Msl Special Projects Lead

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Menlo Park, CA

This role is for a Special Projects Lead within Meta SuperIntelligence Lab (MSL) focused on operational and strategic challenges. The individual will scope ambiguous problems, drive cross-functional execution, and deliver results on high-priority initiatives for the Chief AI Officer. The role requires a strategic, execution-oriented operator who thrives in ambiguity and can deliver at scale, identifying needs, devising solutions, and implementing them across the organization. Responsibilities include owning special projects end-to-end, developing project strategies, driving collaboration, building relationships, and implementing operational frameworks. Qualifications include 6+ years of experience in operations or program management, a Bachelor's degree (MBA preferred), demonstrated ability to drive complex projects, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with AI/ML concepts, applications, and ethical practices. Experience integrating AI tools to optimize workflows and drive impact is also required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and execute MSL's highest-priority special projects end-to-end — from problem definition and stakeholder alignment through delivery and measurable outcomes
  2. Take on emerging, ambiguous challenges that don't have a clear owner or playbook and drive them to resolution with speed and rigor
  3. Develop project strategies, track execution against goals, and ensure accountability across workstreams
  4. Drive collaboration across Legal, Finance, HR, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to remove friction and advance project objectives
  5. Build working relationships and navigate complex stakeholder landscapes to accelerate decision-making and unblock execution

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of proven experience in operations, strategic initiatives, program management, or a similar role within a fast-paced, complex organization
  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent
  • Demonstrated ability to independently own and drive complex projects from ambiguity through execution and measurable results
  • Experience managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, including stakeholder management, action tracking, and cross-functional coordination
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft executive briefs and presentations
  • Proven track record of organizing, developing, and executing strategic projects that deliver results
  • Experience in navigating C-Suite dynamics and company policies and procedures
  • Familiarity with AI/ML concepts, applications, and industry trends sufficient to engage with technical teams and inform operational decisions
  • 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/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Experience identifying and pursuing high-impact initiatives with limited direction, moving from problem identification to solution delivery with minimal oversight
  • Experience in a special projects, strategic initiatives, or similar high-autonomy execution role

Nice to have

  • MBA or foreign equivalent

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-powered experiences for consumers
  • delivering results on high-priority initiatives
  • execution-oriented operator who thrives in ambiguity
  • moves fast, and delivers at scale
  • identify what needs to get done, figure out how to do it, and make it happen
  • AI/ML concepts, applications, and industry trends
  • prompt/context engineering
  • agent orchestration
  • responsible, ethical AI practices
  • integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact
  • high-impact initiatives with limited direction