Facebook Looking For Business Operations Manager – Ads Product at Menlo Park, CA Full Time
Finance and Business Planning is a highly mission driven organization – our mission is to enable Facebook to plan, prioritize, and execute as effectively as possible. We take a uniquely long-term view towards business problems. It is critical that we operate with an independent and objective perspective and are comfortable representing our point of view to our partners and executive stakeholders. We serve as financial advisers to our business partners and own shared business goals and results where appropriate. We strive to balance our responsibility to support business partners with our responsibility to serve the long-term mission and sustainability of Facebook Inc. and act as stewards of company resources.This role requires strategic thinking, building connections, and influencing stakeholders through effective communication, an analytical mindset, and a bias towards action. You will be challenged to understand and contribute to rapidly changing business models, drive collaboration across teams, develop recommendations on strategic investment decisions, craft annual and long-range plans, and partner with product and business leaders to solve problems and achieve goals. Our promise: you will gain invaluable experience in a position that offers significant responsibility, interaction with product and business leaders, and an opportunity to have a big impact.
Develop a quantitative and qualitative understanding of the Facebook’s ads business model
Drive Facebook’s Ad demand forecast across product teams for multiple forecasting cycles, including the long-range plan (LRP)
Demonstrate the ability to create/socialize narratives and influence outcomes and decisions (not just report on analytics)
Create business partnerships with leaders of all levels and functions across product and data science teams
Own executive reporting for relevant areas
Proactively come up with new lenses to examine the business and rally cross-functional teams to act on insights
Identify and drive critical initiatives to support monetization and business growth
Provide objective recommendations on business strategy and monetization
BS, BA, or MS in Economics, Business, Math, Statistics, or other quantitative field
7+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics, or planning experience
Experience problem-solving individually and in a group setting
Experience framing ambiguous issues, problem solving, and synthesizing business insights
Experience driving processes and influencing decision making across levels and functions (Finance, Product, and Business)
Statistical/analytical experience and proficiency with SQL and Microsoft Excel
MBA or MS in quantitative field
Data visualization tools experience (e.g., Tableau)
Development experience in a scripting language (SAS, R, Python, etc.)
Experience in investment banking/finance or strategy consulting
Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities – we’re just getting started.
Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
Develop a quantitative and qualitative understanding of the Facebook’s ads business model
Drive Facebook’s Ad demand forecast across product teams for multiple forecasting cycles, including the long-range plan (LRP)
Demonstrate the ability to create/socialize narratives and influence outcomes and decisions (not just report on analytics)
Create business partnerships with leaders of all levels and functions across product and data science teams
Own executive reporting for relevant areas
Proactively come up with new lenses to examine the business and rally cross-functional teams to act on insights
Identify and drive critical initiatives to support monetization and business growth
Provide objective recommendations on business strategy and monetization
BS, BA, or MS in Economics, Business, Math, Statistics, or other quantitative field
7+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics, or planning experience
Experience problem-solving individually and in a group setting
Experience framing ambiguous issues, problem solving, and synthesizing business insights
Experience driving processes and influencing decision making across levels and functions (Finance, Product, and Business)
Statistical/analytical experience and proficiency with SQL and Microsoft Excel
MBA or MS in quantitative field
Data visualization tools experience (e.g., Tableau)
Development experience in a scripting language (SAS, R, Python, etc.)
Experience in investment banking/finance or strategy consulting
Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we’re building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we’re creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities – we’re just getting started.
Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.