Business Development Manager

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Menlo Park, CA +2

Meta is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to identify, structure, and execute strategic partnerships that drive growth and monetization across Meta's products and platforms. The role involves working at the intersection of business strategy, product development, and external partner relationships, requiring deep expertise in deal-making, market analysis, and cross-functional leadership. The candidate will define and execute partnership strategies, lead end-to-end deal processes, and collaborate with various internal teams. Qualifications include 8+ years of experience in business development or related fields, a strong track record of closing complex agreements, and experience developing business strategies in fast-moving environments. The role also requires demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive impact, ongoing AI skill development, and experience with responsible AI practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and execute Meta's partnership strategy, identifying high-value opportunities that align with long-term business objectives
  2. Lead end-to-end deal processes including opportunity identification, term sheet development, negotiation, and execution of complex agreements
  3. Collaborate with product, engineering, legal, finance, and policy teams to structure deals that are technically feasible, commercially sound, and legally compliant
  4. Conduct in-depth market analysis to identify emerging trends, competitive dynamics, and whitespace opportunities that inform partnership priorities
  5. Drive internal alignment on partnership strategy by presenting recommendations and business cases to senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, or corporate development in a technology or platform company
  • Demonstrated track record of independently leading and closing large, complex, multi-year agreements with executive-level counterparties
  • Experience developing and driving business strategies and initiatives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with significant organizational impact
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams—including legal, finance, product, and engineering—through the full lifecycle of a strategic deal
  • Experience communicating strategic recommendations and business cases to senior leadership and executive stakeholders through written and verbal formats
  • Experience operating at a staff level within a business development or corporate strategy function, with demonstrated influence on company-wide priorities
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Experience in investment banking or management consulting
  • Background in platform ecosystems, digital advertising, consumer technology, or enterprise software partnerships
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact such as efficiency gains or improved deal velocity

What the JD emphasized

  • 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 ability to integrate AI tools to optimize workflows and drive measurable impact such as efficiency gains or improved deal velocity