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. 

Qualifications

• Proven management and leadership experience
• Experience with Broadcast & Digital OTT video industry
• Experience with Channel origination - master control, playout and distribution technology
• Experience with A/V codecs, live/linear encoding and packaging technology & vendors
• Experience with Cloud Playout technologies
• Experience with SRT, RIST and latest internet transport technology
• Experience with SaaS product design and usability        
• Experience with Agile software development practices
• Conference and video panel speaking

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 big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Skills

Broadcasting Media, Master Control, Vendor Management

Compensation

Primary Location Pay Range: $177,740.12 - $266,610.18

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.    Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus.  Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees.  We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most.  That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.