Data Collection Program Manager

Meta's XR Technology team is building the next generation of wearable devices, and the machine learning systems that power them depend on high-quality human data captured in controlled, purpose-built environments. Our onsite collection facilities produce the ground-truth datasets that train and validate perception, sensing, and interaction models ahead of hardware milestones.

As a Data Collection Program Manager, you will run onsite data collection programs based out of our primary capture facility, while coordinating collection activity at additional labs and remote or in-field participant sessions. You will translate engineering data requirements into repeatable collection protocols, lead the moderator teams who run capture sessions with participants, and operate the hardware, tooling, and quality systems that make each collection reproducible.

You will partner directly with the research scientists and engineers who consume the data - working alongside technical program managers to define requirements, resolve capture issues, and close the loop on dataset quality - and you will manage the external vendor relationships that supply participant recruitment and onsite staffing capacity. This is a hands-on, facility-based role: capture hardware, participants, and moderator teams are physically located at the primary facility, and day-to-day execution requires being present with them. Collection windows are gated by hardware availability and downstream model training schedules, so success depends on disciplined planning, rigorous quality control, and sound judgment on trade-offs between scope, timeline, and cost.