Director, Technology Business Operations

Fox•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

FOX’s direct-to-consumer product and technology organization powers FOX One, FOX Sports, FOX Nation, and FOX News digital experiences across mobile, connected TV, and web platforms. The Director, Technology Business Operations leads the strategy, systems, and processes connecting technology investments, resource planning, and software capitalization. Reporting to the VP of Product Operations, this role establishes a reliable, scalable source of truth for engineering resource investment and associated costs to support leadership decisions about future investments. The role partners across Program, Engineering, Finance, Controllership, Internal Audit, and People Systems to modernize the capture, classification, analysis, and reporting of labor and investment data. It also drives AI-assisted workflows and automation to improve accuracy, audit readiness, and operational efficiency. The position requires financial and operational expertise, technical fluency, a systems-oriented approach, and the ability to turn complex data into actionable business insights. Regular on-site attendance at least three days per week is an essential function.

Requirements

Typically 10 or more years of experience in technology business operations, software capitalization, technical accounting operations, engineering finance, or technology investment planning within a complex, multi-product technology organization.
Demonstrated success building and scaling cross-functional systems, processes, and operating models across Finance, HR, and Engineering.
Strong understanding of software development capitalization practices, financial controls, audit requirements, and supporting documentation.
Experience developing financial and operational models that connect technology investments, labor costs, resource allocation, and business outcomes.
Strong analytical and technical capabilities, including hands-on SQL experience, business intelligence and analytics tools such as Tableau or Amplitude, and advanced spreadsheet modeling.
Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to proactively obtain the information, context, and relationships needed to move work forward.
Experience with enterprise HRIS, financial, and software development systems, including Workday, Jira, Jira Product Discovery, or comparable platforms.
Ability to create simple, usable artifacts and products that support executive decision-making and withstand audits and internal reviews.
Practical experience designing or implementing AI-assisted workflows and automation, with understanding of data integrity, human oversight, and audit risk.
Ability to evaluate AI-generated outputs, establish appropriate controls, and identify where automation can improve operational accuracy and efficiency.
Strong understanding of how software engineering organizations plan, prioritize, develop, and deliver products across multiple platforms.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence decisions, build alignment, and drive organizational change without direct reporting authority.
User-centered, continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to reliably attend the workplace on-site at least three days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting software capitalization processes through external financial audits.
Experience developing technology investment frameworks or resource optimization models across multiple digital products and platforms.
Familiarity with direct-to-consumer streaming, digital media, or subscription-based technology businesses.
Experience implementing AI agents or intelligent automation within financial operations, technology governance, or enterprise planning workflows.
Experience integrating data across HRIS, financial planning, engineering work management, and business intelligence platforms.
Experience building operational capabilities or governance frameworks from the ground up in a rapidly evolving technology environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy for technology business operations across software capitalization, investment planning, resource analytics, and operational governance.
Own and improve software labor capitalization methodologies, distinguishing capitalizable development from maintenance, research, operations, and support.
Partner with Controllership, Internal Audit, and external auditors to establish capitalization policies, internal controls, evidence standards, and audit-ready documentation.
Drive audit readiness and continuous improvement to reduce findings, shorten audit cycles, and minimize manual evidence collection.
Develop investment and resource planning models connecting labor costs to technology initiatives, products, platforms, and business outcomes.
Deliver financial and operational analyses for annual planning, quarterly business reviews, capitalization forecasts, and strategic investment decisions.
Evaluate resource allocation scenarios, including employee versus contingent labor, build-versus-buy decisions, platform versus product investments, and capacity planning.
Own the multi-year roadmap for systems, data models, automation, and AI-assisted capabilities supporting labor tracking, classification, financial reporting, and investment analytics.
Work with Engineering and People Systems to define requirements, prioritize enhancements, and implement scalable solutions across Workday, Jira, Jira Product Discovery, and related platforms.
Design and implement AI-assisted workflows for classification recommendations, anomaly detection, audit evidence assembly, and planning analytics, with human oversight, traceability, and controls.
Partner with the VP of Product Operations to improve information flow, eliminate redundant reporting, simplify workflows, and reduce administrative burden.