Sr. Director, Product

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

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Job Description

Our Enterprise Product Advanced Advertising team is at the forefront of innovation in digital advertising, dedicated to developing cutting-edge solutions to define audiences and enable activation, optimization and measurement in secure, privacy-centric ways. Our team is passionate about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the advertising industry, delivering measurable results and driving business growth for our clients.

We are seeking a strategic leader to join our team as the Senior Director of Product for Advanced Advertising. As the advertising landscape continues to evolve, we are looking for an experienced product leader who can chart a course for innovation, guide our product strategy, lead product development and drive the adoption of our Advanced Advertising solution across the NBCUniversal organization. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Create and maintain a product implementation roadmap that prioritizes features and enhancements based on the needs of the Ad Sales Product, Strategy and Ad Data Operations teams.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor offerings, and emerging ad sales technologies to identify opportunities for new products or enhancements to existing NBCUniversal ad tech offerings.
• Spearhead the end-to-end product development lifecycle, from design to launch, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality data cleanroom products that allow NBC to exchange data with the advertisers while meeting their needs and expectations.
• Translate Advanced Advertising business requirements into clear and actionable technical specifications for the engineering teams.
• Design and oversee the development of robust data pipelines, ensuring efficient data ingestion and processing to support business intelligence, audience creation and analytics initiatives.
• Oversee the prioritization of features, bug fixes and enhancements. Track progress and manage dependencies with the engineering and development teams to ensure timely deliveries.
• Help design integration of the applications using industry standard authentication and authorization protocols such as SAML, OAuth2 and Single Sign On.
• Establish key performance indicators. Analyze product performance, track key metrics, and identify areas for technical improvement.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including Ad Sales leadership, Ad Data Operations, Strategy, and Technology, to understand their needs and pain points in the ad sales process.
• Collaborate with Sales and Ad Operations teams to identify opportunities for process optimization and efficiency gains through technology.
• Ensure that the ad sales technology products adhere to relevant data privacy regulations and cyber security best practices.
• Collaborate with the NBCUniversal legal and compliance teams to address any potential risks and maintain a secure environment for user data.
• Manage and mentor a team of technical product managers, providing guidance, support, and career development opportunities.
• Help foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, innovation, and excellence within the product management team.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, industry partners, and third-party vendors to stay at the forefront of advertising technologies and innovations.
• Attend industry events and conferences to showcase NBCUniversal’s advertising product capabilities.
• All Other duties as assigned.

What you have:

• An ability to lead and inspire alignment to a shared vision and outcome
• Strong analytical skills and a hypotheses-driven approach to problem-solving
• A collaborative spirit and willingness to share product responsibilities