VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL STRATEGY - MEDIA CONTENT

Who We Are:

SiriusXM and its brands (Pandora, SiriusXM Media, AdsWizz, Simplecast, and SiriusXM Connect) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad-supported audio entertainment experience for listeners -- in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are.

This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and technology in the world. Our critically-acclaimed, industry-leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing SiriusXM’s vision to life every day.

SiriusXM is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM’s platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company’s advertising sales organization, which operates as SiriusXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through SiriusXM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment

How you’ll make an impact:

SiriusXM is looking for a VP of Technology Strategy who will report into the Senior Vice President of Media Content Engineering and support the execution of all engineering launches for SXM/Pandora’s digital audiences and stakeholders: Listeners, Content Creators and Advertisers. In addition, this role is critical in enabling communication, collaboration, and strategy execution across the Engineering, Product, and Operations Organizations. In this role, you will be a key member of the Product + Technology Leadership team and collaborate closely with product, engineering, science and business leaders to create and deliver innovative products to market with speed and high quality of service. This person will coordinate cross-functionally on a systematic basis with Product, Engineering, Operations and the Executive Leadership Team to drive alignment and maintain engineering delivery of technology product decisions.

In this role you will lead three primary functions: Leading and optimizing our Technology Program Management function; driving Organizational Planning & Budgeting process and developing/ leading the strategic roadmap and prioritization for Media Content Engineering.. You should be capable of holding leaders accountable for business goals, artfully articulating our mission and vision, and be a sharp critical thinker who can solve business issues. You will be able to shift from a holistic strategy for each of these areas to operating at a sufficient level of detail to deliver high-quality results through motivating a high-performing team.

What you’ll do:

• Lead Technology Program Management function and team of technical program managers

• Manage "program/feature" dependencies across multiple teams, functions, divisions, and stakeholders

• Ensure cross-function collaboration and alignment with upstream and downstream Product, Engineering and Operations teams

• Lead cross-functional meetings with key product, engineering, science and business stakeholders for each program to help make key decisions, remove obstacles, and address key program issues. Be the key driver to ensure business goals are met and support the strategic vision of each program.

• Organize, facilitate and evolve weekly Engineering leadership meetings to encourage productive dialogue and discussion.

• Create and maintain master project schedule in partnership with team leads

• Ensure all project tasks have clear owners (dev and non-dev) and that timelines from inception to roll-out are understood and have clear drivers

• Implement and manage formal Intake, Triage and Prioritization of key Media Content Engineering deliverables

• Project manage cross-functional initiatives and/or support major platform areas 

• Forecast risks before they arise - “canary in the coalmine”

• Accountable for driving annual and quarterly resource planning process, which captures critical resource, planning and financial metrics that inform business and people decisions and enables seamless record of Engineering launches and risk mitigation

• Refine a seamless resource planning process, including current and new systems, tools and organizational support, that provides transparency to all stakeholders for short- and long-term allocation. This function identifies resource gaps and potential risks, and ensures each project is optimally staffed for success.

• Document and communicate a resource planning framework that includes the following areas of focus: Roadmap planning process (dates and steps from start to publish), Status reporting and stakeholder communications, Standard live operations (support, release process, cadence and documentation)

• Own and manage both Capex and Opex budgets in partnership with Finance to drive cost savings and ensure key roadmap items are properly funded/executed

• Manage the Media Engineering Roadmap and ensure it is is evangelized and well- understood by stakeholders and partners

• Lead and participate in technology innovation discussions that focus on growth, efficiencies and ‘future proofing’ Media Content Engineering endeavors

• Be the source of truth for the technology strategy for Media Content Engineering and work closely with cross-functional teams to inform that strategy

• Create and Manage Monthly ‘All-hands’ meetings for Media Content Engineering team

• Manage monthly MCE Program Updates across the organization

What you’ll need:

• 15+ years of management consulting, large scale program management, engineering and/ or product management leadership experience

• 15+ years of management experience

• MBA preferred

• Ability to build trust with executives and internal / external stakeholders of all levels.

• Strong written communication skills and ability to distill and convey information in a compelling manner.

• Detail-oriented organizational and process management skills to manage a wide range of incoming requests and responsibilities.

• Sharp business judgment, ability to see the "big picture" and to prioritize.

• Executive presence.

• Ability to manage change and ambiguity with an action-orientation/drive – must thrive in a dynamic environment.

• Strong work ethic, disciplined execution skills, willingness to do whatever it takes to deliver results.

• Entrepreneurial, with a high tolerance for ambiguity and complexity and bias for action.

• A good sounding board for others, with low ego, and ability to anticipate the needs of a busy executive and his/her direct staff.

• Ability to understand technical subjects and technologies relevant to the program.

• Strong organizational, project management, analysis, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage/juggle competing priorities without loss of efficiency.

• Experienced with setting up processes to improve engagements between technology, product and cross-functional groups (i.e. has led process development within a central product and engineering organization)

• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle; ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment using agile methodologies.

• Experience with Program Portfolio Management.

• 5+ years' experience (strategy consulting or brand strategy preferred)

• Proven track record of working closely with C-suite/VP-level management while also influencing across multiple levels and functions of an organization

• Proven ability to track, prioritize, and drive multiple projects successfully

• Ability to dive into any area of the business or product, understand business needs, and facilitate executive decisions

• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form

• Highest level of integrity and management of confidential information

• Strength in building partnerships; working collaboratively in a matrix, proven influencing skills

• High degree of financial acumen - proven track record of planning and executing on the financial aspect of deliverables

• Can roll up their sleeves and get hands-on to implement and use project management tools that enable success

• Experience with Agile development

• Collaborative by nature, quickly and easily builds relationships, ensures open dialogue, engenders trust and partners well within a team to deliver results

• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle; ability to adjust and apply this knowledge in a dynamic environment using agile methodologies.

• Experience with Program Portfolio Management.

• Seasoned expert with typical Project management tools such as G-suite,, Smart Sheet, Excel etc.

• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

Our goal at SiriusXM is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism and cooperation. SiriusXM is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.