Director, Global Strategy

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

The Business Operations & Strategy group is looking for exceptional candidates for the position of Director, Global Ad Sales Strategy.  This role will be focused on scaling our global media business by working with sales, operations, research, technology and other stakeholder groups across both NBCU and its partners to drive advertiser success around the world.  A passionate, well-organized and highly-effective individual is sought to join our team. 

You will be joining a blue chip team with significant media experience in addition to varied professional services backgrounds.  The NBCU Ad Sales Strategy team is responsible for driving long-term growth opportunities for the wider sales organization.  Acting as strategic consultants, this dynamic team supports Ad Sales and corporate stakeholders across a wide range of initiatives including sales optimization, go-to-market strategies, budgeting and planning analyses, and market insights.  

The Role: The Director, Global Ad Sales Strategy will be responsible for creating high-level strategies to drive international growth via cross-portfolio, cross-platform sales and partnerships.  This person will also be expected to design and steward the execution of these strategies across the company and/or partners.  This role will be expected to work with colleagues across multiple functions, both inside and outside Ad Sales as well as across our Comcast sister companies and Global Partners. We’re looking for a dynamic person to bring innovative thinking, future vision and strong execution skills to help grow our business.  

 Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Global Growth Strategy: partner with VPs and SVP to identify opportunities for short- and long-term growth for NBCU’s international expansion efforts across geographies, sectors, and partnerships; build comprehensive business plans to support 

• Digital Strategic Initiatives: develop strategies and implement project plans to monetize our global digital inventory in areas such as programmatic & streaming.   

• Internal & External Analytics & Competitive Intelligence: oversee team and guide 1) competitive and external marketplace intelligence efforts and 2) analyses of internal revenue and operational metrics.  Leverage outputs to inform overall GTM and sales positioning; feed into long-term strategy and develop recommendations to present to Ad Sales leadership 

• Product Strategy: partner cross-functionally to design optimal product strategy for international marketplace leveraging internal and external assets; identify internal capabilities, systems and tools required to execute on growth strategies and drive business efficiencies; design e2e execution plans and roadmapping to deliver products 

• Annual Budget/Long-Range Planning: partner with Finance & Sales with development of sales and product targets by region/team and execution plans to deliver; build out cost estimates for product and resource requirements 

• Sales Partnership: (1) Partner with sales leaders and work cross-functionally to coordinate and execute all Ad Sales growth efforts across NBCU Global across multiple teams and time zones; (2) collaborate on prospecting opportunities via analytics/market/