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Strategy & Operations Lead — Reality Labs Research

Meta· Program Management
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Redmond, WA$176k - $247kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Strategy & Operations Lead to partner with the VP of Research, run operating cadence for Reality Labs Research, and lead cross-organizational initiatives across research pillars, Product, Finance, HR, Legal, Communications, Operations, and Facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with the VP of Research to shape and articulate organizational strategy, and translate it into an annual operating plan with clear goals and success measures
  • Own the organization's operating cadence end to end: planning cycles, goal-setting and tracking, quarterly business reviews, leadership staff forums, and decision follow-through
  • Drive headcount and budget planning for the organization — annual HC planning, cross-sub-org allocation, forecast accuracy, and utilization rigor — in partnership with Finance and RL leadership
  • Represent the VP of Research in cross-functional and leadership forums, carrying out decisions and escalations on their behalf
  • Identify, structure, and lead high-impact cross-organizational initiatives, including organizational changes, new team or site stand-ups, and external partnership structures
  • Define and instrument the metrics and mechanisms through which leadership understands research progress, resourcing health, and operational risk; proactively surfacing and resolving risk
  • Build and improve the systems of record and the information architecture that the organization runs on

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, or program management, including experience in supporting or partnering with senior leaders
  • Demonstrated experience running an operating cadence — planning, goal setting, business reviews, and decision follow-through — for a large, multi-team organization
  • Experience with headcount and budget planning at scale, including cross-team allocation trade-offs, forecasting, and driving utilization rigor with finance partners
  • Track record of independently leading ambiguous cross-functional initiatives to completion, including change management
  • Demonstrated the ability to influence and align senior stakeholders without direct authority
  • Experience coordinating operations teams, program managers, or vendor/contract worker teams without direct reporting lines
  • Written and verbal communication, including authoring leadership review materials
  • Experience applying analytical and structured problem-solving approaches to operational challenges, including determining when to investigate in depth versus when to delegate

Skills

Required:Strategic planningOperating cadence managementHeadcount and budget planningCross-functional leadership
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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