Job Openings at Facebook

Head of Data Protection (Legal), MEA Responsibilities

• Build and develop a team of highly qualified attorneys with subject matter expertise in areas of regional data use and protection laws in the Middle East and Africa regions
• Assist product lawyers in evaluating the impact of privacy laws, regulatory guidance and enforcement actions, and other related guidelines on product features
• Support members of the legal, business, and policy teams on privacy and security-related legal matters, including areas related to partnerships, acquisitions, integrations, and other business development opportunities
• Develop Middle East and Africa regulatory strategy in connection with new product features and initiatives, and coordinate responses to inquiries from data protection regulators in those regions
• Drive high-profile and high-impact projects involving privacy analysis and compliance with stakeholders across Facebook's business, policy, legal, communications, security, and other departments
• Help draft and oversee the development and management of Facebook's (and its affiliates') terms and data policies across the full range of Facebook’s different products
• Help to develop and conduct general and role-specific privacy trainings across Facebook

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience, including at a law firm and/or prior in-house experience with internet or technology companies (applicable litigation, regulatory, or product counseling will be considered)
• Experience with global privacy laws, regulations, and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for social media and Internet companies
• Solicitor or Barrister (qualified to practice law in at least one European jurisdiction)
• Ability to prioritize work and provide advice under deadlines
• Business judgment and client counseling experience
• Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with mobile, application development, social networking, online advertising, machine learning, or other internet technologies
• Experience working directly with data protection authorities in the Middle East and/or Africa
• Knowledge of, or fluency in, Arabic, French, and other languages prevalent in the Middle East or Africa is a plus

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Regional Program Manager, Strategic Response (Sub-Saharan Africa) Responsibilities

• Lead company wide preparations to protect the integrity of elections across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Proactively identify process, policy and product gaps and recruit resources to fill them as quickly as possible.
• Absorb a significant amount of information and synthesize it into clear product, policy, and process requirements.
• Work across teams to identify potential integrity risks and drive the creation of solutions to solve them.
• Develop and coordinate company-wide strategies to protect elections integrity on our platforms in multiple countries simultaneously from start to finish.
• Manage high profile escalations within the company including: chairing cross-functional meetings, aligning decision-makers, and escalating issues to leadership for decision as needed.
• Regularly communicate progress and challenges to leadership.
• Travel will be required both in region and to California.

Minimum Qualifications

• Significant years of experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Knowledge of geopolitical issues in Sub-Saharan Africa, including experience working on elections and how they intersect with social media.
• Experience working with cross-functional partners across EMEA and North America
• Experience managing escalations and counseling leadership.
• Experience running integrity programs and building consensus among stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in French
• Experience structuring complex problems and managing to resolution
• Experience driving and managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge about Facebook's mission, our community and our values
• Experience working in a deadline driven environment and being resilient

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Program Manager Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure programs from development and planning through execution and operations.
• Support the full lifecycle of infrastructure projects from opportunity development and planning through structuring, contract development and beyond into actual deployment, infrastructure acceptance and operations.
• Ability to define program roadmaps, translate strategic initiatives into actual programs of deliverable work.
• Work with cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, Partnerships, Regulatory and Policy) to develop project requirements, gain broad support and attain project approval.
• Advocate internally at Facebook and the partner community at large on how to maximize opportunities to successfully deploy new telecom infrastructure across partners.
• Communicate prioritization and trade-off operational decisions to the broader cross-functional team to drive consensus, and ensure that those decisions are properly implemented.
• Assemble presentation materials and other written documentation in support of cross-functional communications with Facebook as well as with our external partners.
• Stay abreast of developments in the telecom infrastructure space and share that knowledge with the wider Facebook team.
• Support the direction and expansion of the team, helping to scope future roles as the charter of the team grows.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in a project/program management, management consulting, operations or similar strategic space.
• 3+ years of experience in telecom infrastructure development or in network development for one or more key infrastructure areas: terrestrial fiber, submarine, wireless access, backhaul and core networking
• Experience influencing across functional boundaries and globally.
• Track record of operating independently, demonstrating creativity, being detail-oriented and analytical, and delivering results in a highly organized manner.
• Understanding of regulatory and policy implications of infrastructure sharing.
• Ability to understand network operator requirements and identify alternate approaches to more efficiently plan networks using multiple data sources coupled with advanced analytics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including experience speaking to both technical and business audiences.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of time. International travel is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Real-world experience implementing infrastructure sharing models (fiberco, co-build, submarine consortiums and / or towercos) especially in emerging markets.
• Understanding of wholesale bandwidth products (IP transit, Ethernet, Dark Fiber) and pricing structure & levels.
• Experience engaging with operators (Mobile Network Operators / ISPs / Wholesalers) in emerging markets.
• Familiarity with wholesale infrastructure economics, operating models and scale factors.
• BA/BS or higher degree in an Engineering field or equivalent degree/experience.

