Senior Director, Broadcast Engineering

Fox•Tempe, AZ

About The Position

FOX is seeking a Senior Director, Broadcast Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, engineering, and ongoing evolution of broadcast platforms in Tempe. The role translates business priorities and growth plans into scalable technology strategies and roadmaps, and works with technology vendors and service providers to improve operational efficiency, reliability, and long-term business value. The Senior Director will guide the evolution of FOX’s broadcast infrastructure and the transition to next-generation architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. The role sets technical vision, standards, and operating practices; leads and develops engineering teams; and oversees technology programs supporting high-quality viewer experiences across television, streaming, mobile, web, and emerging distribution channels.

Requirements

10+ years of experience leading complex broadcast engineering, media technology, or software and infrastructure organizations, including direct management of leaders and highly technical teams.
Extensive knowledge of Evertz broadcast infrastructure, systems, and solutions.
Significant hands-on knowledge of broadcast technology and production environments, including application of SMPTE 2110, and ability to provide strategic and technical direction across complex systems.
Demonstrated experience developing and executing technology strategies and multi-year roadmaps for large-scale, business-critical platforms.
Deep understanding of production video and broadcast operations and the technologies needed to support highly available media environments.
Strong knowledge of major broadcast systems and technology vendors in areas such as graphics, transcoding, playout, master control, video processing, monitoring, and distribution.
Strong understanding of on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid compute, networking, and storage infrastructure for modern broadcast environments.
Experience leading major technology transformations and introducing new architectures while maintaining reliability of critical production systems.
Ability to translate business and operational requirements into scalable technical strategies, architectures, and implementation plans.
Strong analytical, reasoning, and technical troubleshooting capabilities, including the ability to guide teams through complex technical challenges.
Ability to collaborate with and influence senior executives, business leaders, engineering and operations teams, and external technology partners.
Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience managing multiple complex programs, priorities, and teams in a fast-paced media or technology environment.
Ability to build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering teams and leaders.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing or operating cloud-native, IP-based, or software-defined broadcast and media platforms.
Knowledge of emerging video technologies and formats, including 4K, High Dynamic Range (HDR), and HDR10+.
Knowledge of broadcast and media industry standards, including ATSC and SMPTE standards.
Experience working with emerging technologies and architectures shaping broadcast, streaming, and media distribution.
Familiarity with artificial intelligence and its application in a broadcast environment.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and technical leadership for FOX’s broadcast engineering organization and establish its vision and multi-year roadmap for platforms, architecture, and infrastructure.
Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing team of broadcast engineering technical experts.
Drive adoption of next-generation broadcast architectures across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments while addressing security, reliability, scalability, and regulatory requirements.
Evaluate FOX’s technology portfolio against emerging platforms, third-party offerings, and industry trends to identify opportunities for modernization, simplification, and innovation.
Partner with senior leaders across FOX business units to understand strategic priorities and translate business and operational requirements into technology strategies.
Collaborate with other teams to design and deliver solutions to complex business and technical challenges.
Establish long-term technology strategies, product development plans, and implementation roadmaps with engineering, operations, and third-party vendors.
Provide leadership and oversight for large-scale, complex technology programs from architecture and planning through implementation and operational readiness.
Develop strategic partnerships with technology vendors and service providers, influence product direction, and ensure solutions meet FOX’s requirements.
Use data, operational metrics, and performance insights to improve platform and organizational reliability, efficiency, security, and effectiveness.
Establish and monitor performance measures that align teams with organizational priorities and measurable outcomes.
Champion operational excellence through resilient architecture, testing, security, monitoring, and continuous improvement practices.
Foster innovation and continuous learning, particularly in emerging broadcast, IP, cloud, and media technologies.
Build leadership capabilities and career development opportunities to attract, develop, and retain engineering talent.
Create an inclusive, collaborative environment that empowers teams to solve complex problems and deliver high-quality technology solutions.