VP, Software Engineering

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. Job Summary FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, empowers all segments of The New TV Ecosystem. We are structured to provide the full breadth of solutions the advertising industry needs to achieve their goals. We provide the technology, data enablement and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, across all data types, and all sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers. With offices in New York, Chicago, London, Paris, Beijing, and across the globe, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, stands to advocate for the entire industry through the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video. As VP of Engineering, you will be responsible for developing the technology initiatives across FreeWheel product portfolio, working with product managers, software architects, SME's and the broader organization to understand the business requirements of our clients and the proposed solutions. You will also assess risk and make recommendations to ensure that business needs are met in a timely manner with the highest level of diligence. This role (based in New York City) will closely partner with Product Management, Revenue and Client Solutions and work on global projects in the creation of innovative software solutions for publishers and advertisers. You will lead a team of approximately 150-200 software development engineers and leaders and collaborate with a group of fast-paced, extremely dedicated coworkers who are all passionate about media and technology. Everyone has a voice and we are open to new ways of thinking – your opinion is encouraged and valued. You will lead, manage and build strong engineering teams that produce results. Job Description Responsibilities: Recommends and drives team to operational efficiency for the Software Development & Engineering function and creates strategic business plans aimed at achieving those objectives. Leads with a technical design mindset and works with software development teams to bring it to reality. Effectively leads global engineering and product teams in a dynamic environment while successfully demonstrating focus and flexibility with changing and evolving business direction. Anticipates, influences and drives change in a matrixed environment through knowledge of industry best practices. High orientation toward execution that delivers results and drives a high-performance, high engagement culture. Creates collaborative and continuous improvement culture and allows appropriate levels of autonomy and accountability within the team. Anticipates and discerns which new technologies to incorporate into the Software Development & Engineering program. Executes change and new standards and policies effecting the design, development and deployment of software engineering and web applications solutions. Recommends organization-wide software engineering performance and service standards. Maximizes organizational structure, resources, and engagement efforts to optimize talent, build bench strength, and retain key players to support future growth in alignment with DE&I efforts. Knowledge of workforce planning to ensure teams have the necessary resources and training to deliver strategic and operating goals. Strong communication and presentation skills. This role involves regular executive briefings to articulate program direction and status to technical and non-technical leaders. Qualifications: Minimum Bachelors degree in either Engineering, Computer Science, or Mathematics or equivalent in experience. 10+ years of technical leadership with a demonstrated track record of leading and overseeing sophisticated engineering initiatives. Extensive people leadership experience, including talent selection, engagement, growth and retention of large technical teams. Experience must include 10+ years in management positions of increasing scope and responsibility, and ideally 5+ years of leadership experience as a leader of agile or lean software development, architecture and platform engineering teams. Experience developing in a continuous cycle Software-as-a-Service solutions and enhancements, with demonstrated success rapidly building, releasing and updating service-based software with demanding service level agreements. Experience leading and managing a function in a B2B SaaS, preferably AdTech/MarTech, a plus. Demonstrated success operating within an environment of change, transformation and mitigation of legacy technical debt. Ability to drive multiple, critical initiatives at strategic & tactical levels across the portfolio. Proven experience in highly matrixed, complex environments and demonstrated ability to drive transformation and innovation. Exceptional technical capability, with deep knowledge of and experience with modern software development practices and technologies for cloud, CI/CD, containerization, and machine learning. Lead with authenticity and humility, a motivator Additional Qualifications: Deep understanding of computer science, or multiple years of research and application experience in Machine Learning, Deep Learning or Reinforcement Learning, a plus Excellent analytical skills and strong statistical knowledge, as well as interest in applying them to complex problems, a plus Education Master'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 15 Years + 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. 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.