Director, Digital AdTech Engineering

Description

The company is a global media and entertainment business made up of three segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media.

The role leads the design, delivery and modernization of linear advertising platforms in the group that covers converged advertising and linear systems, including planning, forecasting, order management, trafficking and yield optimization.

You will make sure these systems scale, stay reliable and connect fully with converged linear and digital workflows.

You act as a senior technical and delivery leader, working with Sales, Product and Engineering to turn business needs into durable architectures.

The work centres on modernizing legacy linear systems, improving operational efficiency and supporting revenue growth across the company's global ad sales setup.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical direction of the linear advertising systems.
• Make sure planning, forecasting, trafficking, billing and reporting platforms work together.
• Set system roadmaps that balance stability, performance and modernization.
• Lead teams that deliver and run business-critical linear ad-tech systems.
• Oversee integrations between linear platforms and the converged digital, identity, data and sales systems.
• Keep availability high, operations strong and delivery predictable.
• Platform modernization and technical excellence: 20%
• Drive legacy linear systems toward converged, agentic-driven and cloud-enabled architectures.
• Set standards for observability, security, compliance and cost management.
• Cut technical debt without disrupting revenue-critical workflows.
• Work with Sales, Product, Finance and Operations so system capabilities match revenue and market priorities.
• Advise leadership on linear monetization and system investment.
• Explain complex technical ideas clearly to executives and non-technical people.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering or a related technical field (required).
• Advanced certifications in cloud or architecture (preferred).
• 15+ years in enterprise software engineering or platform delivery, including at least 5 years in technical leadership.
• Strong grasp of linear advertising systems: planning, order management, trafficking, forecasting, yield and reporting.
• Experience designing and running large-scale, high-availability systems.
• Cloud and API experience (strongly preferred).
• A track record of modernizing legacy systems while business operations keep running.
• Ability to lead teams and shape outcomes across Product, Sales, Finance and Engineering.

Conditions

Base salary range: $180,110.00 to $334,490.00 per year.

Pay depends on factors such as location, external market data, internal equity, skills, experience, training, education and performance.

Base pay is one part of total compensation.

Accommodations are available for qualified candidates with disabilities during the application and recruitment process.

Benefits

• Yearly bonuses, incentive plans of both short and long duration, and program awards.
• Health insurance coverage and an employee wellness program.
• Insurance covering life and disability.
• A savings plan for retirement.
• Paid holidays, sick leave and vacation time.