Design Producer - Reality Labs HI Design Job at Meta (Burlingame, CA)

Job Responsibility

Own end-to-end production of design and software experiences from concept through ship, managing scope, timelines, resourcing, and quality across the full development lifecycle
Co-author production plans with the project lead, shaping scope, staffing, and strategic priorities based on user value and business goals
Navigate hardware and software constraints and partner with engineering to make trade-off decisions that maintain a seamless user experience
Assemble and lead sprint teams — small, cross-functional groups that form around a design challenge, execute at high craft, and reform
Evaluate design quality and represent the design point of view in cross-functional forums, making creative calls when facing tight timelines or competing priorities
Build and orchestrate AI-native tools and workflows that redesign the creative pipeline at a systems level
Translate high-level strategy into executable roadmaps and product briefs that synthesize customer needs for cross-functional teams
Gather and provide design and development feedback across internal teams and external partners

10+ years of experience in production, program management, or operational leadership within product design, hardware/software development, or a related creative/technical field
Experience shipping consumer products that span hardware and software
Track record managing complex, cross-functional productions end-to-end through the full development lifecycle
Working knowledge of hardware/software integration and the ability to engage with engineering on system constraints and architecture decisions
Experience with AI tools and workflows in a production or design operations context
Experience evaluating design quality against defined standards and providing actionable, specific feedback to designers and cross-functional partners

Background working in studio-model environments
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Experience building AI-powered tools or automations for creative or software production workflows
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Ability to articulate testable product hypotheses and translate strategy into actionable plans
Comfort operating at the intersection of creative vision and technical software execution
Familiarity with software development lifecycles, agile/sprint methodologies, and shipping software at scale
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Familiarity with AR/VR product development and the constraints of wearable or embedded software
Understanding of software architecture, APIs, platform dependencies, and how design decisions impact engineering implementation
Experience in a producer role within software development, film, fashion, industrial design, or consumer hardware