Sr. Technical Manager, Video Product-Xumo
Company: Comcast Corporation
Location: Irvine
Posted on: September 24, 2024
Job Description:
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 SummaryXumo is
seeking a highly motivated Sr. Technical Product Manager, Video
Product to join our growing Product and Technology team. Reporting
to the Director of Product, Platform Systems & Services, the Sr.
Technical Product Manager, Video Product will be responsible for
multiple facets of the Xumo video streaming workflow from real-time
ingestion and broadcast of live streams from top-tier broadcasters
around the world through to players and software clients. This
includes video encoding, linear ad insertion, CDN integration,
cloud video infrastructure development and maintenance, real-time
troubleshooting, NOC monitoring and much more. Xumo is seeking a
candidate that has deep and broad knowledge of modern streaming
technologies and is familiar with all streaming protocols necessary
for today's multifaceted streaming media landscape. This role will
need an individual to be very organized, excellent in written and
verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders and be
able to regularly demonstrate subject matter expertise.
Comcast and Charter Communications will form a 50/50 joint venture
that will bring our world-class Flex streaming platform, 4K
streaming devices, voice remote and XClass TVs nationwide. You will
want to join our innovative team, because together we will develop
and offer consumers a next-generation streaming platform, with a
world-class user experience and navigation and all the top apps,
bringing more choice to the streaming marketplace. Comcast also
will contribute XUMO to the joint venture, our free ad-supported
service that currently delivers more than 200 unique streaming
channels and features hundreds of free content choices.Job
DescriptionCore Responsibilities
- In this role, you will play a crucial role in shaping the video
playback experience for across all Xumo Play and Xumo Enterprise
distribution platforms
- As a key leader in our organization, you will collaborate with
cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class products that
enhance our customers' viewing experience
- Generate product strategy and execution that will drive the
success of our streaming services from signal acquisition, encoding
and transcoding, through to monetization and outbound delivery
- Responsibilities include but are not limited to: -
- partnering with Video Engineering to create, maintain and
innovate the Video Engineering and Product roadmap
- communicating with external Content Partners on various
business matters related to video streaming architecture,
specification review, troubleshooting and more
- close supervision of budget and related costs associated with
video infrastructure
- video operation support, to include replication and deployment
of key video services (in close collaboration with Video
Engineering team)
- build out and supervision of new/advanced virtual Xumo NOC and
corresponding monitoring systems
- Take ownership of the product development process, from
ideation to launch, and ensure that all products meet quality
standards and are delivered on time and within budget
- Exceptional organization skills will be necessary as this role
will closely liaise with Project Management Office
- Use data and analytics to inform product decisions and
continuously improve the video playback experience for our
viewers
- Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in technology and
use your knowledge to identify opportunities for leveraging new
technologies in full video infrastructure stack
- Communicate product updates and progress to key stakeholders,
including senior leadership, and solicit feedback to continually
improve our products
- Represent the company at industry events and conferences,
sharing how Xumo approaches FAST content delivery both for our
owned and operated services and via our syndication pipeline
- Ability to work non-traditional hours (as needed) for various
critical global events
- 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) and overtime as
necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
- Position is office based in Irvine, CA- 4 days/week & 1
day/week remote.
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. -Applicants
must be authorized to work for Comcast in the United States without
a current or potential future need for sponsorship.Basic
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in technology related fields, such as
Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technology
certification
- Minimum of five (5) years of planning, designing, developing
and delivering consumer software experiences
- Minimum of five (5) years of leading and/or directly involved
in product/software development with relevant experience with OTT
video streaming technologies (HLS/DASH/DRM) and cloud
infrastructure
- Excellent communication skills with ability to drive and lead
meetings around business systems and/or related topics as well as
efficiently and effectively communicate with cross functional
partners from highly technical to business oriented
- Analytical mind & strong problem-solving capabilities with
experience launching/scaling products and features to solve complex
challenges
- Strong collaborator with excellent written and verbal
communication skills
- Strong organizational, analytical, and troubleshooting
skills
- Strong process and systems background with knowledge and
experience in agile development/project methodologiesPreferred
Qualifications
- Experience in Television/Broadcast, Media, Technology, or
related field
- Experience in video processing technologies, content delivery
networking, and/or ad insertions technologies, in TV or streaming
media products & services
- Experience with AWS Media Services as well as related
infrastructure (content delivery, edge compute, serverless,
storage, security)
- Experience with Content Management and/or Asset Management
Systems
- Proficiency with relational databases, performing SQL queries,
and other querying tools
- Proficiency with Jira or similar product management
toolsEmployees 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 an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT
employer.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. Comcast will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of
applicable law, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative
for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance
Ordinance.Salary:Primary Location Pay Range: $142,817.24 -
$214,225.86Comcast 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 on
our careers site for more details.EducationBachelor's DegreeWhile
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 Experience10 Years +
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