VP, Client Engineering and Solutions Architecture US

Warner Bros Discovery • New York, NY

81d • $254,730 - $473,070

About The Position

The Vice President of Client Engineering and Solutions Architecture (US) reports to the SVP, Converged Advertising and Linear Systems and leads the engineering architecture function for WBD's advertising, affiliate, and scheduling platforms. This role owns solution design, systems integration, and technical execution, ensuring platforms are cloud-native, secure, and interoperable across linear and digital environments. By driving API frameworks, data pipelines, and modernization of legacy systems, the VP delivers high-performance solutions that enable seamless cross-platform workflows and power WBD's next-generation monetization strategy.

Requirements

• 10+ years of senior engineering leadership in media or technology.
• 5+ years in media and entertainment with hands-on experience in linear and digital ad sales platforms.
• Demonstrated success in solution architecture, API frameworks, data pipelines, cloud-native design.
• Deep knowledge of the full software development lifecycle, including Agile, DevOps, CI/CD automation.
• Expertise in unifying disparate technologies through standardized data flows and service-oriented architectures.
• Skilled in cost modeling, performance benchmarking, and technical ROI analysis.
• Adept at presenting complex engineering strategies to senior executives.
• Deep awareness of emerging trends in ad tech, programmatic, identity resolution, scheduling systems, and cloud engineering.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced technical certifications in cloud or architecture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern the architecture strategy for WBD's U.S. ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling systems.
• Establish blueprints, API frameworks, and data integration models that ensure scalability, security, and interoperability across converged advertising platforms.
• Lead engineering teams in designing and delivering solutions that span advertising, affiliate, and scheduling domains.
• Ensure business and product requirements are translated into technical blueprints.
• Drive the modernization of legacy ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling systems.
• Oversee rationalization to eliminate redundancy and improve cost efficiency.
• Act as a strategic bridge between business and technology, partnering with product, sales, operations, affiliate distribution, and scheduling teams.
• Establish governance and KPIs across ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling platforms to track reliability, latency, and delivery performance.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Employee wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays and sick time
• Vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Industry: Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees