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KIMBYRLE BRAUN

Austin,TX

Summary

Detail-oriented Program Manager with 12+ years' experience leading multiple, complex global initiatives simultaneously while driving influence, alignment, accountability, and operational rigor across orgs - turning ambiguity into structure and strategic priorities into action. Strong track record of strategic business operations leadership and Chief of Staff support, adept at seamlessly shifting between strategy and tactical execution to meet deadlines and drive progress and continuous improvement of leadership and the company's top priorities. AI-native practitioner who designs and scales custom automation solutions that drastically reduce operational overhead, enhance organizational efficiency, and force-multiply impact. Deep expertise of Trust & Safety and Enterprise Risk Management, experienced in influencing executive decisions and conducting risk assessments to inform product launches and C-suite preparation for government hearings and international regulatory engagements.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Manager, Reality Labs

META
Austin, TX
08.2024 - Current
  • Built and independently owned a 0-1 centralized program to triage, track, and report on cross-company reviews with Trust and Reality Labs implications, creating a first-of-its-kind decision register that increased visibility, reduced escalations, and enabled proactive decision-making for product, policy, engineering, and leadership.
  • Architected and shipped an AI-powered automation suite that transformed the program's full operational pipeline from manual to AI-native. LLM-based review discovery and scoring across 25+ data sources, multi-agent outcome scanning, and multi-channel publishing, cutting daily operational overhead from ~3 hours to under 15 minutes.
  • Tracked 950+ reviews across 23 executive forums; delivered 13.1 days avg. advance notice to stakeholders Jan-April '26 (>4x H1 goal) and scaled from manual execution to a 95% automated end-to-end workflow in under 2 months.
  • Led multi-team roadmap planning, driving a unified commitment timeline with assigned owners and framed decision questions, delivered as executive pre-reads to drive proactive OKR/KPI alignment.
  • Authored canonical operating artifacts (governance frameworks, rhythm-of-business models, coverage gap analyses) adopted by VP/Director leadership for staffing, decision routing, and operating model design.
  • Led program management and tactical execution across multiple v-teams (Youth, Integrity, AI Trust, Wearables, VR), building knowledge-management systems to onboard members and align on critical risks, policies, and product narratives.

Program Manager, Integrity Governance, Risk & Compliance

META
Austin, TX
03.2023 - 08.2024
  • 1 of 4 founding members of the company's first Integrity GRC function; defined 0-1 strategy, governance, and operating model while scaling the team >3x in one quarter.
  • Architected the company's Integrity Statutory Risk Assessment methodology and led the v-team that shipped the first-ever EU DSA Risk Assessment & Mitigation Reports for FB and IG on a compressed timeline, earning positive European Commission feedback relative to competitors.
  • Drove DSA Year 1 External Audit final-stretch strategy resulting in a no adverse-findings outcome, avoiding regulatory penalties and saving 40+ FTE hours.
  • Led org-wide hiring: authored job descriptions, built interview loops, conducted 100+ interviews, and acted as conduit between leadership and HR to rapidly scale the org while maintaining a high quality bar.

Risk Assessment Program Manager

META
Austin, TX
08.2021 - 03.2023

First hire and sole PgM for a net-new team; built the operational foundation from scratch: governance, value proposition, and cross-functional influence from a fragmented function.

  • Served as de facto Chief of Staff to senior leadership, owning strategic planning, roadmapping, workforce management, budgeting, and executive communications (M/QBRs, VP Reviews).
  • Delivered risk assessments for 5+ high-profile launches and elections (Threads, Community Messaging, Brazil, Philippines, U.S. midterms) enabling on-time launches and preparing C-level execs for judicial hearings and high visibility engagements and announcements.
  • Created the first x-team Trust & Safety risk register, unblocking 10+ stalled high severity mitigations in year by aligning senior-leadership and key xfn on prioritization and execution timelines.

Community Risk Investigator

META
Austin, TX
04.2020 - 08.2021
  • Led enterprise-scale Trust & Safety investigations across the full product portfolio, presenting systemic-risk findings to senior leadership and audiences of 100+, resulting in new product roadmap priorities and unblocked high-risk mitigations.
  • Selected for special assignment as Strategic Program Manager; authored a long-term strategic plan adopted as the team's operating framework, spawning a net-new team to execute it.

Program Manager, Social Support

GOOGLE
Boulder, CO
10.2018 - 03.2020
  • Led roadmapping and cross-functional alignment on KPIs and vendor practices; conducted root-cause and competitive analysis and synthesized insights for stakeholders.
  • Defined and implemented Google's user-support strategy across social platforms; served as change-management and workforce-planning lead for internal and vendor teams.
  • Planned and emceed international events (US, Australia, Germany) for 700+ external attendees.

Quality Systems Project Manager, Dublin

FACEBOOK
Dublin, Ireland
07.2017 - 10.2018
  • Owned end-to-end QA process definition and quality training for vendor site launches across 5 international locations, ensuring consistent enforcement accuracy during rapid global expansion.
  • Led development of 'Ground Truth Machine,' a first-of-its-kind tooling solution and operational workflow that informed platform-wide enforcement and policy decisions and updates; scaled to 12 markets and spawned a global in-language FTE team

Operations Analyst, Austin

FACEBOOK
Austin, TX
11.2015 - 07.2017
  • Selected for a cross-functional task force that transitioned English-language content moderation to US-based operations ahead of the 2016 elections, improving enforcement accuracy during heightened scrutiny.
  • Performed root-cause analysis of quality trends using SQL and Tableau, surfacing systemic patterns that drove process and policy improvements. Synthesized data into easily understandable dashboards and narratives tailored to audience for uniform understanding.

Database Marketing Specialist

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES & LYNX
Minneapolis, MN
07.2014 - 11.2015
  • Developed data-driven marketing campaigns using A/B testing (Marketo) and demographic targeting for NBA/WNBA franchise; analyzed customer experience to enhance sales, ROI, and satisfaction.

Education

B.S. - Business Administration

University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
05-2013

Skills

  • 0-1 Program Development
  • AI Architecture & Workflow Automation
  • Operational Excellence
  • Strategic Planning
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Decision and Governance Frameworks
  • Leadership Meeting & Offsite Planning
  • Operating Budget Management
  • Executive Comms & Reporting
  • Organizational Design and Hiring
  • Trust & Safety
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Data-driven Decision Making
  • Quality Assurance
  • Vendor, Workforce, Change Management
  • Escalations

Timeline

Program Manager, Reality Labs

META
08.2024 - Current

Program Manager, Integrity Governance, Risk & Compliance

META
03.2023 - 08.2024

Risk Assessment Program Manager

META
08.2021 - 03.2023

Community Risk Investigator

META
04.2020 - 08.2021

Program Manager, Social Support

GOOGLE
10.2018 - 03.2020

Quality Systems Project Manager, Dublin

FACEBOOK
07.2017 - 10.2018

Operations Analyst, Austin

FACEBOOK
11.2015 - 07.2017

Database Marketing Specialist

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES & LYNX
07.2014 - 11.2015

B.S. - Business Administration

University of Colorado
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