Scaled Partnerships Manager - Reality Labs Research

The Augmented Reality/ Mixed Reality (AR/MR) Research Partnerships team is seeking a Research Partnerships Manager for creating, growing and maintaining strategic partnerships at Reality Labs Research. Your job is to work with leading researchers and technologists to figure out the technology landscape, partnership strategy and to define what mixed and augmented reality would look like 5+ years in the future. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team pushing on the visual aspect of the immersive computing experience: optics & displays, computer vision, AI/ML, materials, and related display technologies. Our mission is to keep advancing virtual and augmented reality; the work you do here will lay the foundation for AR/MR + AI experiences for years to come.

Scaled Partnerships Manager - Reality Labs Research Responsibilities

• Execute on creating, growing and maintaining strategic partnerships to accelerate research, development, adoption and commercialization of technology for the next generation AR/MR and wearable products
• Identify, define, negotiate, and close complex IP, joint-development and licensing deals with startups, research institutes, public companies, and other ecosystem players innovating in AR/MR optics & displays, materials, wearables systems and related fields
• Work cross-functionally with legal, finance, and research teams to negotiate deal and license terms, drive special projects, and advocate internally for technologies and partners
• Drive joint steering committee meetings, key program work streams, and quarterly business reviews in coordination with research partners.
• Develop and influence technology roadmap, applications, ecosystem, and company landscape in various technology areas

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience negotiating joint research and development agreements
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to orchestrate and complete deals
• Experience with structuring and negotiating the business, technology and legal aspects of partnership agreements for technology licensing and joint development
• 5+ years of business development experience with a track record of working with partners working on new-to-the-world technologies and bringing them to market
• Experience interpreting legal documents, negotiating contracts and working with attorneys to complete agreements
• Experience in driving teams across partnerships to track and deliver on key program objectives
• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of the AR/VR/MR industry, with specific knowledge of optics & displays, materials, systems or related technologies
• Creative, resourceful, detail-oriented and highly organized
• Proven analytical, communication and presentation skills with technical, contractual and financial issues
• Experience in establishing relationships and presence within the consumer electronics sector with proven experience reaching and exceeding goals
• Experience operating with flexibility in a fast-paced, constantly evolving and collaborative environment and working effectively cross-functionally with all levels of management, both internal and external
• Experience building partnerships for new hardware products including managing complex processes and end-to-end negotiations
• Experience in technical program management
• Technical knowledge and growth mindset
• Degree in Computer Science, Materials, Electrical, Optical Engineering or related field

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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.

$129,000/year to $187,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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