VP, Video Engineering

Versant•Universal City, CA

6h•$250,000 - $300,000•Onsite

About The Position

VERSANT is building a centralized Video platform to power live, linear, and on-demand video experiences across our portfolio of brands. As Vice President, Video Platforms, you will define and lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of a modern video platform ecosystem supporting web, mobile, connected TV, and emerging digital experiences. This is a highly visible leadership role focused on transforming a fragmented, partially outsourced environment into a scalable, unified platform capability that supports millions of users, premium content experiences, and evolving monetization strategies. You will partner across Product, Engineering, Ad Sales, Distribution, and Brand Technology teams to establish a long-term vision for video delivery at Versant.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in media technology, streaming, video platforms, or related digital product engineering environments
Proven experience building or scaling large-scale video streaming platforms supporting live and on-demand experiences
Deep expertise across modern streaming technologies, video workflows, playback systems, CDN architectures, and OTT ecosystems
Strong understanding of video monetization technologies including SSAI, CSAI, and ad-supported streaming models
Experience leading complex platform transformations and migrations across multiple products or brands
Demonstrated success leading and scaling high-performing engineering and platform organizations
Experience optimizing video quality, encoding workflows, streaming efficiency, and playback performance at scale
Ability to balance strategic thinking with technical depth and operational execution
Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills with experience influencing executive stakeholders and distributed teams

Nice To Haves

Experience working within large-scale media, sports, entertainment, or direct-to-consumer streaming organizations
Familiarity with modern video platform ecosystems spanning playback, streaming infrastructure, ad insertion, analytics, and CDN technologies
Strong understanding of advanced encoding, codec optimization, AI-enhanced video workflows, or video quality optimization technologies
Experience supporting major live events, sports streaming, or high-concurrency digital experiences
Knowledge of emerging video technologies including low-latency streaming, advanced personalization, AI-driven workflows, or next-generation playback experiences
Experience building centralized platform organizations serving multiple brands or business units

Responsibilities

Define and lead the long-term strategy for Versant’s centralized video platform ecosystem
Build and scale platforms supporting live streaming, live events, VOD playback, and video delivery across web, mobile, and connected TV
Lead architecture and operational strategy across encoding, transcoding, packaging, playback, CDN delivery, observability, and monetization
Establish a resilient multi-CDN strategy focused on performance, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization
Drive platform modernization efforts, including the migration and consolidation of legacy and third-party video platform solutions into a unified, scalable ecosystem
Partner with key vendors and technology providers across the video ecosystem
Define build-versus-buy decisions and platform standards across brands and business units
Collaborate closely with Product, Ad Sales, Data, and Brand Engineering teams to align platform capabilities with business priorities
Build and lead high-performing engineering and platform teams while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and operational excellence
Establish KPIs and operational metrics around playback quality, latency, reliability, scalability, and customer experience