Meta · 10 hours ago
Operations Program Manager (Core Technologies)
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. The Operations Program Manager is responsible for leading core technology modules, ensuring integration with Operations workstreams, and collaborating closely with various teams to meet product launch goals.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Accountable for end to end manufacturing operations at suppliers to execute development builds per schedule, leading up to ramp and into mass production
Establish the appropriate engagement model and define roles and responsibilities between supplier and internal cross functional teams
Drive supplier readiness activities to execute development builds leading up to ramp, including design & layout of manufacturing lines, development of process qualifications plans, and defining capacity & capex requirements, while clearly identifying deliverables and dependencies
Drive Operations teams to ensure materials, equipment, fixtures, systems, staffing, security, training and documentation plans are in place at our manufacturing partners
Establish and lead on-site bring-up and integration activities, coordinating with both internal and external resources
Lead ramp availability with GSM, Manufacturing & Test, Quality, and other internal and external teams
Ensure the successful launch of products towards meeting its stated cost, quality, schedule, and availability goals
Assess, analyze, consolidate, and communicate risk and status clearly and succinctly to management, calling out key issues and presenting options for resolution to the cross-functional executive team through the new product reviews and other executive forums
Actively participate in Engineering design and technology development discussions, providing focus and direction to deliver scalable manufacturing solutions. Be the Operations owner for the partner’s decisions around equipment, tooling and fixture sub suppliers
Provide links from the US based Operations & Engineering teams to the manufacturing partners from various development builds through new product introduction
Liaison across multiple cross-functional teams to ensure product cost, manufacturability, reliability, product quality, safety and compliance, and delivery commitments are met
Lead program readiness reviews representing supplier technical operations and overall readiness, and drive closure on design/technical & operations issues
Qualification
Required
7+ years experience managing supplier technical operations
Broad understanding of optical & mechanical technologies, and demonstrated experience with deployment of manufacturing processes to support complex technologies
Experience working on New Technology Introduction (NTI)
Data-driven problem solving skills to address multi-dimensional problems with high levels of uncertainty across multiple functional teams
Demonstrated technical, strategic and commercial skills required to deliver new technologies
Experience in communicating effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, collaborators and clients, at different levels
Experience with defining and implementing systems/tools and mechanisms to bridge integration mechanics between internal and external partners
Ability to travel at least 25% on-site to suppliers during critical bring-up and build activities
Preferred
10+ years experience managing supplier technical operations in consumer electronics industry
Experience working on New Technology Introduction (NTI) with successful transition into New Product Introduction (NPI) phase and scaling at production
Semiconductor Processing and Clean room experience
Company
Meta
Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.
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