Sr Director Linear and Scheduling Systems Modernization

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The Sr. Director, Linear & Scheduling Systems Modernization reports to the VPProductandleads global teams responsible for re-architecting WBD’s scheduling and linear advertising infrastructure. This role owns the modernization roadmap, ensuring systems are
cloud-native, cost-optimized, and future-proofed for an evolving industry.

By aligning technical execution with revenue, compliance, and operational goals, this leader ensures WBD’s linear and scheduling platforms remain
reliable, scalable, and monetization-focused while unlocking next-generation converged advertising opportunities.

Modernization Leadership
– Define and execute the multi-year roadmap for migrating legacy scheduling and linear advertising platforms into
modular, cloud-native architectures with embedded automation and observability.

Scheduling & Ad Systems Transformation
– Lead product management for scheduling, trafficking, and broadcast operations systems, ensuring
99.99% reliability and seamless integration with converged advertising and affiliate platforms.

Organizational Leadership
– Build and manage a global engineering and product delivery team, embedding modern Dev Ops, CI/CD, and cloud best practices. Mentor senior leaders and create a high-performance modernization culture.

Cross-Platform Integration
– Ensure interoperability across scheduling, linear, and converged ad systems, enabling unified workflows that support both linear ad monetization and digital convergence.

Stakeholder Partnership
– Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, Operations, Affiliate Distribution, and Finance, ensuring modernization investments directly support
multi-billion-dollar revenue streams and future convergence strategy.

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced technical certifications or MBA preferred.

Product Leadership

Experience:

15+ years in enterprise technology leadership, with 7+ years overseeing mission-critical modernization programs.

Domain Expertise: Deep experience with linear advertising, scheduling, trafficking, and broadcast operations platforms, including modernization into API-driven, cloud-native solutions.

Modernization & Cloud: Proven success in migrating large-scale legacy systems into cloud and hybrid architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Operational Excellence: Strong background in automating workflows, embedding observability, and ensuring compliance and resiliency.

Revenue & Business Alignment: Track record of aligning modernization initiatives with revenue growth, operational efficiency, and monetization outcomes.

Collaboration & Influence: Ability to influence C-level stakeholders and partner across Sales, Operations, Affiliate, and Technology.

Innovation & Ecosystem: Experience leading vendor evaluations, platform consolidation, and industry-standard adoption.

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