Strategic Partner Manager, Wearables

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is building the future of human connection through wearables, including AI glasses. We are seeking a Strategic Partner Manager to define and lead high-impact partnership strategies that accelerate the adoption of Meta AI across hardware partners and enable Muse on Wearables.

You will own executive relationships, align roadmaps, and collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, legal, and finance to craft agreements that unlock new capabilities for the wearables ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in strategic partnerships or alliance management in consumer hardware or related tech.
• Experience leading post-deal partnership management and lifecycle tracking.
• Ability to define organizational partnership strategy and long-term planning.
• Proven track record partnering with Product and Marketing teams.
• Experience presenting strategy and outcomes to executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with Wearables partners and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as primary executive-level relationship owner for a portfolio of wearables partners.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, legal, and finance to craft partnership agreements.
• Develop onboarding, performance measurement, and lifecycle playbooks for wearables partners.
• Analyze business problems, propose data-informed solutions, and advise leadership.
• Mitigate risks, manage escalations, and map the partner landscape for opportunities.
• Define and execute a multi-year partnership strategy for Meta's wearables ecosystem.

Skills

Executive relationships

Partnership strategy

Cross-functional influence

Lifecycle management

Market and data analysis

Communication to executives

Job description

Summary:

Meta is building the future of human connection through wearable devices, including smart glasses and augmented reality hardware. The Wearables partnerships team is responsible for cultivating and scaling the ecosystem of strategic partners that power these products. In this role, you will define and lead high-impact partnership strategies that accelerate the adoption of Meta AI across hardware partners. You will operate at the intersection of product, business development, and emerging technology to shape how people access Muse on Wearables.

Required Skills:

Strategic Partner Manager, Wearables Responsibilities:

1. Build and maintain strategic relationships with key leaders at Wearables Partners and internally, effectively communicating strategic recommendations, influencing outcomes, and providing detailed updates

2. Serve as the primary executive-level relationship owner for a portfolio of high-priority wearables partners, driving alignment on joint roadmaps and mutual business outcomes

3. Collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, legal, and finance teams to deliver partnership agreements that unlock new capabilities for AI glasses and Wearables

4. Develop frameworks and playbooks for partner onboarding, performance measurement, and lifecycle management specific to the wearables ecosystem

5. Identify and analyze complex business problems, develop data-informed solutions, and provide recommendations to leadership

6. Mitigate risks, manage escalations to internal and external executives, and identify opportunities through mapping the partner landscape, data analysis, and gaining a holistic partner perspective

7. Define and execute a multi-year partnership strategy for Meta's wearables ecosystem, identifying and prioritizing partners that expand platform capabilities, distribution reach, or user value

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. 8+ years of experience in strategic partnerships or alliance management within consumer hardware, mobile platforms, or adjacent technology ecosystems

2. Experience leading end-to-end partnership post-deal signing, performance measurement, and lifecycle management of a product

3. Experience defining partnership strategy at an organizational level, including prioritization frameworks, partner segmentation, and long-term planning

4. Track record of partnering with Product and Marketing organizations

5. Experience communicating partnership strategy and business outcomes to executive audiences through written proposals, briefings, and structured presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

2. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

3. Experience operating in a matrixed organization where partnership outcomes depend on sustained cross-functional influence across product, engineering, and go-to-market teams

4. Experience in communicating effectively with a broad range of stakeholders and a track record of growing influence inside and outside of a product organization

5. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for business engagements

6. Experience working on partnerships specifically within AI, AR, VR, or wearable device ecosystems

7. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Public Compensation:

$162,000/year to $227,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidive 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.

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