Director, AI & ML Program Management

Meta; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 245,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Director of Technical Program Management (Ranking AI) in Bellevue to lead the execution strategy for multiple product and platform areas within Ranking AI. You will work with engineering and product teams to set milestones, define long-term plans, and drive cross‑functional collaboration across the Ads stack.

The role requires deep experience in software, ML/AI tech, and leadership of TPM organizations, with a track record of delivering large infrastructure and platform

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of software industry experience, including systems engineering, hardware engineering, or technical product/program management experience.
• 10+ years of people management experience leading teams to deliver technical programs or products from inception to delivery.
• Proven communication skills.
• Proven interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team.
• Experience building, growing, and leading a technical program management organization through design and execution of large infrastructure, tools and applications.
• Experience in growing organizations and developing a team culture.
• Knowledge of software development processes and ML and AI technologies.
• Analogical and problem-solving experience with large-scale systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead technical execution strategy for multiple product and platform areas
• Articulate the technology, requirements, goals, and milestones of your team
• Work with engineering and product management leadership to define and revise the long-term strategy for the organization
• Work with the team to develop end‑to‑end program plans, influence teams to deliver against them, and keep the org and leadership informed on progress
• Manage, mentor, and grow the existing product technical program management teams
• Drive internal process improvements across multiple teams and functions
• Work with teams to set milestones, communicate program statuses, and identify/address potential setbacks
• Work with engineering to ensure the team’s work focuses on the highest priority partner team and customer needs
• Work across organizations to align plans, manage dependencies, drive execution, and deliver broad solutions
• Build and scale the organization to support multiple fast‑paced product categories
• Responsible for people management - hiring, developing, and implementing organizational structure, delivering performance reviews, providing continual feedback, coaching and career growth

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

ML/AI knowledge

Large-scale systems experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Meta is seeking a Director of Technical Program Management (Ranking AI) in Bellevue to lead the execution strategy for multiple product and platform areas within Ranking AI. You will work with engineering and product teams to set milestones, define long-term plans, and drive cross‑functional collaboration across the Ads stack.

The role requires deep experience in software, ML/AI tech, and leadership of TPM organizations, with a track record of delivering large infrastructure and platform