Public Policy Manager

Meta

• $120K — $145K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in program management, public policy, or a related discipline
  • Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Law, or similar field
  • Knowledge of geopolitical and civic issues in the Americas
  • Skilled at simplifying complex issues and managing time-sensitive projects
  • Experience providing decision support to executives

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams on content and product decisions
  • Identify and assess potential risks and opportunities proactively
  • Synthesize feedback to clarify complex issues
  • Produce and present internal communications for leadership
  • Inform policy and product development with public policy perspectives

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence executive-level decision-making
  • Collaboration with diverse teams across the organization
  • Engagement with global policy challenges
  • Professional development in public policy and AI technologies
  • Dynamic, fast-paced work environment
Full Job Description
Meta is looking for a Public Policy Manager to join our External Affairs team who will support executive-level decision-making on content and product-related issues. This person will work across a range of content, policy, and product areas, and will work with a wide variety of policy, communications, legal, and operational teams, to support and inform both US and global executives, and the broader policy team.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with a variety of cross-functional teams on content and product-related decisions, proactively identify and assess potential risks and opportunities, and help manage related processes
• Capture and synthesize feedback, and help drive clarity and understanding on complex issues
• Produce and present internal communications for leadership to assist in decision-making, providing situational understanding (including risks and opportunities), options, and cross-functional views
• Help inform policy and product development, partnering with subject-matter experts to provide a public policy perspective

Minimum Qualifications
• 8+ years of experience in program management, public policy, policy enforcement, law, government, national security, law enforcement, media, product management, or a related discipline
• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Affairs, Public Administration, Law, Political Science, or a related field
• Knowledge of geo-political, security, or civic issues in the Americas, how they intersect with social media, and the possible impacts real world events will have on the safety of the community
• Demonstrated experience with simplifying complex issues, and managing time-sensitive projects through to completion while balancing evolving priorities
• Experience providing decision support and advice to executives
• Experience building consensus across cross-functional stakeholders and communicating policy positions to internal audiences through written briefs and presentations

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience making high-stakes decisions by evaluating trade-offs and available data, drafting clear communications for leadership, and building collaborative relationships with teams across the organization
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience driving and managing multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment
• Experience framing, simplifying, and briefing difficult and complex decisions to leadership
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

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