Public Policy Associate Manager, State & Local

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a Public Policy Associate Manager to drive operational processes across state and local initiatives. You will work with Finance, Legal, Communications, and other Public Policy teams to advance Meta's priorities and engage diverse stakeholders.

The role requires a strong track record in policy or government affairs, plus the ability to collaborate across functions and leverage AI tools to optimize workflows. Travel and irregular hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 4+ years in policy or related field.
• Understanding of state legislative processes and stakeholder engagement
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving experience
• Cross-functional communication and consensus-building
• Clear and concise emails, reports & documents for stakeholders
• Deadline-driven environment experience
• AI skills development and familiarity with emerging AI technologies
• Ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows
• Budgeting tools familiarity
• Experience in the technology industry
• Knowledge of Meta products and principles
• Experience with responsible AI practices

Responsibilities

• Drive operational processes across state and local initiatives.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Communications to advance Meta's priorities.
• Coordinate cross-functional efforts and governance.
• Support travel and irregular hours as needed.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional

Policy enforcement

AI tools

Budgeting tools

AI trend awareness

Stakeholder comms

Analytical thinking

Industry knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (Law/MBA/MPP)

Tools

Google Sheets

Quorum

MS Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Meta is seeking a Public Policy Associate Manager to drive operational processes and project management across state and local initiatives. The ideal candidate brings experience in operations, a track record of effective project management, and the ability to collaborate across functions.

This role partners closely with Finance, Legal, Communications, and other Public Policy teams to advance Meta's state and local priorities. Candidates should bring a genuine interest in public policy and familiarity with Meta's products.

Given the demands of the policy team, the candidate will sometimes be expected to work irregular hours that may include travel.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field 4+ years of work experience in policy, policy enforcement, government affairs, politics, or related field
• Understanding of state legislative processes and stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated analytical-thinking and problem-solving experience
• Experience communicating cross-functionally, particularly in the area of consensus-building and persuasion
• Demonstrated track record of crafting clear and concise, emails, reports & documents for a broad range of stakeholders
• Experience working in a deadline-driven environment
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Familiarity with budgeting tools including Google Sheets, Quorum, MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience in or with the technology industry
• Knowledge of Meta products and principles
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Law degree, MBA, MPP, or other advanced degree