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Client Solutions Manager, Digital Natives, Sub-Saharan Africa - 6 Month STE Responsibilities

• Lead and develop key accounts
• Builds and manages relationships within the clients and with agency partners (media, creative, marketing partners)
• Solid understanding of (Digital) Marketing, Technology, and accompanying Facebook advertising solutions
• Experience in ad tech/online marketing technologies and understands how to implement them for an effective and efficient marketing strategy
• Drive product adoption
• Capability to work in equal partnerships with client partners, identifying, creating, and implementing marketing solutions grounded on achieving measurable business results for our business partners
• Innovation-based solution perspective, building on client needs
• Radar for lighthouse innovation opportunities, with focus on projects that unlock new sources of revenue
• Strong profiling as external advisor, educating clients and agencies on product solutions and best practices, and ultimately grow existing business partnerships
• Ability to translate business objectives into campaign strategy, proposing campaign structures and implementing measurement solutions (actionable insights, translate results into recommendations)
• Consulting skills towards clients and agencies in the field of planning, execution, ongoing reporting and optimization of campaigns
• Highly developed data analytics skills, translating data into insights to guide strategy and implementation of Facebook solutions
• Natural confidence and strong presence towards decision makers
• Collaborative by nature, in working with a highly diverse group of cross functional teams, internally and externally

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years’ previous experience in marketing, media and/or consulting companies
• Experience within the marketing industry and business development trends within the industry
• Understanding of both brand marketing and online (performance) marketing and major advertising success metrics
• Experience in working effectively with cross functional teams and across different levels of senior management (internally and externally)
• Experience with analyzing datasets delivering upon actionable insights required, advanced Excel skills preferred
• Need for strong project management, communication and prioritization skills and internal/external partner management
• Ability to communicate, collaborate and work effectively in an experienced team
• Ability to confidently present to external clients
• Strong passion for Technology and Facebook mission
• Have a good Customer and industry Knowledge
• Previous Experience working within E-Commerce, EdTech OR FinTech is beneficial
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree

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Manager- Network Investments- Emerging Markets Responsibilities

• Manage a team overseeing financial structuring of infrastructure investments & partnerships, co-investments and strategic planning (both strategy and operations)
• Be responsible for people management, providing performance reviews, continual feedback, coaching (soft and hard skills) and career growth
• Lead the direction and expansion (hiring) of the team, helping to scope future roles as the charter of the team grows
• Support the full lifecycle of infrastructure investments from opportunity assessment, business case development, due diligence, structuring, negotiation and execution, and third party capital raises
• Lead a team in developing strategies to solve diverse economic and business challenges across the network lifecycle, and translate strategies into actionable projects/programs
• Drive prioritization of opportunities and decision-making for complex cross-functional and special projects (e.g., co-investments, business case development for new initiatives)
• Champion internal and external stakeholder decision making through influencing, exceptional communication and presentation skills
• Ability to travel internationally up to 30% of time

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing or other related discipline
• Managerial: +4 years general management experience across strategy, business development, engineering and/or finance. Demonstrated experience in managing people, growing teams, and developing a team culture
• Industry: +7 years of experience in telecommunications, mobile, or internet space in a strategy, management consulting, corporate development, finance/banking or M&A capacity
• Financial: Business and financial acumen obtained through M&A, corporate development and/or private equity transactional experience
• Demonstrated negotiation skills, partnering and influencing skills across all levels of an organization as well as with key outside partners
• Ability to think at a strategic level while simultaneously rolling up the sleeves to solve for key opportunities and problems
• Experience with ambiguity and change and bringing clarity to a team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience presenting to senior audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA
• In-depth knowledge of at least one emerging market geography: the markets: challenges, current trends, impact on business strategies
• Project finance, capital markets, infrastructure-related investing experience, preferably in telecoms sector
• Technical and market knowledge across telecoms infrastructure and technology
• Experience engaging or working with telecommunication operators, especially those in emerging markets
• Experience using analytical tools: excel, tableau, visualization, or GIS/mapping