Maria Paez Playa
@mariapaezplaya
Director of Program Management building global product launch systems and scalable AI quality.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m an operations and program leader with 10+ years building the cross-functional system that gets products into market—internationalization and growth, AI quality at scale, vendor and budget operations, and the operating rhythm that holds it all together.
Most recently at Meta, I led a 65-person, with a mid eight figure budget organization supporting the international success of a product suite used by 3.5B+ people daily across 100+ markets. I built and ran international product launches and a multilingual human evaluation program from zero.
I’ve also redesigned the operating model with agentic workflows that reduced headcount and budge by ~20% while throughput grew 23% YoY at 99.97% on-time delivery. I’m at my best partnering with senior product, research, and engineering leaders to turn strategic gaps into reliable execution, outcomes, and operating cadence.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Director, Program Management
Meta
Jun 2018 - May 2026 (7 years 11 months)
Led a 65-person, $55M program organization supporting Meta’s international product suite across 100+ markets for 3.5B+ daily users. Built multi-market multilingual AI human evaluation (55 languages) enabling 9+ Meta AI languages and redesigned agentic workflows to reduce headcount ~20% and translation budget ~50% while improving throughput (+23% YoY) with 99.97% on-time delivery.
International Growth & Operations
Snap Inc.
Jun 2015 - Jun 2018 (3 years)
Embedded on Snapchat’s Growth team driving international acquisition and engagement across 20+ markets in Europe, LATAM, and APAC. Partnered with Product, Marketing, Content, and regional GTM teams to ship multi-market launches and built vendor/workflow tracking for global launch readiness.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Bachelor of Arts, Translation and Interpreting
2007 - 2012
Earned a B.A. in Translation and Interpreting at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona from 2007 to 2012.
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