Senior Director, Product Development

The Senior Director, Product Development is the single point of accountability for on-time delivery of the entire DIRECTV product roadmap across three platforms — Satellite, Streaming Managed Hardware – Gemini, and BYOD Platforms – Roku, Tizen, FireTV, Android, Apple, LG and Vizio. The role serves as the Product organization's escalation authority with Engineering VPs and leads a multi-Director, manager-of-managers organization delivering against a multi-million-dollar annual Engineering budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Product delivery across three distinct platforms — Satellite, Streaming Managed Hardware – Gemini, and BYOD Platforms – Roku, Tizen, FireTV, Android, Apple, LG and Vizio — as the single point of accountability for on-time execution of the DIRECTV product roadmap.

• Serve as the delivery escalation authority for Product and for dependent Advertising, Commercial, and adjacent platform roadmaps, partnering with and holding accountable VP- and AVP-level Engineering leaders when execution is at risk.

• Lead and develop a manager-of-managers organization of multiple Directors and a sizable team of Product Owners/Managers — a significant share of them vendor/contingent resources — including active vendor and budget management.

• Direct delivery of a high-volume roadmap spanning hundreds of epics and thousands of features and user stories across multiple Program Increments each year, owning Program Increment planning, inspection, and story-quality standards.

• Own Product delivery against a multi-million-dollar annual Engineering budget, reviewing vendor/contingent budgets quarterly and setting platform KPI standards and delivery governance.

Requirements

Experience

• 15+ years product development experience, including leading teams in a large, matrixed technology or media organization. Of those, 4+ years’ experience as software engineer/ developer.

• Proven accountability for product delivery at scale and for managing a multi-million-dollar engineering/vendor budget.

• Track record of leading vendor- and contingent-worker-heavy organizations, including vendor selection, performance, and budget management.

• Demonstrated success operating as a senior escalation authority, negotiating and driving delivery with VP- and AVP-level engineering and cross-functional partners.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, computer science, or related field required.

Skills

• Deep expertise in Agile/SAFe delivery at scale — Program Increment (PI) planning, epic/feature/story management, inspection, and delivery governance.

• Strong executive presence and cross-functional influence, with the peer standing and communication skills to hold senior-level partners accountable.

• Rigorous program and budget management, with a data-driven approach to platform KPIs, story quality, and throughput.

System Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Agile delivery and story-quality tooling and enterprise backlog/roadmap management platforms (e.g., Confluence/Jira/Azure DevOps-class tools).

• Familiarity with the relevant platform environments — Satellite, Streaming Managed Hardware – Gemini, and BYOD Platforms – Roku, Tizen, FireTV, Android, Apple, LG and Vizio.

• Knowledge on how to leverage Claude, ChatGPT and/or CoPilot to enhance product development/ management deliverables and processes.

May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law.

This role requires but is not limited to minimal travel approximately once every 1 – 2 months depending on location.

This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States, with the exception of Alaska. #LI-Remote

A career with us comes with big rewards:

DIRECTV's compensation structure is designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees. It is the company's policy to offer pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The Base Salary range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for each of DIRECTV's 4 (four) US Labor Market Zones. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

DIRECTV WAGE ZONES: $162,593 - $295,113

Low (N1): $162,593 - $243,789

Mid (N2): $171,150 - $256,620

High (N3): $188,265 - $282,282

Top (N4): $196,823 - $295,113

Click HERE to review information on some of the largest Designated Market Areas (DMAs). Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the salary ranges reflect base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits - when you consider all of these together, it represents a pretty impressive total compensation package.

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