Director, On-Air Operations
Director, On-Air Operations
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Job Description
NBCUniversal is seeking a Director of OnAir Operations to join a driven and highly motivated team located in Stamford Connecticut within NBCUniversals Technical Operations.
The Director of OnAir & Digital Operations will be responsible for providing leadership for a team of Managers Operation Managers Operations Supervisors and Master Control Operators responsible for executing promoting and maintaining the onair reliability for Bravo 5 Regional Sports Networks NBC Universo FAST channels and Single Live Events on Peacock. This position will be responsible for leadership of the Disaster Recovery operation for NBCUniversals NBC and Telemundo Broadcast Networks including origination and playout. The role will also oversee our Affiliate and Partner onboarding and support.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure 99.999% OnAir reliability for all Cable properties and maintain high availability/operational readiness of NBC Broadcast Disaster Recovery channels.
- Lead and support OnAir managers and operations teams to execute all onair technology systems and operational workflows.
- Partner with NBCUs Sales operation leadership to ensure execution of all commercial spots and reconciliation for revenue recognition.
- Liaise with the leadership of the NBCU Regional VPs and Directors of Technology to integrate new projects and RSN innovation.
- Oversee all project management of new projects while partnering and aligning with Distribution Engineering.
- Partner with NBCU Enterprise Product team to develop a longrange plan for systems applications and products supporting OnAir distribution.
- Manage the operating budget across the Cable OnAir & Digital Ops teams.
- Own and manage strong working relationships with the MVPD dMVPD Telemundo and NBC affiliate communities
- Oversee the endtoend affiliate onand offboarding processes including activations deactivations IRD management and scaling of channels as the business evolves
- Own and manage endtoend support of the MVPD dMVPD Telemundo and NBC affiliate partner base including IRD management troubleshooting and associated reporting
- Maintain 3rd party contracts and relationships supporting the distribution to all MVPDs and Partners.
- Manage all OnAir escalation and troubleshooting engagements.
- Adopt and implement AI solutions to drive reliability and productivity across the operations.
- Lead and participate in key initiatives supporting new technology strategic planning and growth.
Qualifications :
Basic Requirements:
- BA/BS in a related field.
- Proven experience managing large teams in a 24/7 technical operations environment.
- 5 years experience people management experience; preferably managing People Leaders.
- Troubleshooting and processing skills and exhibiting an ability to effectively lead prioritize and adapt to changing scenarios.
- Extensive project management experience. The ideal candidate has experience managing scope schedule and resources for projects and can effectively lead project teams.
- A track record of meeting or exceeding performance expectations.
- Experience motivating and influencing teams to accomplish a common goal.
- Proven track record for driving organizational transformation.
- A proven leader known to challenge the status quo introduce new and better ways of delivering results and capable of leading through change.
- Thorough understanding of television production broadcast operations and news/sports/entertainment technical production requirements.
- Experience managing people within a 24/7 operation.
Desired Characteristics:
- Previous experience in a master control environment and/or leading live events preferred.
- Knowledge of Cable and Television Broadcast Distribution.
- Acute attention to detail.
- Good interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work well in groups or teams.
Additional Job Requirements:
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through to be considered.
- Must be willing to work in Stamford CT.
- Must be willing and have open availability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends to meet the 24/7 operational needs.
- Required OnSite: This position is required to be performed fulltime from an NBCUniversaldesignated worksite
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $(bonus and longterm incentive eligible)
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
