
B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
Extensive experience within systems engineering, hardware engineering, software engineering, or technical product/program management experience
Experience delivering technical programs or products from inception to delivery, and fully understand and own the development lifecycle process(es)
Experience defining strategic direction and identifying new opportunities for impact amongst products, platforms and programs
Experience operating proactively and autonomously across multiple teams, demonstrating critical thinking, thought leadership and ability to operate in an ambiguous environment
Analytical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems
Ability to motivate and focus a large collaboration to reach challenging goals.
Knowledge of user needs, gathering requirements, and defining scope
Experience establishing work relationships across multi-disciplinary teams and multiple partners in different time
Effective oral & written communicator, with demonstrated abilities to drive complex technical conversations, summarise, and present technical content to technical and non-technical leaders or audiences
Strong competence with systematic prioritisation and decision making
Experience in building or managing system software components like, messaging systems or cloud infrastructure, preferably in a large scale environment
Experience with disambiguating technical and cross-functional problems
WhatsApp is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. We may use your information to maintain the safety and security of Facebook, its employees, and others as required or permitted by law. You may view Facebook’s Pay Transparency Policy and Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law notice by clicking on their corresponding links. Additionally, WhatsApp participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.
WhatsApp is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com .