Senior Manager, Engineering, Video Platform

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

We are seeking a strategic and technically adept Senior Manager to lead our Video Platform team. This team is at the heart of our streaming media experience, responsible for building and scaling the core video infrastructure that powers content delivery to millions of users globally. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our video technology stack, ensuring high performance, reliability, and innovation across our platform.

This role requires close collaboration with product and engineering teams across Web, Mobile, and OTT platforms to ensure our customers enjoy a seamless and high-quality video experience. You should bring strong hands-on experience with video players and playback technologies.

Leadership & Strategy

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers and technical leads focused on video encoding, packaging, playback, and delivery
• Define and execute the roadmap for the video platform in alignment with product and business goals
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, Content, and platform engineering teams (Web, Mobile, OTT) to deliver seamless video experiences across all surfaces

Technical Oversight

• Oversee the design, development, and optimization of video workflows, including both live and on-demand streaming
• Ensure scalability, low latency, and high availability of the video platform
• Stay ahead of industry trends in video codecs, streaming protocols (HLS, DASH), DRM, and CDN technologies
• Provide leadership on client-side and server-side ad delivery implementations (CSAI, SSAI, DAI)
• Drive player integration strategies and collaborate with platform teams on customization, feature rollout, and performance optimization across devices

Operational Excellence

• Continuously improve video quality, startup time, buffering, and playback reliability across platforms
• Establish KPIs and implement monitoring tools to measure platform performance and user experience
• Manage vendor relationships and assess third-party tools and services

Problem Solving & Innovation

• Identify and resolve complex playback, performance, and integration issues across the video stack
• Promote experimentation and data-driven iteration to improve quality of service (QoS) metrics

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in video engineering or streaming media, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Strong understanding of video encoding/transcoding, adaptive bitrate streaming, and content protection
• Hands-on experience with video players (e.g., JWPlayer, VideoJS, Shaka, ExoPlayer, AVPlayer), analytics tools (Adobe, Comscore) and QoS (Conviva).
• Experience with cloud-based video workflows, including AWS Media Services and GCP
• Demonstrated success managing high-performing technical teams and driving cross-functional execution
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with experience working across platform teams (Web, Mobile, OTT)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with live streaming at scale
• Knowledge of machine learning applications in video quality optimization
• Contributions to open-source video projects or participation in standards organizations

What We Offer

At CNBC Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, you’ll have access to great perks and amenities:

• Sweat it out – Free onsite fitness center with state-of-the-art equipment, plus daily group classes
• Eat up – Gourmet cafeteria with daily specials plus soup and salad bars
• Commute-friendly – Free shuttle transportation to and from multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
• 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: $185,000-$215,000 (bonus eligible).

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's 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 [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.