diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
index 10bd2a6..6bd5f52 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/getdeps/builder.py
@@ -1165,9 +1165,14 @@ def _build(self, reconfigure) -> None:
         perl = typing.cast(str, path_search(env, "perl", "perl"))
 
         make_j_args = []
+        extra_args = []
         if self.build_opts.is_windows():
-            make = "nmake.exe"
+            # jom is compatible with nmake, adds the /j argument for parallel build
+            make = "jom.exe"
+            make_j_args = ["/j%s" % self.num_jobs]
             args = ["VC-WIN64A-masm", "-utf-8"]
+            # fixes "if multiple CL.EXE write to the same .PDB file, please use /FS"
+            extra_args = ["/FS"]
         elif self.build_opts.is_darwin():
             make = "make"
             make_j_args = ["-j%s" % self.num_jobs]
@@ -1200,11 +1205,14 @@ def _build(self, reconfigure) -> None:
                 "no-unit-test",
                 "no-tests",
             ]
+            + extra_args
         )
+        # show the config produced
+        self._run_cmd([perl, "configdata.pm", "--dump"], env=env)
         make_build = [make] + make_j_args
-        self._run_cmd(make_build)
+        self._run_cmd(make_build, env=env)
         make_install = [make, "install_sw", "install_ssldirs"]
-        self._run_cmd(make_install)
+        self._run_cmd(make_install, env=env)
 
 
 class Boost(BuilderBase):
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/jom b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/jom
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..effecab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/jom
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# jom is compatible with MSVC nmake, but adds the /j<number of jobs> argment which 
+# speeds up openssl build a lot
+[manifest]
+name = jom
+
+# see https://download.qt.io/official_releases/jom/changelog.txt for latest version
+[download.os=windows]
+url = https://download.qt.io/official_releases/jom/jom_1_1_4.zip
+sha256 = d533c1ef49214229681e90196ed2094691e8c4a0a0bef0b2c901debcb562682b
+
+[build.os=windows]
+builder = nop
+
+[install.files.os=windows]
+. = bin
diff --git a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/openssl b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/openssl
index 7dd4072..ebd680e 100644
--- a/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/openssl
+++ b/build/fbcode_builder/manifests/openssl
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ builder = openssl
 subdir = openssl-3.0.15
 
 [dependencies.os=windows]
+jom
 perl