VP, Data Architecture & Platforms

Fox Corporation•Los Angeles, CA

22h•$247,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking. FOX is seeking a Vice President, Data Architecture & Platforms to lead the architectural direction of our enterprise data ecosystem. This role is responsible for designing and evolving the foundational platforms that power operational systems, machine-to-machine interactions, analytics, and executive decision-making across the organization. As a senior leader within the technology organization, you will define scalable, interoperable, and activation-ready data architecture that enables real-time workflows, automation, and performance visibility. You will serve as a key execution partner to the SVP, Core Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, translating strategic priorities into pragmatic platform roadmaps and architectural standards. This role requires a balance of long-term architectural thinking and hands-on execution leadership to ensure data is embedded directly into business processes and not just surfaced in dashboards.

Requirements

Proven experience leading enterprise-scale data architecture initiatives in complex, multi-product organizations
Deep expertise in modern cloud-native data platforms, distributed systems, streaming technologies, and API-driven architectures
Strong understanding of operational data systems and how to embed data into real-time business processes
Experience enabling machine learning systems through scalable data pipelines and production-grade infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to define architectural standards and drive adoption across federated teams
Strong executive communication skills with experience presenting architectural strategy and tradeoffs to senior leadership
Experience building and mentoring high-performing engineering or architecture teams
Experience with data technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, and standards such as Iceberg and Parquet, how those technologies are hosted in AWS and other cloud platforms, and how to deliver that data in AI applications powered by Claude, Gemini, and OpenAI

Nice To Haves

Experience in media, streaming, advertising technology, or digital content ecosystems
Background in designing data platforms that support monetization, personalization, or audience intelligence
Familiarity with enterprise-scale executive reporting environments
Experience driving platform standardization across distributed business units

Responsibilities

Define and evolve the enterprise data architecture, including data lakes, operational data stores, and business intelligence applications to support an AI-driven approach to forecasting, analytics, advertising intelligence, and product features in an environment organized around live content streaming and decisioning
Establish architectural standards for interoperability, scalability, governance, and data product design
Architect real-time and near real-time data pipelines that power operational workflows and automated decisioning
Enable machine-to-machine interactions through event-driven systems and standardized service interfaces
Ensure consistent, trusted delivery of emerging modern human data interfaces that support executive reporting and data interrogation
Drive modernization efforts to reduce data silos and simplify cross-platform integrations
Partner closely with engineering, product, AI/ML, analytics, and operations teams to embed data directly into revenue, content, and audience systems
Translate CTO strategy into executable architectural roadmaps and platform investments
Lead and develop high-performing architecture and platform teams