Senior Director, Product Development

DIRECTV • El Segundo, CA

2d • $162,593 - $295,113 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior Director, Product Development is the single point of accountability for on-time delivery of the entire DIRECTV product roadmap across three platforms — Satellite, Streaming Managed Hardware – Gemini, and BYOD Platforms – Roku, Tizen, FireTV, Android, Apple, LG and Vizio. The role serves as the Product organization's escalation authority with Engineering VPs and leads a multi-Director, manager-of-managers organization delivering against a multi-million-dollar annual Engineering budget.

Requirements

• 15+ years product development experience, including leading teams in a large, matrixed technology or media organization.
• Of those, 4+ years’ experience as software engineer/ developer.
• Proven accountability for product delivery at scale and for managing a multi-million-dollar engineering/vendor budget.
• Track record of leading vendor- and contingent-worker-heavy organizations, including vendor selection, performance, and budget management.
• Demonstrated success operating as a senior escalation authority, negotiating and driving delivery with VP- and AVP-level engineering and cross-functional partners.
• Bachelor's degree in a business, engineering, computer science, or related field required.
• Deep expertise in Agile/SAFe delivery at scale — Program Increment (PI) planning, epic/feature/story management, inspection, and delivery governance.
• Strong executive presence and cross-functional influence, with the peer standing and communication skills to hold senior-level partners accountable.
• Rigorous program and budget management, with a data-driven approach to platform KPIs, story quality, and throughput.
• Working knowledge of Agile delivery and story-quality tooling and enterprise backlog/roadmap management platforms (e.g., Confluence/Jira/Azure DevOps-class tools).
• Familiarity with the relevant platform environments — Satellite, Streaming Managed Hardware – Gemini, and BYOD Platforms – Roku, Tizen, FireTV, Android, Apple, LG and Vizio.
• Knowledge on how to leverage Claude, ChatGPT and/or CoPilot to enhance product development/ management deliverables and processes.
• May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Product delivery across three distinct platforms — Satellite, Streaming Managed Hardware – Gemini, and BYOD Platforms – Roku, Tizen, FireTV, Android, Apple, LG and Vizio — as the single point of accountability for on-time execution of the DIRECTV product roadmap.
• Serve as the delivery escalation authority for Product and for dependent Advertising, Commercial, and adjacent platform roadmaps, partnering with and holding accountable VP- and AVP-level Engineering leaders when execution is at risk.
• Lead and develop a manager-of-managers organization of multiple Directors and a sizable team of Product Owners/Managers — a significant share of them vendor/contingent resources — including active vendor and budget management.
• Direct delivery of a high-volume roadmap spanning hundreds of epics and thousands of features and user stories across multiple Program Increments each year, owning Program Increment planning, inspection, and story-quality standards.
• Own Product delivery against a multi-million-dollar annual Engineering budget, reviewing vendor/contingent budgets quarterly and setting platform KPI standards and delivery governance.

Benefits

• Compensation structure designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees.
• Pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market.
• Salary ranges determined by role, level, and location.
• Base Salary range: $162,593 - $295,113 (across 4 US Labor Market Zones)
• Individual pay determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• Total compensation package includes base salary, bonus, and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior