Director, Business Operations, Meta Horizon
Role summary
Meta Horizon is seeking a Director, Business Operations to serve as a strategic partner to a senior Meta leader. This role will drive operational excellence, streamline processes, and manage critical strategic projects. Responsibilities include leadership enablement, operational excellence, program and partnership leadership, review and communication, community and people management, and oversight of Biz Ops Managers. The ideal candidate will have 15+ years of experience in fast-paced environments, strong operational acumen, exceptional communication, organization, and program management skills, and experience leading cross-functional programs and direct reports. Preferred qualifications include experience integrating and implementing AI tools and practices.
A strategic partner to a senior Meta leader and their organization, the Business Lead maximizes the leader's effectiveness and organizational capacity. This role is expected to drive operational excellence, streamline processes, and ensure preparedness for key decisions. The Lead also oversees critical strategic projects and manages broader org operations. This high-autonomy role requires strategic influence and people management at all levels of the organization.
Director, Business Operations, Meta Horizon Responsibilities:
- Leadership Enablement: Streamline processes, simplify communication, oversee decision making, and drive projects aligned with top priorities. Translate vision into strategy.
- Operational Excellence: Own operational artifacts, establish the rhythm of business, and run high-priority meetings end-to-end, up to Meta’s board of directors, and senior leadership.
- Program & Partnership Leadership: Lead scaled programs (industry/partnerships), manage financial and people operations, reporting, and oversee compliance processes.
- Review & Communication: Lead decision making , up to senior company leadership with flawless execution, develop content for Meta's most senior leaders, and set strategy for org-wide communications.
- Community & People Management: Serve as a thought leader for Horizon’s leadership team, drive org-wide culture initiatives, and manage other roles within the Executive Business Operations job profile.
- Biz Ops Manager Oversight: Oversee the Biz Ops Manager responsible for the planning cycle, enabling efficiency, influencing internal comms strategy, managing internal communications (All Hands, Q&A), leading special programs.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 15+ years of experience working with senior leaders in fast-paced, complex environments, with a proven track record of operational excellence and strategic impact
- Strong operational acumen, exceptional communication, organization, and program management skills
- Experience leading cross-functional programs and managing direct reports
- Ability to balance strategic and tactical priorities with a bias for flawless execution
- Demonstrated ability to build strong internal communities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
About Meta:
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
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$223,000/year to $287,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.