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The company consists of three primary lines of business: Xumo devices, Xumo Play, and Xumo Enterprise. Powered by Comcast’s global entertainment platform, Xumo devices feature a world-class user interface with universal voice search capabilities, making it easy for consumers to find and enjoy their favorite streaming content. Xumo Play is a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service offering hundreds of linear channels and on-demand options. Xumo Enterprise provides tools and services for content creators, distributors, and advertisers to make FAST content more accessible.Job Summary\nThis role leads engineering strategy and execution for Xumo Play as it evolves across deeply integrated, platform-native experience on owned-and-operated systems and a distribution-optimized experience across third-party ecosystems. The leader operates at the intersection of platform architecture, product strategy, content distribution, audience reach, monetization, and enterprise partner outcomes, ensuring engineering investments are aligned with engagement growth, platform efficiency, commercial scalability, and long-term business sustainability.Job Description\nHighly Preferred Qualifications/Ideal Experience:\nDeep experience leading engineering organizations responsible for video, advertising technology, CTV applications, backend services, AI/ML based personalization and recommendation platforms at scale.\nProven success building and evolving cloud-based platform architectures that support high-volume consumer & enterprise products.\nExperience scaling platforms from early-stage development through significant user growth.\nDemonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity & drive results in fast-paced, high-growth environments.\nTrack record of managing global teams, developing engineering leaders and established teams, fostering accountability, collaboration, high performance and a winning culture.\nExceptional cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to partner effectively across product, data, operations, and business organizations.\nPosition is office based in Philadelphia -4 days a week in office/1 day remote\nResponsibilities:\nDefine and lead the engineering strategy for Xumo Play across owned-and-operated and third-party distribution environments, ensuring the product can deepen platform integration while preserving business viability and differentiation.\nLead multi-dimensional execution across client applications, backend services, platform integrations, data, personalization, identity, quality, release operations, and partner-facing capabilities.\nTranslate FAST, content, enterprise, distribution, partner success, and monetization needs into scalable engineering roadmaps, platform capabilities, and repeatable operating models.\nEstablish KPI-driven execution models tied to engagement growth, third-party expansion, monetization outcomes, platform cost efficiency, reliability, scalability, and long-term ROI.\nDrive deep integration with the Xumo platform (EntOS) ecosystem, including native UX integration, shared data models, platform-owned identity, recommendation systems, programming systems, and hybrid personalization capabilities.\nAct as the primary bridge between Xumo Play product ecosystems and platform organizations, building strong relationships with EntOS platform architects, product leaders, FAST business stakeholders, content teams, enterprise business leaders, distribution partners, and monetization stakeholders.\nBalance platform alignment with product ownership by navigating EntOS roadmap priorities, Xumo Play business KPIs, product autonomy, integration trade-offs, and differentiated customer experiences.\nProvide strategic thought leadership as ownership structures and operating models evolve, helping define where Xumo Play should preserve optionality, deepen platform alignment, create enterprise-facing capabilities, and protect business outcomes.\nProvide technical and architectural guidance across distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, streaming and device ecosystems, identity-driven personalization, data sharing, and ad-experience-driven monetization.\nManage budgeting, resource allocation, and strategic investment decisions to ensure engineering capacity, platform dependencies, and execution priorities are aligned to business value and financial outcomes.\nBuild and scale globally distributed engineering organizations that can operate across platform dependencies, product divergence, partner complexity, and cross-functional execution challenges.\nDevelop leaders and senior technical talent who can operate across engineering, product, platform, business, and enterprise partner boundaries.\nEnsure operational excellence, security, compliance, governance, audit readiness, and production quality across Xumo Play systems and platform integrations.\nInspire team commitment, build shared vision, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, high-performing engineering culture across onshore and offshore teams.\nConsistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.\nRegular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.\nOther duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nEmployees at all levels are expected to:\nUnderstand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.\nOwn 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.\nKnow your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.\nWin as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.\nBe 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.\nDrive results and growth.\nSupport a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.\nDo what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.\nDisclaimer: 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.\nSkills\nBack-End Development, Business Outcomes, Ecosystems, Operational Excellence, Strategic Thinking, Thought LeadershipWe 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.\nPlease visit the benefits summary on our careers site for more details.\nEducation\nMaster's DegreeWhile 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)\nRelevant Work Experience\n10 Years +Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. 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