Manager, Advisory Services

FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we're making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.
Job Summary
FreeWheel, a Comcast company, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, we're making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. As a global company, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world. Job Description The Advisory Services team helps FreeWheel's premium publisher and distributor clients solve some of their most complicated problems around building and growing their businesses. The New York-based Advisory Services Manager will support this mission by leveraging relationship building skills, industry and product expertise, and program management to identify, scope and execute complex multi-workstream engagements that deliver maximum value to FreeWheel customers. This is the perfect role if you like rolling up your sleeves and solving complicated, client-facing problems and you... • Want to become an expert in the business and technology behind the future of television • Want to work with the biggest names in the industry (E.g. , NBCU, FOX, Sky) • Enjoy thinking about how business problems connect to technical solutions • Are looking for a fast-paced, entrepreneurial working environment in the center of the television advertising space
Job Description
Core Responsibilities

• Execute large management and technology consulting projects that are complex and ambiguous with leading media companies, pay-TV operators and online publishers
• Fully own the end-to-end execution of a client engagement including program design, stakeholder management, timeline and budget governance and large senior level presentations
• Provide hands-on guidance, problem solving, and expertise to support FreeWheel clients connecting their business needs with an appropriate technical solution
• Oversee the work of consultants staffed on projects, providing coaching and guidance to improve their performance and ensure they deliver against their responsibilities
• Become an expert in the business and technology powering the future of television, fluent in online video business models, technology, and metrics
• Develop and deliver actionable recommendations to leverage FreeWheel product suite for clients to achieve business goals and objectives
• Work with FreeWheel Sales, Engineering and Product teams to deliver recommendations that wrap around our core technology offerings
• Provide strong thought leadership and presence across large, premium clients, from Executive team to day-to-day FreeWheel product suite users
• Develop and own "Trusted Advisor" relationships with clients managing their overall experience with the team by identifying, scoping and overseeing consulting projects to drive their business objectives.
• Elevate the professionalism of the team through project and deliverable reviews
• Contribute to the growth and develop of the team through operational improvements, trainings and guidance on areas where you are subject matter expert
• Talent development of individual contributors through ongoing coaching, quarterly goal development and weekly 1:1s
• Lead new business development by scoping and pitching project engagements
• 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) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

About You

• 5 - 7 years of experience with a management consulting firm, media publisher, technology company, or media agency with client facing responsibilities.
• Experience managing individual contributors, preferred.
• Foundation in technology with a strong understanding of CTV and video strongly preferred.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to quickly learn new technology
• General understanding and excitement around the online video business, the TV and cable industry and the challenges facing both the industry, content owners and distributors.
• Strong Project/Program Management experience and organizational skills, has led large client project engagements delegating and overseeing work from project participants, understand delivery and can translate business requirements into tactical, executable outputs to meet client goals.
• Ability to proactively manage yourself against a robust workload with multiple concurrent projects and tight deadlines, from engagement design through execution.
• Passion for learning new products, ideas and systems quickly, combined with the ability to translate business requirements to meet their strategic goals
• Experience with ad server, order management technologies, and/or CRM tools
• Superb verbal and written communication skills
• BA/BS degree required
• Analyzes data and feedback throughout the lifecycle of a product and
  analyzes final data results to determine business impact.
• Recommends strategy changes and future strategies based on research
  findings.
• Performs business analysis key to determining profitability and
  strategy (such as forecast analysis and cash-flow analysis) and reports
  results to senior management.
• Performs economic analysis, organizational positioning analysis and
  other analyses related to strategic planning as assigned.
• Coordinates and participates in special project teams.
• Interfaces with other specialists and senior management across several
  business units within the organization and collaborates on special
  projects.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters
  of significance.

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.
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.
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $131,427.07 - $197,140.61
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
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.
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.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years