Director, Managed Video Advertising

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

Responsible for product management activities for a program or product group, or for a major market segment or vertical market. Leads team of specialists and managers to achieve product and team objectives and keeps leadership team informed of key developments and issues. Provides leadership and direction for team which may include multiple functional areas. Develops and implements strategy for functional area(s). May have responsibility for developing and managing budget.

Job Description

Must Have Skills:

• Product Strategy and vision- ability to define and communicate a compelling vision for the syndicated streaming product aligned to business goals and syndication partner customer needs. 
• Technical Understanding- a solid grasp of the streaming technology stack and IP Video value-chain (encoding/transcoding, CDNS, cloud infrastructure, DRM, DAI, etc.)
• Stakeholder management- managing input and expectations from various stakeholders both internal at Comcast and with syndication partner customers. Stakeholder groups will be across engineering, legal, finance, content teams. This requires prioritizing competing demands and aligning teams towards common goals.
• Leadership and Team Development - strong leadership with the ability to build, mentor, and retain high-performing cross functional teams with focus on promoting collaboration and innovation
• Business acumen - deep understanding of the economics of the syndicated streaming platform
• Market awareness and adaptability - staying ahead of evolving industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies in the streaming media space to ensure we’re offering competitive solutions. 

Core Responsibilities:

• Directs, establishes, maintains and plans the overall policies and goals for a product management department.
• Sets new product strategy for program or product group.
• Applies expertise in state-of-the-art product technologies and is relied on by top management to serve as a proxy for the market.
• Defines, develops and implements standard operational frameworks for products.
• Coordinates with sales and marketing to assess client and industry needs and identifies possible solutions to meet those needs.
• Accountable for profit and loss or budgetary management of assigned products.
• Develops business cases and supporting documentation.
• Oversees development of assigned new products and services and ensures customer's needs are met. Provides product support and documentation and develops of product materials.
• Manages lifecycle of new products and services.
• Demonstrates excellent project management skills, with a proven track record of successful delivery of projects on time, in line with budget expectations and to strategy.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team - make b