VP, Software Engineering

Responsibilities:

CNBC Digital is looking for an experienced editor to work with the Senior Editor helping to manage the technology-news team. The ideal candidate will know the industry inside and out, from Apple to AI to VCs. Some understanding of how media and entertainment are playing a role with the big tech companies would be useful. The ideal candidate will know how to direct coverage of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and other mega-cap tech companies. They will help reporters develop sources and understand the stories they should be covering. They may also get to do some original reporting or write smart analysis themselves. It is critical they are knowledgeable about markets and can work collaboratively with our TV network. They will have roughly five or more years of experience in daily news, with a proven track record of breaking news, writing, or editing long-form features and delivering high-quality, high-impact journalism. Should also be comfortable managing live blogs on a story that merits.

Duties include:

• Editing breaking news in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Writing headlines with an eye toward SEO
• Experience editing fast-moving breaking news
• A clear understanding of style and grammar
• Helping writers frame stories for a national audience
• Mentor, coach, and empower both junior and experienced reporters

Requirements

Basic Requirements:

• 10+ years in related field, with at least 5 years in a senior executive leadership role focused on engineering cultural transformation and embodying a mindset of continuous learning.
• Demonstrated experience building dynamic engineering teams, interested in continuous learning and the ability to craft an engineering culture.
• Proven ability to maintain a roadmap for core service capabilities and interfaces that enable application and feature teams to deliver business value quickly.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cloud-native development, relevant metrics (that focus not only on velocity, but drive quality), modern CI/CD toolchains and partner with our Engineering Experience team.
• Proven ability to establish truth within and across product, engineering, and the business to understand business challenges and requirements. Establish trust within and across teams by creating accountability and a positive work environment in partnership with other leaders across the organizations.

Desired Characteristics:

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
• Software engineering experience as a product manager, engineer, or manager previously leading teams of engineers
• Able to communicate effectively in a diverse team of varying skillsets and proficiencies. Able to lead and instruct or take direction when appropriate. Effective in-person, written and verbal communication skills.
• Can assess disparate data streams and distill them into meaningful and ultimately actionable recommendations.
• Able to easily transition between high-level strategy and day-to-day implementation.
• Results oriented, high energy, self-motivated
• Experience working in large, multifaceted, and matrixed organizations.
• Experience working with remote teammates across engineering.
• Collaborative team player accustomed to working within and across groups.
• Organized and detail-oriented with ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to translate business process needs into clear technical requirements.
• Ability to influence internal and external team members without direct reporting authority.
• Expertise working on a team with motivated cross-functional individuals focused on a common goal of delivering innovative solutions to meet aggressive business demands in an ever-changing environment and achieve on-time and on-budget project completion.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to relate complex information to technical and non-technical audiences with transparency and accuracy, as well as an innate attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate complex technical themes to C-level executives.
• Ability to manage time and juggle multiple priorities to execute high-quality deliverables.
• Experience working in a fast-paced and highly cross-functional organization.
• Strong character exhibiting company core values: Integrity, Creativity, Teamwork, Pioneering Spirit, Ownership

Eligibility Requirements:

• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

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: $235,000 - $310,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible)

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.