Strategy & operations director, video

The Global Partnerships & Content organization works with the world's leading creators, public figures, and media companies to build content and entertainment experiences across Meta's platforms. Within it, the Strategy & Operations team sets direction, drives operational rigor, and turns the company’s biggest bets into executed plans. We are hiring a senior Strategy & Operations leader to drive Partnerships strategy across Instagram's Video and New Bets — the emerging, high-priority initiatives shaping the future of video and entertainment on the platform. This is a strategy-first role for a seasoned operator who can motivate teams, act as a trusted strategic advisor to Product and cross-functional partners, and bring clarity and momentum to ambiguous, fast-moving work. As priorities evolve, the mandate flexes across Instagram's newest and most important bets.

Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for Partnerships across Video and New Bets — partner with leadership to define objectives, priorities, and success metrics, and translate an emerging vision into actionable plans
• Be a strategic advisor to Product and XFN — bring an outside-in point of view, challenge and sharpen thinking, and help partners make faster, better decisions
• Motivate and align teams — rally cross-functional teams around a shared agenda, create clarity in ambiguity, and drive momentum without direct authority
• Bring deep content-ecosystem fluency — understand how the creator and entertainment ecosystem works end to end, including partnerships, deals, and partner management, and use that context to inform strategy
• Install the operating system — build the cadence, prioritization, and decision-making rhythm (business reviews, planning, leadership meetings) that keep a large effort aligned and moving
• Deliver executive-grade synthesis — turn messy inputs into crisp briefs, narratives, and recommendations for senior leadership
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and unblock escalations — stand up working groups, drive to root cause, and restore momentum on stalled priorities

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, management consulting, or a related analytical function within a technology, media, or digital content company
• 12+ years of experience translating complex, ambiguous business problems into structured analytical frameworks and actionable strategic recommendations for executive audiences
• Experience working within or supporting partnerships, business development, content, or media functions, with demonstrated understanding of entertainment and partner ecosystems, content acquisition and creator dynamics
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic planning processes, including goal-setting, prioritization, and performance measurement at an organizational or business-unit level
• Experience influencing senior leadership and executive stakeholders through written strategic narratives, data-driven recommendations, and structured decision-making frameworks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated track record of building influential cross-functional partnerships with Product, Content, and Business Development teams that resulted in measurable business outcomes
• Experience operating within a large-scale social media, streaming, or digital video platform, with familiarity in content partnerships, creator programs, or video ecosystem development
• Experience leading strategy or operations functions through periods of significant platform or market transition, including the ability to reframe partnership priorities in response to competitive or ecosystem shifts
• Genuine love for Meta's products and a real excitement about Instagram and the opportunity to build new bets from the ground up
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)