Sr. Director, Live/Linear Product Management

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

CTS are looking to add a Sr. Director, Product Management to oversee our live linear product line. The Sr. Director, Product Management will work with our Philadelphia, Denver and Chennai Engineering teams to drive end-to-end product requirements and ensure that we are providing high-quality, high-performance product our customers love. You will collaborate with our content owners and distribution partners to understand their distribution and aggregation needs, turning them into successful products/service offerings.
Provides leadership and direction for a cross-functional matrixed team working on workflow engineering, operations, delivery and onboarding customer. Identifies, investigates, evaluates acquisitions/divestitures, licensing opportunities, and strategic business alliances that are in line with the organization's long-range goals. This role will work closely with other operational elements within Comcast and Comcast Cable. Frequent travel is required to key customer locations, trade shows/industry events and other Comcast sites.

Responsible for management of specific product lines and their growth through strategic product planning and marketing. Captures, articulates and manages requirements and use case documentation. Evaluates new product initiatives, identifies the appropriate business stakeholders and works with them to define detailed business requirements. Develops financial and operational objectives. Ensures operational plans are aligned with business objectives. Contributes to functional strategy development. Has a greater degree of impact on business results and typically manages one or more groups of professional employees.

Job Description

This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship.  To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.

Core Responsibilities

• Directs the overall go-to-market strategy, procedures and strategy for Live/Linear product line including managed channel origination, virtual/FAST channels, OTT linear processing, broadcast and IP linear distribution and linear rights metadata management
• Leads all phases of the live/linear product lifecycle, from inception through product deployment, and provides direction of introduction into the marketplace.
• Evaluates and ensures the viability of new product ideas in the context of the organization's strengths and capabilities, production capability, quality, costs, and marketplace demands.
• Advises staff on clear documentation of new product ideas and reviews user need analysis reports.
• Develops goals, budget, and strategic business plans. Recommends ways to expand sales and profitability.
• Identifies and evaluates new product ideas or strategic product extensions and ensures goals in revenue growth and market share are achieved.  Serves as a subject-matter expert for assigned products.
• Become proficient in distribution tools used by Comcast and X1  
• Has shown ability to hire, develop and drive a team to meet and exceed complex business and technical goals.
• Must have strong business analysis skills and be able to clearly and persuasively articulate complex concepts, analyses and value propositions to customers and partners.
• Be an expert on the competition and able to execute on market strategies to counter competition.  
• Have the industry stature to effectively represent the company and its mission externally and bring enhanced credibility to the firm and its products.
• Even-tempered and capable of forging close and productive working relationships with a broad range of personality types and styles. 
• Work closely with Product Development and have Product Strategy Responsibility. 

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