Director Of Strategic Planning & Operations - Business Marketing

Meta Marketing Strategic Planning & Operations Leader

Meta is looking for an experienced leader to join its Marketing Strategic Planning and Operations (SP&O) team, supporting the Business Marketing organization. The SP&O team unlocks collective, sustainable Marketing impact by shaping marketing strategy and plans, spearheading operational rigor, and evolving capabilities by leading key initiatives that drive impact. This role will lead SP&O for the entire Business Marketing portfolio, partnering closely with Marketing leadership and supporting a team of six.

We are seeking a skilled leader experienced in driving complex cross-functional initiatives with executive stakeholders to positively influence business outcomes. You will demonstrate effective analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills, with a proven record of leveraging data for strategic decision-making. With a background in business and marketing strategy, this leader must balance strategic vision with operational expertise.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Team Management:
  • Lead team to successfully deliver against goals and objectives, drive maximum business impact
  • Provide guidance, coaching, and development opportunities, fostering an environment of accountability and operational rigor
• Strategic Planning:
  • Lead annual and ad hoc planning processes - partner with marketing cross-functional partners to develop marketing strategies, ensure alignment, and define and track organizational goals
  • Distill business insights to identify high-impact opportunities, as well as efficiently deploy budget and headcount resources
  • Build investment cases to land the annual plan and incremental resource asks, including driving trade-off discussions
• Drive Operational Rigor:
  • Define, implement, manage, and refine organizational operations, rhythms of business, and ways of working that enable Marketing to drive impact with speed and scale
  • Remove roadblocks, escalate misalignments, and ensure teams are set up for successful execution
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product, sales, marketing, legal and communications to align on strategic priorities and drive go-to-market success
• Transform Marketing Capabilities:
  • Identify opportunities to build and improve on strategic marketing, planning, and operations processes to support the Business Marketing organization
  • Accelerate progress on complex, critical initiatives by providing strategic and operational support. Lead program management, including project planning / tracking and stakeholder communication

Minimum Qualifications:

12+ years of professional experience in marketing, operations, or strategy at a tech company, startup, or strategy consulting firm

10+ years experience leading high-performing teams

Experience influencing at all levels of the organization up to the CEO and other, cross-functional VP leaders

Experience distilling complex ideas simply, and the experience zooming in and out effectively based on audience

Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing complex projects, and delivering business results in fast-moving, ambiguous situations

Experience with organizational transformation, process optimization, and scaling operations

Understanding of the Marketing function and its core competencies

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in either management consulting or in-house strategy and operations

MBA or related graduate degree

Prior experience in business/B2B marketing

Experience working in fast-growing tech environment

Public Compensation:

$227,000/year to $296,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

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