Program Manager, Public Affairs — AI Campaign

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Program Manager for its Public Affairs — AI Campaign in Menlo Park. You will embed within the campaign's management team, bringing operational rigor to a cross-functional effort spanning communications, marketing, policy, research, legal, and product.

You will build the execution infrastructure, manage rhythms and trackers, and ensure ownership and accountability to keep the campaign on track and scalable as it expands across markets and functions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of related strategy, operations, consulting, or program/project management experience.
• Experience building, optimizing, and scaling programs and processes within established teams experiencing growth or transformation.
• Comfortable operating as a trusted partner to senior leaders—influencing without authority and communicating shifting priorities clearly.
• Experience in complex, high-pressure environments where priorities shift quickly and ambiguity is the norm.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to distill complexity into clear updates for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the AI Campaign team to build and maintain cross-functional operating rhythms (meetings, escalations, reviews, reporting cadences, communication channels).
• Translate strategy into execution: build roadmaps, maintain workstream trackers, manage timelines, and ensure clear ownership across the campaign.
• Drive day-to-day status reporting, performance tracking, and budget management; surface risks and dependencies for leadership visibility.
• Develop and scale processes, systems, and templates that improve cross-functional collaboration as the campaign grows.
• Serve as connective tissue across internal functions to ensure alignment and prevent gaps in information flow.
• Support preparation and coordination of leadership reviews, steering committees, and other senior touchpoints.
• Help build repeatable playbooks and best practices for campaign program management as we expand to new issues, markets, and workstreams.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Program management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Job description

Meta's Public Affairs AI Campaign is one of the company's most strategic and visible initiatives — and it's scaling fast. The campaign is already in motion with a strong team driving execution across multiple workstreams. What we need now is a experienced program manager who can match that pace: someone who can plug into an operation that's moving quickly and make it run tighter, faster, and smarter as we expand across markets and functions.As a Program Manager on the AI Campaign, you'll embed within the campaign's existing program management team, bringing operational rigor to a complex, cross-functional effort that spans communications, marketing, policy, research, legal, and product. Your job is to make a high-performing team even better — building the systems, driving the rhythms, and holding the connective tissue that lets campaign leaders and functional experts do their best work.This is a role for someone who gets genuine satisfaction from making a team hum — who is energized by bringing order to complexity, can prioritize across strategic goals and operational details based on impact and urgency, and defaults to collaboration over hierarchy. You don't need to own the strategy — you need to own the execution infrastructure that makes strategy real. You thrive when you're the reason a complex operation stays organized, on-track, and one step ahead. You're the person who sees around corners, builds structure before chaos arrives, and takes pride in being the force multiplier that elevates everyone around you.To succeed here, you need an entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrated organizational skills, and a natural drive to bring people together in ways that maximize collective impact.Program Manager, Public Affairs — AI Campaign Responsibilities:Partner with the AI Campaign team to build and maintain the cross-functional operating rhythms of the campaign — including meetings, escalations, reviews, reporting cadences, and communication channels — ensuring tight coordination across communications, marketing, policy, research, legal, and product teamsSupport campaign leadership in translating strategy into execution: building roadmaps, maintaining workstream trackers, managing timelines, and ensuring clear ownership and accountability across the campaignDrive the campaign's day-to-day status reporting, performance tracking, and budget management — surfacing risks early, flagging dependencies, and keeping leadership informed with the right level of detail at the right timeDevelop and scale working models, processes, and systems that improve cross-functional campaign collaboration and efficiency as the campaign grows — from planning frameworks to decision-making templates to internal communication toolsServe as connective tissue across the campaign's internal functions, ensuring workstreams are aligned, information flows freely between teams, and nothing falls through the cracksSupport the preparation and coordination of leadership reviews, steering committee meetings, and other senior stakeholder touchpoints — ensuring materials are clearly framed and follow-ups are trackedHelp build repeatable playbooks and best practices for campaign program management that can scale as we expand to new issues, markets, and workstreamsContribute to developing the broader Public Affairs Campaign Program Management functionMinimum Qualifications:6+ years of related strategy, operations, consulting, or program/project management experience, including managing complex, cross-functional workstreamsExperience building, optimizing, and scaling programs and processes within established teams experiencing growth or transformationComfortable operating as a trusted partner to senior leaders — influencing without authority, being firm with requests, ensuring follow-through, and communicating shifting priorities clearly across stakeholdersExperience working in complex, high-pressure environments where priorities shift quickly and ambiguity is the normStrong organizational skills with a track record of managing multiple workstreams simultaneously, maintaining attention to detail, and delivering information in a highly organized mannerWritten and verbal communication skills — able to distill complexity into clear, actionable updates for diverse audiencesDemonstrated ability to build relationships, drive alignment, and foster cooperation across teams you don't directly managePreferred Qualifications:Experience coordinating across functions you don't directly manage — rallying partners through clarity, persistence, and shared purposeExperience planning and executing high-profile events or convenings that require tight cross-functional coordination on compressed timelinesExperience in public affairs, public policy, advocacy, or communications — helpful for context but not requiredDemonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologiesTrack record of plugging into existing teams during growth or transformation and accelerating their outputHistory of building structure and process in environments that didn't have itDemonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)Familiarity with (or curiosity about) the AI policy landscape and the ability to quickly develop working fluency in new subject matterExperience operating in complex, multi-stakeholder environments — e.g., consulting, government, corporate strategy, political campaigns, agency account managementExperience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)Comfortable with campaign-speed execution — whether that background comes from politics, advocacy, corporate launches, or something else entirelyAbout Meta:Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.Meta 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, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.Meta 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 [e-mail].$119,000/year to $171,000/year + bonus + equity + benefitsIndividual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.