A Day In The Life Of A Program Manager At Meta
A Program Manager at Meta enjoys "choose your own destiny" autonomy in scheduling, balancing independent work with stakeholder meetings to ensure program delivery. The role prioritizes end-to-end ownership of objectives, requiring proactive management of time and communication to achieve goals.
Project Management, Communication, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Leadership
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Josh Dalva
Program Manager
Meta
Boston University, 2015
UCLA Anderson, MBA
International Relations & Affairs
Technology
Operations and Project Management
Greek Life Member, Veteran
Video Highlights
1. Program managers have flexible schedules and autonomy in managing their time and tasks.
2. A significant part of the job involves collaboration and communication with stakeholders and team members.
3. Accountability for the successful delivery of the program is a core responsibility of a program manager.
Transcript
What does the day in the life of a program manager look like?
What's great about being a program manager is that you really maintain and own your own schedule. You are responsible for the end-to-end delivery and completion of objectives or priorities. It's pretty much on you to decide how that happens and how that gets done.
For me, the day-to-day generally looks like waking up and checking to see any messages or emails I have. Normally, I have a pretty preset schedule where I know what I wanted to accomplish that week. I have different meetings with stakeholders or other folks involved in my program.
It's kind of a combination of working on my own individual work, communicating that to other people, and having meetings. There's also all the other stuff related to the day-to-day at the company.
But it's not very rigid. It's almost like "choose your own destiny" in terms of how you want to work and what times you're most productive. At the end of the day, you own the accountability for making sure your program gets delivered.