Senior Technical Program Manager (ConnectedTV)

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Overview

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) Events & Visuals is responsible for driving execution delivery and operational readiness for highstakes eventdriven digital experiences across CNN Digital. This role sits squarely within PTD (Product Technology Design) and serves as the program lead for the Events & Visuals squad which includes the Breaking News & Events team and the Interactives team.

This TPM will also run the elections program within PTD ensuring that all PTDowned products platforms and experiences are ready scalable and coordinated for primaries debates and election nights. The role is executionfocused and does not carry responsibility for editorial alignment (unless its for PTD) marketing communications or other nonPTD functions.

Scope of Responsibility

1. Events & Visuals Program Leadership (PTD)

• Act as the primary TPM partner for the Events & Visuals squad spanning:
  • Breaking News & Events product surfaces
  • Interactives and visual storytelling tools (e.g. Magic Wall)
  • Newsletter product initiatives (as they come online)
  • Own planning sequencing and delivery of eventdriven product work across web apps CTV and any supporting platforms
• Ensure consistency reliability and reusability of visual and eventbased product capabilities
• Ensure operational readiness for Events to support PTD lead work.

2. IMMEDIATATE ASK and NEED: Elections Program Lead (within PTD)

• Serve as the single point of coordination within PTD for electionsrelated execution
  • Own operational readiness for all PTDowned election experiences including:
    • Web and app surfaces
    • Live Story and Live Commentary
    • Interactive and datadriven experiences (Digital Magic Wall)
• Video and visual integrations where they touch PTD products
• Plan and execute against key milestones (primaries debates election nights)

• Drive dependency mapping risk tracking and mitigation across PTD teams

3. CrossTeam PTD Coordination

• Coordinate across product engineering design and platform teams to:
  • Align on scope timelines and technical constraints
  • Surface risks and tradeoffs early
  • Ensure launch readiness and postlaunch stability
• Partner closely with platform teams (e.g. Stellar video player streaming subscriptions)

4. Operational Excellence & Readiness

• Establish and run clear operating rhythms (weekly checkins readiness reviews launch runbooks)
• Ensure systems are scalable resilient and prepared for traffic spikes and highvisibility moments
• Track execution health delivery confidence and known risks leading into major events

Explicitly Out of Scope

This role does not:

• Own or set editorial priorities coverage plans or content strategy
• Manage or coordinate marketing PR sales or communications efforts
• Act as a general manager or decisionmaker for companywide prioritization
• Serve as an accountability layer for nonPTD teams

The TPM is responsible for execution and readiness within PTD not for enforcing commitments outside of it.

What Success Looks Like

• PTD election experiences launch on time are stable and perform under peak load
• Eventdriven product experiences are coordinated predictable and wellunderstood across PTD teams
• Dependencies and risks are surfaced early and resolved without lastminute escalation

• Product and engineering teams are able to focus on building not firefighting

Reporting & Alignment

• Reports into the PTD organization through Engagement Mission
• Partners closely with product engineering and design leadership within the Events & Visuals product squad
• Interfaces with editorial video and other functions through defined PTD touchpoints without owning their execution.

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