


Is your career at a standstill? Change your mindset and get empowered!
Syamla Bandla, Director of Production Engineering for the Monetization space at Facebook is no stranger to career success. What’s her secret? Adopting a growth mindset.
A growth mindset doesn’t just help...
Is your career at a standstill? Change your mindset and get empowered!
Syamla Bandla, Director of Production Engineering for the Monetization space at Facebook is no stranger to career success. What’s her secret? Adopting a growth mindset.
A growth mindset doesn’t just help you thrive in difficult situations, it also gives you the freedom to push the limits of your abilities and empower others to succeed along the way.
Join part one of Facebook's Women Create Lead & Learn series as Syamla shares her personal journey to empowerment and gives tips on how to foster career growth and elevate others along the way.
In this chat, you’ll learn:
Syamla is currently the Director of Production Engineering for the Monetization space at Facebook which includes Facebook Ads, Marketplace, and Commerce and Business Platforms. Prior to Facebook she held leadership roles at Dell, Qualys, Risk Management Solutions, and Fidelity Investments where she took the teams through transformation and growth.
In 2019, she was named as one of the top 100 Women of Influence by Silicon Valley Business Journal. Some of her other recent accolades include: eWOW 2021 Diversity and Culture Leadership Award, WomenTech Network Global Technology Leadership Award (2020), Finalist as Ally of the Year Awards (2020), and Finalist for Executive Women of the Year(2020) by EWF. She was also awarded the Leadership Excellence in Technology Award by the National Diversity Council (2020). Syamla was also listed as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by National Diversity Council (2018), a finalist for Women of Influence (2017) by EWF, and a winner of Top Women in Cloud(2016) by CloudNow.
Syamla is the founding member of the FirstBoard.io where she and other women leaders work together with a mission of having more women on the boards. She is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council, a SheLeadsTech Ambassador, EWF(Executive Women Forum) Ambassador, and on the Advisory Boards for various startups and a nonprofit. She was also recently added to the Visionary Voices Speakers Bureau by AllRaise.
She is deeply passionate about driving Diversity initiatives both within the company as well as in the industry. She invests time in mentoring other women in tech. Syamla pursued her Masters in Information Technology (thesis pending) at Harvard University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and is a recipient of the Gold Medal from Nagarjuna University, India.
Outside of work she enjoys hiking and biking with her family. She has two children- a son (14 years old) and a daughter (10 years old). She also enjoys vegan cooking and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
What advice do you have for women navigating male dominated careers?
Any job is avaiable here for mechanical
How can one pitch their versatile experience as an advantage when commonly perceived as lack of focus?
What kind of skillset and networking should I (PO with 5+ years of exp. & 10years of total exp. in IT industry) focus on to get into global Product management positions ?
How can one grow with no knowledge about the market.
What is the best way to stand out as a candidate and get an interview?
How long is your hiring process?
What advice do you have for those who would like to start their data analytics career at Facebook? Also, what would an ideal candidate for a Data Analyst role at Facebook be like? Some...
I am stuck where I am, I don't know how to pivot and still pursue a people management role which I am very passionate about.
For Someone looking to make a Transition From their current position in sales. Looking to move into the Data / Creative Field. With a company such as. Facebook. How might they go about bettering...
What positions are you recruiting?
What suggestions do you have to find the company and role that aligns to our natural skills and impact that we want to have in the world?
No question at this time
I’ve no questions in this moment, sorry.
Hi. How to highlight or share accomplishments to my network. How to make people know my value proposition when we tal about personal branding. Thanks!
What are the most valuable skills for the position of Project Manager and Product Manager in the company where you work for?
I am a writer, I am very interested in working for Facebook. What is the position?
What is the biggest challenge you have had to overcome in your career today and how did you achieve it?
What type of hob is it
1) What are the employees that are consistently elevating in their role at Facebook doing that stands out during performance reviews and throughout the year? I would love to know more about how...
How do you spark the conversation with management about shifting to a completely new role when they prefer and voice need in your current role?
I'd like to use/ do more more w/ Facebook but I'd like u 2 let us know about privacty settings (how to keep as much privacy to ourselves) due 2 the fact that when I tried 2 talk to the police...
I hope this will be recorded, as I will be at a doctor's appointment during the meeting. Thanks for the great topic!
I am interested in Data Scientist positions in South Bay -- Sunnyvale, Menlo Park. Please let me know if Facebook is looking for a Data Scientist in South Bay.
How do you support women from non technical background start their career in a tech company like facebook?
How do you balance offering support to others while managing the beginning of your career?
Hiring process, employee satisfaction, career path
What skills, classes, podcasts, speakers, or books would you recommend to grow & add value to what you bring to the table? Please list them for us all to share. Thank you.
