Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships

Charter Communications • Greenwood Village, CO

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About The Position

The Senior Director will lead the development and commercialization of strategic technology opportunities for Charter/Spectrum, with a focus on Edge, AI, and Cloud. The role spans business development, product and service design, and delivery, guiding initiatives from ideation and business-case development through concept validation, pilots, go-to-market, launch, and scale. The position is part of Charter’s Emerging Technology and Innovation Group and will help strengthen the company’s competitive position and increase the speed and success of service commercialization.

The role involves working with senior leadership and cross-functional partners—including engineering, product, marketing, and finance—to align innovation with measurable business outcomes, shape roadmaps and positioning, and establish commercialization processes, metrics, and governance. The Senior Director will also lead and mentor teams, encouraging experimentation, rapid learning, and disciplined execution.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in a Product or Engineering role related to embedded systems and/or consumer electronics.
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a business field.
• Practical knowledge of cloud-based systems and edge technology.
• Practical knowledge of connected-home components, including cloud and CDN-based video delivery; GPU- and AI-based services; sensory layers; LAN; embedded control; network layers; WAN; on-premise, private, public, or hybrid-cloud data platforms; and security at the edge, network, and enterprise layers.
• Ability to lead and motivate others, manage multiple tasks and projects, meet deadlines, and handle pressure.
• Strategic and organizational agility, creativity, and strong communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience ideating, creating, and launching new products and services.
• Consulting experience in the technology sector.
• Telecommunications experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate Edge, AI, and Cloud technologies and platform opportunities that can advance Spectrum’s competitive position.
• Define and champion strategic initiatives with senior leadership, aligning innovation efforts to measurable business outcomes.
• Develop and refine commercialization models for new products and services, from concept validation and pilots through launch and scale.
• Lead and mentor teams, fostering experimentation, rapid learning, and disciplined execution.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, marketing, and finance to shape roadmaps, product positioning, and go-to-market strategies.
• Design and institutionalize processes, metrics, and governance to increase the velocity and success rate of service commercialization.
• Help the company understand how to innovate faster and commercialize services more effectively.

What This Job Offers

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