Program Manager

Description

Location: MPK onsite but open to PST remote.

Role

• We’re looking for a program manager to help support the Messaging product team.
• This senior program manager will help drive horizontal program operations across the Messaging sub-pillar, be on point for specific usability projects and data management projects that help our billions of daily Messaging users.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate horizontal work streams across Messaging to improve the efficiency of the sub-pillar, enable better stakeholder management
• Coordinate usability and data management projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical and design solutions
• Confer with product, engineers, designers and marketing to discuss and align on project specifications and procedures.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
• Strong knowledge of product development processes and execution to maximize efficiency of the team and visibility to stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Strong knowledge of computer software, such as Docs, Sheets, Slides.

Must have:

• Must be able to collaborate and be independent.
• Great operator, with clear communication. Must be able to communicate with designers as well as senior stakeholders and present.
• Experience in complex consumer products, specifically someone that has worked deeply on product design (anything where they worked in a medium size company in consumer features)
• An individual that can manage complex programs across stakeholder and someone who is coachable.

Nice to have:

• Has been responsible of supporting engineering teams 20+ people.
• Google G-suite.
• Someone who has a technical background.
• 10+ years in consumer tech.