Executive Director, Media & Business Development

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast.

Job Summary

Responsible for developing an understanding of overall market, competition, and general industry performance, including key drivers of business and financial performance, competitor benchmarking, industry attractiveness and profitability, as well as market and consumer trends. Leads the advancement of new business ventures, partnerships, and/or consumer offerings for the Company. Researches competitive landscape and investigates strategic business planning and development opportunities, such as mergers and acquisitions, alliances, expansion markets, and growth strategies. Ensures appropriate metrics are used to evaluate business cases. Provides leadership and direction for diverse and complex functions. Contributes to the development of the organization’s business strategy. Interprets business strategy and develops organizational objectives to align with this strategy. Typically manages multiple teams of professionals.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities

• Promotes ongoing short and long-term strategic development and contributes as a thought leader to the strategic planning process.  
• Fosters the strategic planning process and leads development of business unit or corporate planning documents, tracking, and reporting. 
• Accountable for monitoring and assessing strategic initiatives, industry, and competitive trends, as well as implementation of key products, technology, and experiences for consumer impact and return on investment.  
• Serves as strategic thought-leader and influences business unit or company strategy plans, agreements and /or response. 
• Designs programs that respond to competitive actions or potential partners inquiries, evaluating business unit and Company objectives and investment, partnership opportunities and/or concluding partnership deals. 
• Presents strategic insights and implications (opportunities/threats) for Company in report summaries and in roundtable discussions with top management. 
• Collaborates effectively with Public Relations, Marketing, Government Affairs, finance, division leadership, product owners, and technology senior leaders to maximize Company's return investment.
• Leads department priorities and serves as liaison to industry associations. 
• Leads, develops and motivates team members to ensure the efficient operation of the function.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. 
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary. 
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Skills

Accountability, Business Strategies, Strategic Planning

Compensation

National Pay Range: $161,595.05 USD-$378,738.41 USD

Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work.    Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus.  Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees.  We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most.  That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relative Work Experience

10 Years +

Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Comcast will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Apply