Media, Broadcast & Content
Director, Digital AdTech Engineering
Senior Level
New York, United Statesin office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
This senior technical and delivery leadership role leads the design, delivery and modernisation of linear advertising platforms within the Converged Advertising and Linear Systems organisation, ensuring that linear ad-tech solutions spanning planning, forecasting, order management, trafficking and yield optimisation are scalable, reliable and fully integrated with converged linear and digital workflows. Acting as a senior technical and delivery leader, the role partners closely with Sales, Product and Engineering to translate business needs into durable system architectures. The position is critical to modernising legacy linear systems, improving operational efficiency and enabling revenue growth across the global ad sales ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the architecture and technical direction of the linear advertising systems.
- Ensure interoperability across linear planning, forecasting, trafficking, billing and reporting platforms, and define system roadmaps that balance stability, performance and modernisation.
- Lead teams responsible for delivering and operating business-critical linear ad-tech systems.
- Oversee integrations between linear platforms and converged digital, identity, data and sales systems.
- Ensure high availability, operational excellence and predictable delivery outcomes.
- Drive the evolution of legacy linear systems toward converged, agentic-driven and cloud-enabled architectures.
- Implement standards for observability, security, compliance and cost management, reducing technical debt while maintaining continuity for revenue-critical workflows.
- Partner with Sales, Product, Finance and Operations to align system capabilities with revenue and market priorities.
- Serve as a senior technical advisor in leadership discussions related to linear monetisation and system investment.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering or platform delivery.
- At least 5 years of experience in technical leadership roles.
- Strong understanding of linear advertising systems, including planning, order management, trafficking, forecasting, yield and reporting.
- Experience designing and operating large-scale, high-availability systems.
- Proven track record of modernising legacy systems while supporting active business operations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence outcomes across Product, Sales, Finance and Engineering.
Preferred Skills
- Advanced certifications in cloud or architecture.
- Cloud and API experience.
Salary
- Actual salaries vary based on job-related factors including geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education and performance.
Benefits & Perks
- Health insurance coverage.
- Employee wellness programme.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Retirement savings plan.
- Paid holidays, sick time and vacation.
- Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives and programme-specific awards.
The Application Process
- Qualified candidates with a disability who require adjustments or accommodations during the job application or recruitment process can request them.
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