Business Analyst III

Job Title: Business Analyst III (Demand Planning) Location: Remote PST is acceptable; preference for 3 days onsite in Burlingame Duration : 12 Months - Likely extension depending on budget and needs Summary: Client's Reality Labs team is looking for a Business Analyst to own demand forecasting for our VR headset and wearables product lines. You'll build and maintain sell-through and sell-in forecasts , partner with sales and channel operations teams, and present performance insights to business leaders. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role ideal for someone who thrives on data-driven planning in consumer hardware. Responsibilities: Partner with sales account managers, category managers, data analysts and business unit marketing teams to drive accurate demand planning and identify growth initiatives based on robust forecast models Build bottoms up Sell-Through and Sell-In forecasts utilizing multiple quantitative and qualitative datasets and present cycle over cycle results to business leaders across Meta Reality Labs Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales performance of hero and accessories hardware products in AR/VR Own the actuals vs forecast and goal performance analysis, drive identification of root causes and plan mitigation measures for gaps in performance Share forecast assumptions and impact of strategic activities to forecast outcomes to broader organization and various stakeholders Drive implementation of tools and techniques for continuous forecast accuracy improvement by analyzing large datasets, identifying trends, dependencies, correlations, and creating future outlooks based on that Partner with Channel Operation teams to impact production and launch decisions Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders across Meta Reality Labs Requirements: 4+ years of experience of hardware products (including accessories) demand forecasting 6+ years of experience in business strategy, finance, analytics or sales planning experience Excel, Powerpoint, and Google Suite products experience Ability to dive in and do the work