Program Manager, Mobile

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Recognizing that people throughout the world rely on mobile platforms to make these connections, Facebook offers technologies and services tailored for the mobile context. Working in partnership with mobile operators, device manufacturers, and the developer community, Facebook is becoming more and more a part of everyday life.

Responsibilities:

* Develop programs to deploy and iteratively develop mobile services with both partners and developers, especially through the use of self-service systems that support a wide variety of constituents, and ultimately, facilitate the execution of Facebook’s go-to-market strategies in multiple regions throughout the world
* Work with mobile operators, developers, and especially device manufacturers throughout the development process, ensuring mobile services are developed in conformance with a variety of technical, product, and policy requirements
* Define market requirements, produce qualitative and quantitative analysis of product performance and market requirements, aggregate feedback, explore new strategic opportunities, inform the product roadmap with enhanced or new functionality, and ensure Facebook’s mobile services satisfy user needs in various countries for varying device/operator combinations
* Work hand-in-hand with internal engineers, product managers, business developers, and members of the mobile operations team to develop and document requirements specific to mobile, communicating throughout the development process with various divisions of the Facebook organization
* Provide technical support, documentation, and assistance to partners/developers who use Facebook APIs within a mobile context, especially with regard to mobile client applications or native mobile operating systems
* Be a marketing whiz who can drum up the most creative go-to-market strategies and facilitate interest within Facebook’s developer community
* Operate in multiple time zones to foster a global ecosystem of mobile partners and developers

Requirements:

* BA/BS in Computer Science or a related technical field
* Deep, holistic understanding of the mobile user experience (e.g. pricing, technology, user behavior) and variances within numerous international markets
* Technical, product management, or product marketing experience with a variety of client-side applications, ranging from Java ME, Symbian, BlackBerry, iPhone, BREW, Windows Mobile, and/or the native operating systems of such platforms
* Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
* Exceptional technical abilities and ability to work with engineers
* Understanding of Facebook’s strategic and competitive position
* Demonstrated skills in requirements gathering, resource organization, and schedule development
* Results oriented

Location: Palo Alto, CA

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