Director, Engineering - ERP Platform & Integration

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 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.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

We are seeking a forward-thinking and adaptable Director of Engineering, ERP Platform & Integration to lead the strategy, operations, and evolution of our enterprise ERP platform and integrations. This is a senior technical role responsible for owning the ERP platform (currently SAP) with the flexibility to guide future transitions as our business grows and evolves. The ideal candidate will bring deep ERP experience, especially in platform engineering, system administration, security architecture, infrastructure operations, and integration engineering, while demonstrating a modern mindset around cloud, SaaS, and integration-first ecosystems.

In this role, you will lead a cross-functional team responsible for the ERP core platform, infrastructure, security, and enterprise integrations. You’ll drive engineering excellence, cost optimization, and system resilience, while partnering closely with business, product, and engineering teams. As a hands-on leader, you will play a critical role in building and mentoring a high-performing team, establishing platform governance, and delivering reliable, scalable, and integrated systems that support mission-critical business functions. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the technology backbone of a new enterprise from Day 1 – and to future-proof it for years to come.

Responsibilities

ERP Platform Strategy & Ownership

• Own and effectively communicate the ERP platform architecture and roadmap, guiding technical decisions that support current operations, reduce technical debt, anticipate future platform transformation, and incorporate changes to the platform due to business changes
• Lead platform design and evolution, balancing stability, scalability, security, and cost-efficiency
• Ensure proper platform and integration documentation is created in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensure platform readiness for Day 1 operations as a newly-created company, including cloned environments, infrastructure provisioning, and system separation
• Evaluate and recommend ERP technologies – considering business goals, vendor landscape, and the maturity of cloud-native and SaaS ERP alternatives

Infrastructure, Security & Operations

• Oversee ERP infrastructure architecture and operations, ensuring availability, performance, and supportability across all cloud and on-prem environments
• Oversee ERP system administration activities, including user and role provisioning, transport management, environment refreshes, job scheduling, system health checks, and overall platform stability across development, test, and production landscapes
• Implement robust platform-level security, including identity and access management (IAM), role-based access controls, segregation of duties (SoD), and audit readiness
• Establish monitoring, observability, and incident response protocols, ensuring high system uptime and rapid resolution of issues
• Optimize platform costs through FinOps practices, automation, and right-sizing infrastructure resources
• Define and enforce environment management standards, includin