About Ascendion Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next. Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us: • Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands • Solve complex problems – and learn new skills • Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients • Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience Experience a community of change makers! Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion. About the Role: The Product & Regulatory Operations org is a vital part of Meta's commitment to user and business safety on its platforms, delivering operations for emerging and critical priorities across Meta and Global Operations and in close partnership with product/eng, legal and XFN stakeholders. The Legal & Compliance team ensures Meta’s compliance and facilitates readiness for key legal and regulatory requirements. These critical obligations impact financial matters, the developer ecosystem, intellectual property, privacy matters, and global emerging regulations. This group creates processes to mitigate risks through increasingly efficient, scalable operations and use of cutting-edge technology. As a Project Manager within our Legal & Compliance Operations team, you will be a strategic owner of core operational workflows. You will set and execute goals that strengthen automation, integrate AI-driven solutions, and enhance governance structures that support legal, regulatory, and enforcement programs. You will focus on driving operational maturity, efficiency, and resilience by empowering teams through scalable, self-serve tools and strategic planning. This role requires a proactive, product-oriented mindset with a strong foundation in cross-functional leadership, strategic execution, and program governance. The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of operations, technology, and compliance, and can communicate clearly across diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Define and execute strategy for core legal and compliance workflows, incorporating automation, AI, and process optimization to increase maturity and efficiencies, manage risks and reduce costs. Drive adoption of automation and AI across LCO by partnering with product, engineering and LCO LOBs to build and deploy low-code/no-code automation. Empower operations teams to build and manage self-serve workflows that reduce manual effort and increase scalability. Bring a product-centric mindset to operational challenges, evaluate technology opportunities—including AI/ML—for process innovation. Maintain strong documentation including but not limited to: program-wide project plan with a list of deliverables and timelines, program opportunity tracker, roadmaps, repository of action items and take-aways. Keep project and task owners accountable for timely execution; identify and mitigate risks before they become blockers, escalate issues in a timely manner. Drive execution of stand-alone projects various in size and complexity to accomplish program and team goals. Set and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), track ROI, and drive continuous improvement based on operational data and strategic goals. Lead strategic planning cycles for operational programs, aligning roadmap milestones with company objectives and compliance obligations. Establish and maintain governance frameworks for operational readiness, program delivery, and cross-functional decision-making. Negotiate and communicate operational trade-offs, balancing regulatory, technical, and resourcing considerations to make strategic decisions. Proactively identify risks, roadblocks, and dependencies across legal, product, compliance, and engineering teams. Lead clear, concise communication with leadership and stakeholders, including business reviews, escalation management, and root cause analysis. Draft regular program-wide communications to increase awareness and drive engagement. Minimum Qualifications: 10+ years of relevant experience working in consulting, strategy, operations or equivalent program management experience or educational degree in project management, business, marketing, technology finance or operations Demonstrated experience implementing automation and AI-driven initiatives in order to improve operational efficiencies. Solid understanding of AI capabilities and their application in Operations. Effective critical thinking and experience leveraging data to anticipate and unblock problems and drive solutions Familiarity with Legal, Public Policy or Regulatory space (including operations, audit, control/safeguard management, etc.), baseline understanding of legal and regulatory risks in the tech industry Proven time-management and organizational skills, ability to navigate ambiguity and work independently with minimal guidance Experience working in a collaborative matrix environment with a diverse set of XFNs to drive execution across multiple partner groups. Experience resolving conflicts by finding win-win scenarios, identifying tradeoffs, and setting clear priorities Experience in controlling risk and setting priorities Ability to communicate effectively both verbally in written form, experience creating successful executive-level presentations Location: NYC or Washington, DC Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $80/Hr – $90/Hr On W2. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System] Want to change the world? Let us know. Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let’s talk!