How to advance in your career even as the only woman in the room
What is the position ?
I have just started a new role - what would you recommend doing so that I am making progress on my own development and not only making a unique impact, but being a great teammate in the first 90...
How to become a job-seeking expert?
Will they be ready to sponsor visa for a Beginner
What advice would you give your younger self (probably 2-3 years in the industry)?
How can I become a member of the FirstBoard.io? How do I change my mindset and not pull myself back if an opportunity comes.
No questions at this time.
How to broach competition if the candidate experience is not from top tech companies
How do you recommend that I get speaking gigs through Facebook?
What do i need to work on facebook?
What are most important skills to step into management role and how to develop them consciously?
What is the most important thing to have in mind in order to grow in your field?
Can I work for facebook? I'm an economist
I am sorry, but I do not have a question to offer.
How to transition to a previous career when you are in your 60's?
How did the process of finding interesting problems to work with unfold for you in your career?
Its their international job openings
What is it to work at Facebook?
How do you know and prove to your partners that you are ready to pick up some leadership position?
How do you earn respect in a takeover situation?
How can one advance her career when ageism is present in the workplace?
What kind of skills, do you need to get a job like yours?
How can I apply for this job
How do you include mature candidates within your organization?
What am I to expect in the hiring process and what are you looking for for one to be considered?
How have you made a difference in Recruiting?
What's the best way to manage upward as a product manager?
How to migrate from a legal career/degree to a position in Facebook
How networking can be used towards career growth? How to apply for Facebook job opportunities and suggestions for the hiring process?
What kinds of positions are open to someone with an extensive level of education and several years in Sales and Marketing.
sales & marketing for $80000 immediate what do u have in new jersey
How do you jumpstart a career and lead others along a career path
How do you balance work and life?
How does someone in their 50's break into tech or a different field while completing with 20's and 30's year old?
What steps can I can that can merge into my already busy schedule?
I want to join facebook at any cost. So, what is the ultimate scope to get involved?
How to balance moving into x-y axis , I mean moving vertically vs moving horizontally?
What if you are changing career paths? How do you prepare your kind? Because I’m going through this after being out of the work field for 3 years.
How to stand out and pass the ATS filter?
How do you change careers and jump into a career field without experience?
How do you maintain authenticity as you advance your career?
What kind of employee are you looking for? I made law school and I am a public service now. Besides the lack of experience in private companies, I can learn anything really fast! 😃
Anything potentially in pr or hr
Do you have hr positions?
Is this new reality a definitive change in human relationships?
What was your hardest challenge overall this path?
Are you hiring Sales Engineers?
What would you expect from a candidate?
What is the job about?
I would love to know what kind of challenges do you face when someone in your team does not perform well.
Is there room for beginnets?
How to find balance between giving “your everything” to the company and having boundaries as well?
What kind of Job opportunities does Fb have at the moment? I have experience as a recruiter, project manager, social media management and customer relations
When I can start the job
Any CV tips that will help to get an interview ?
How do I land a Facebook interview?
I have a career gap of 3 years, its difficult to get back to the industry in the US as I have no experience or degree here.
What should I do for this?
How do you know who you can ask to submit your resume, or even just for information? And what are some of the best ways to do it? I am willing to do these things for people, yet I'm hesitant to...
What are three things I could do on a regular basis to grow as an individual contributor?
Hey what positions do you have?
It's been years since I had an interview, what advice to overcome jitters?
What are the requirements for the position
How gis the key to growth in the company
How do you approach wanting to do more and create more opportunities in your job vs 'staying in your lane', especially when others may suggest it's not your place to reach for more.
I'm interested in pivoting from the event world into the Diversity and Inclusion space. What are some skills I will need to move into the new career space.
Hi!! I want to know more aboyt this aplicatiom
No questions at the moment
Que es lo que mas se vende
Is there a fee? What are you looking for in the candidate?
How do You handle the anxiety?
How you balance empowering your employees with staying in the know?
How to deal with a difficult boss?
No questions at the moment.
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Tips for Career Pivoting?
How do you continue to grow and develop as a leader?
How do I pivot into tech?
How can the recent acceleration toward the normalization of remote work be used to specifically elevate marginalized individuals?
what is it working at Facebook?
I'd like to know what are the recommendations if you have done your career in a traditional company and now find the need to move from a offline company to a digital one.
I would like know more about the working environment at Facebook ( details in relation to work program, interactions between different employees, working methods, etc). Thanks in advance. Best, Simona
Advice for managing up? Managing executives and other managers?
for graduate how should a candidate approach in interview as well as job applying way
Have you felt the need or the instinct for competition (especially with other women) in the work field? If so, how did you transformed it into admiration or empowerment?
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I am looking for Graduate opportunities
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