Job Title: Program Manager V – Messaging 
Location: MPK – onsite preferred open to remote. PST
Duration: 6 months

Job Description:

• We’re looking for a program manager to help support the Messaging product team. This senior program manager will help drive horizontal program operations across the Messaging sub-pillar, be on point for specific usability projects and data management projects that help our billions of daily Messaging users.

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinate horizontal work streams across Messaging to improve the efficiency of the sub-pillar, enable better stakeholder management
• Coordinate usability and data management projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and directing the integration of technical and design solutions
• Confer with product, engineers, designers and marketing to discuss and align on project specifications and procedures.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to work independently and manage one’s time.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
• Strong knowledge of product development processes and execution to maximize efficiency of the team and visibility to stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, and production methods.
• Strong knowledge of computer software, such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides.

Must have:

• Must be able to collaborate and be independent.
• Great operator, with clear communication. Must be able to communicate with designers as well as senior stakeholders and present.
• Product Design Projects - experience in complex consumer products, specifically someone that has worked deeply on product design (anything where they worked in a medium size company in consumer features)
• An individual that can manage complex programs across stakeholder and someone who is coachable.

Nice to have:

• Has been responsible of supporting engineering teams 20+ people.
• Former Meta experience
• Google G-suite.
• Someone who has a technical background.
• Someone who is a WhatsApp user.
• PMI or PMP certification preferred.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
• PMI or PMP certification preferred.

Years of Experience:

• 10+ years in consumer tech

Interview Process

• How many rounds of interviews?            3 max
• Cross functional collab conversation
• Technical – execution.
• Types of Interviews        Video
• Interview Duration         45 mins. 

  

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $100.00/hr.