Director 1, Program Management

Comcast; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Comcast in Philadelphia seeks a seasoned program management leader to align software delivery with corporate strategy across customer-facing digital platforms. You will drive portfolio governance, budgeting, and engineering execution while partnering with product, business, and engineering leaders to deliver outcomes.

You will champion modern delivery practices, including Lean and AI-enabled tooling, oversee risks, dependencies, and performance metrics, and coach high-performing teams to achieve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; relevant work experience may supplement.
• 10+ years of work experience in program management or equivalent role.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and large-scale software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio governance and software project execution by aligning to strategic roadmaps and managing dependencies and risks.
• Accountable for portfolio budgeting, investments, vendor management, workforce strategy, and cost optimization.
• Drive modern software delivery practices, lean and agile methodologies, and AI-enabled tooling.
• Provide executive-level governance and visibility into portfolio performance and business outcomes.
• Build partnerships across product, engineering, operations, and business groups to ensure alignment and delivery success.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams through talent acquisition and succession planning.
• Oversee adoption of AI-enabled capabilities with governance, security, and compliance controls.
• Identify opportunities for organizational, process, and technology transformation to improve scalability and productivity.
• Establish and monitor delivery, quality, operational, and financial metrics for accountability.
• Exercise independent judgment in matters of significance and adapt to varying schedules including nights and weekends when needed.

Skills

Leadership

Portfolio Governance

Engineering Implementation

Portfolio Management

Lean Agile

Strategic Roadmaps

Taking Initiative

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Make your mark at Comcast -- a Fortune 30 global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, we reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. Become part of our award-winning technology team that turns big ideas into cutting-edge products, platforms, and solutions that our customers love. We create space to innovate, and we recognize, reward, and invest in your ideas, while ensuring you can proudly bring your authentic self to the workplace. Join us. You’ll do the best work of your career right here at Comcast. (In most cases, Comcast prefers to have employees on-site collaborating unless the team has been designated as virtual due to the nature of their work. If a position is listed with both office locations and virtual offerings, Comcast may be willing to consider candidates who live greater than 100 miles from the office for the remote option.)

Job Summary

This job involves leading program management initiatives to align with corporate strategies and enhance operational processes. It encompasses This role provides strategic leadership for software delivery, portfolio governance, and engineering execution across customer-facing digital and agent-assisted experience platforms. This leadership position is responsible for driving predictability, operational excellence, financial stewardship, and adoption of modern software development methodologies, including AI-accelerated practices. The successful candidate partners closely with product, business, and engineering leaders to drive strategic execution, communicate delivery commitments and risks, remove organizational impediments, and ensure successful business outcomes.

Job Description

• Lead portfolio governance and software project execution by establishing delivery frameworks, aligning to strategic roadmaps, managing dependencies and risks, and ensuring alignment between business objectives, technology investments, and customer outcomes.
• Accountable for portfolio financial management, including budget planning, investment governance, vendor management, workforce strategy, capacity planning, and cost optimization.
• Drive continuous improvement through modern software delivery practices, change control, release management, Agile and Lean methodologies, AI-accelerated tooling, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Provide executive-level governance and visibility into portfolio performance, delivery progress, business outcomes, financial health, operational risks, and strategic initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships across product, engineering, operations, customer experience, and business organizations to drive alignment, decision-making, and delivery success.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams through talent acquisition, workforce planning, succession management, performance leadership, and career development.
• Lead adoption of AI-enabled capabilities and ensure responsible implementation through appropriate governance, security, compliance, and operational controls.
• Identify and drive organizational, process, and technology transformation opportunities that improve scalability, productivity, delivery predictability, and user experience outcomes.
• Establish and monitor key delivery, quality, operational, and financial performance metrics to drive accountability and continuous improvement across the portfolio.
• Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.

Disclaimer

This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills

Leadership; Portfolio Governance; Engineering Implementation; Portfolio Management; Lean Agile; Strategic Roadmaps; Taking Initiative

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for your work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in‑class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always‑on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +