DreamWorks Animation · 1 day ago
Director, Platform Operations & Delivery
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NEW YORK
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$165K/yr - $210K/yr
10+ years expNBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. They are seeking a Director, Platform Operations & Delivery to lead the operational engine of their Data Platform, managing a team of Data Engineers to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of their data collaboration ecosystem.
AnimationFilmMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and scale the Platform Operations & Delivery team. Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement
Manage capacity planning for incoming requests
Serve as the primary technical point of escalation for external partners (e.g., Measurement Vendors, Retail Partners) and technology vendors (Snowflake, LiveRamp, Databricks), driving resolution on critical roadmap blockers or incidents
Oversee the end-to-end provisioning process for Data Clean Rooms. Transition ad-hoc setups into repeatable, automated patterns (Infrastructure as Code) to support rapid partner onboarding
Define and enforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for data availability and freshness
Establish "Gold Standard" operating procedures for privacy checks, identity resolution and library deployments within environments
Own the compute and storage budget for the Operations pillar. Shift from reactive monitoring to proactive forecasting of Snowflake and Databricks spend
Lead cost-optimization initiatives to refactor expensive pipelines, optimize warehouse sizing, and maximize ROI
Provide architectural guidance on complex integrations (e.g., choosing between Native Apps vs. Data Sharing vs. Iceberg Tables) to ensure long-term maintainability
Build a "DevOps culture" focused on automation, observability, and continuous improvement
Implement InfoSec requirements
Design and build internal AI Agents (using frameworks like LangChain, Snowflake Cortex, or LangGraph) to automate complex manual workflows and tasks
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering
10+ years of experience in Data Engineering or Platform Operations, with 4+ years in a people management role leading technical teams
Demonstrated success in managing 24/7 production data environments and overseeing incident management processes
Strategic experience with Ad Tech / Marketing Tech ecosystems (Measurement, Identity, Clean Rooms) and partner interoperability
Proven ability to partner with Product and Business leaders to translate business requirements into technical roadmaps
Deep Cloud Data Expertise: Extensive knowledge of Snowflake architecture (Snowpark, Native Apps, Data Sharing) or with Databricks (Lakehouse, Unity Catalog)
Solid understanding of Data Collaboration landscapes (LiveRamp, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS)
Strong financial acumen (FinOps); experience managing cloud budgets, forecasting compute spend, and driving cost-reduction initiatives across Snowflake/Databricks
Experience building applications with LLMs, RAG, Vector Databases, or frameworks like LangChain/LlamaIndex
Preferred
SnowPro Core Certification or Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
A variety of other discounts and perks
Company
DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. engages in the development, production, and exploitation of animated films and associated characters
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15M2016-04-28Acquired
2015-02-12Post Ipo Equity· $15M
2004-10-28IPO
Leadership Team
Kate Swanborg
SVP, Technology Communications and Strategic Alliances
Shabrayia Cleaver
Associate Producer / Producer (Feature/Short)
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