Wearables Field Sales & Marketing Manager - Southern Europe

Join the fast growing AI Glasses industry! Reality Labs is looking for a Wearables Field Sales & Marketing Manager for our 3rd party retail channel. Reporting to the Global Lead of Field Sales, this person will own the staffing strategy, deployment, and measurement of Field Sales and Training Programs. Lead the translation of Meta priorities into compelling sales and demo programs at retail. Liaison between Meta and our outside agency partners to design and execute demo programs that reflect our brand mission. Manage all aspects of our staffing program including coverage models, operations, sales, reporting, and strategy planning. Leverage industry subject matter expertise and ongoing learnings to consult and inform internal partners on strategic execution, impact, and future innovation

• Grow sales revenue, market share, brand advocacy and purchase consideration for Meta products.
• Collaborate and build relationships with internal departments (sales, channel, category) to consult on retail field program execution. Lead internal meetings to share results, build strategy, define success, and innovate with new solutions.
• Manage performance of agency's field sales team including holding account team and field management teams accountable to program results. For example: execution metrics, budget, and ROI targets.
• Partner with staffing agencies to consistently reevaluate and optimize field coverage models (quarterly). Manage balance of field time allocation across retailers, products, and channels.
• Facilitate weekly conference calls and daily communication with the agency team. Review all performance measurements with agency on a weekly basis
• Take accountability for results, question gaps, and push for growth.
• Own Quarterly Business Reviews and agency evaluations. Support and motivate the agency field and account team to provide added value to the program and to achieve Meta goals.
• Contribute to event execution strategy and measurement plans. Drive agency staffing plans, education, and reporting. Collaborate on all event recaps and posting efforts including learning and go-forward recommendations.
• Directly partner with Meta Training Lead on training content, deployment, and measurements.
• Report key industry activity, competitor position, retailer news, and customer issues/inquiries to leadership as actionable insights
• Deliver analysis of VR staffing sales impact in partnership with Data Science team.
• Manage budgets for agency spend. Lead the charge for new contracts, purchase orders and engagement with Finance. Proactively review spend reports to identify gaps and propose solutions.

• 7+ years of experience working within the retail consumer electronics industry.
• 5+ years of experience leading a retail staffing agency program including: account management, field management, or other leadership roles.
• 5+ years of experience managing retail staffing measurements, field team reporting, data tools, analytics and tactics.
• 5+ years of experience in project management leading large and small scale initiatives at retail. Streamlining, troubleshooting, and building new processes
• Relevant experience managing relationships and consulting with cross-functional stakeholders including Sales and Channel teams.
• Existing knowledge about emerging technologies (Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, got to market strategy, and retail execution.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail. Experience detecting inconsistencies and proactively building solutions.
• Relevant physical and digital communication skills. Skillset to package and present internal strategies, results, and recommendations.

• Direct experience at a consumer electronics manufacturer responsible for staffing or Brand Ambassador programs.
• Proficiency in dashboard reporting tools including Power BI and Tableau.
• Knowledge of local Consumer Electronic retail chains and penetration strategies.
• Experience in the VR / AR / Gaming industry.
• Experience with project management tools (example: Asana).