DIRECTV · 2 hours ago
Sr. Dir, Business Operations
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$148K/yr - $268K/yr
10+ years expDIRECTV is seeking a Senior Director of Business Operations to build and run the operating system for a high-performing solutions delivery organization. The role involves driving transformation initiatives, managing the IT budget, and fostering a transparent and inclusive culture to ensure efficient execution and alignment from strategy to results.
Digital EntertainmentFilmMedia and EntertainmentSportsTVTV Production
Responsibilities
Overall IT Budget with emphasis on Sustaining and Cost Transformation/Save To Invest - 35%
Own the IT Cost Transformation program, strategically managing the IT budget and influencing cost-reduction decisions through cross-functional collaboration with IT and Finance, including annual budget allocation, budget-to-actual variance management, IT Integrated Operating Planning (IOP), and headcount and requisition oversight
Governance for IT Leadership Team - 20%
Provide governance to the IT leadership team through the IT Operating Committee, managing OpCo Metrics and OKRs across the IT Leaders
Identify and prioritize discussions through leading agenda topics for the weekly Improvement Initiatives and IT executive leaders
Take lead on Chief of Staff, Compliance, and HR training initiatives
Culture & Communication - 15%
Lead a best-in-class employee experience inspiring a culture of health through positive ways of challenging each other, delivering results, and showing we care through connections and innovation in support of the overall DIRECTV Strategic Goals
Cultivate an environment of growth for employees through leading the Rewards and Recognition Program, promoting communications to keep employees informed and providing employee engagement opportunities with transparency including oversight of the IT Intern Program
Vendor Management - 15%
Providing oversight/governance for all strategic vendors providing IT Services
Drive vendor strategy through strategic resource plans (by domain) to transform the cost structure
Partner with organizations across IT to assist in establishing new agreements; a liaison to Strategic Sourcing for status and prioritization, as well as work with finance on accruals and validating budget for approving request
Global Capability Center Change Management Lead - 15%
Ensure employees and stakeholders successfully adopt the new global capabilities center by managing communications, training, stakeholder alignment, and readiness throughout the transition
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred. MBA a plus
10+ years of progressive IT leadership with a proven track record in large-scale delivery transformation, including 5+ years in business operations or transformation leadership roles
Proven experience establishing and leading global delivery teams, designing and operating scalable delivery models that drive efficiency, consistency, and high performance across geographies
Hands-on experience in SAFe or similar scaled agile environments with multiple ARTs/value streams
Expertise in portfolio governance, budgeting, and forecasting (capex/opex, vendor mgmt, cost optimization)
Strong command of delivery and DevOps/SRE metrics; ability to translate insights into action
Experience driving enterprise-wide change in a complex, matrixed environment
Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
Preferred
Certifications: Lean Six Sigma, Prosci
Experience with Technology Business Management, FinOps, and cloud cost management
Company
DIRECTV
DIRECTV is an American digital entertainment services provider delivering sports, news, movies, family and local programming channels.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2024-09-30Acquired
2013-08-29IPO
Leadership Team
Drew Groner
Senior Vice President, Head of Sales & Marketing
John Manganilla
Senior Director of Product Development, Video Content
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