Director, Financial Business Operations & Analytics (Xumo)

Comcast Resume; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Xumo is seeking a Director of Financial Business Operations & Analytics to lead strategic finance and operations, delivering insights that guide decisions, shape priorities, and improve performance. You will oversee revenue share, invoicing, and partner reporting, while driving automation and scalable processes to support growth.

Based in Philadelphia with a hybrid schedule, you will partner with senior leaders, translate complex data into actionable recommendations, and build a high-performing

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate combines a strong accounting or finance foundation with strategic leadership, advanced analytical judgment, and technical reporting expertise.
• This individual is a proactive, self-motivated leader who can identify opportunities, influence senior stakeholders, and lead cross-functional teams through change.
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams, establish accountability, and balance priorities with execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations and analytics strategy for Xumo teams, aligning reporting and workflows with objectives.
• Translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations guiding investments and deals.
• Direct evaluation of new/amended deals and their impact on performance and P&L.
• Oversee revenue share operations, invoicing, and partner statements with strong controls.
• Establish governance, ownership, and performance metrics across billing and statements.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Legal, and business teams to resolve matters and translate findings.
• Develop reporting and dashboards for planning, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Drive workflow optimization and scalable technology implementations.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives across Finance, Accounting, Ops, Content, and Tech.
• Build a high-performing team with clear objectives, coaching, and accountability.

Skills

Business Analytics

Business Partnerships

Customer Experience

Financial Analysis

Operational Decisions

People Leadership

Strategic Decisions

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Xumo, a joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, was formed to develop and offer a next-generation streaming platform for the entire entertainment industry. The company consists of three primary lines of business: Xumo devices, Xumo Play, and Xumo Enterprise. Powered by Comcast’s global entertainment platform, Xumo devices feature a world-class user interface with universal voice search capabilities, making it easy for consumers to find and enjoy their favorite streaming content. Xumo Play is a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service offering hundreds of linear channels and on-demand options. Xumo Enterprise provides tools and services for content creators, distributors, and advertisers to make FAST content more accessible.

Job Summary

The Director, Financial Business Operations & Analytics serves as a strategic finance and operations leader supporting Xumo business teams. This role leads the development of financial and operational insights that guide business decisions, shape organizational priorities, and improve financial performance. The Director establishes the analytical, reporting, and governance framework for evaluating new and amended deals, contractual and operational activity, and the resulting impact on the P&L.

Operating in a fast-paced environment, the Director partners with senior finance and business leaders to translate complex data into clear recommendations, identify risks and opportunities, and influence decisions across functions. The role leads a team responsible for core financial operations, including revenue share calculations, invoice and statement generation, and related partner engagements and reporting. Beyond oversight of these processes, the Director leverages financial and operational insights to shape strategy, improve commercial and operating decisions, and identify opportunities to strengthen business performance. The Director also drives workflow optimization, automation, data integrity, scalable operating practices, and team capability to support sustainable growth.

Job Description

Additional Job Summary / Highly Preferred Qualifications

• The ideal candidate combines a strong accounting or finance foundation with strategic leadership, advanced analytical judgment, and technical reporting expertise.
• This individual is a proactive, self-motivated leader who can identify opportunities, make sound business decisions, influence senior stakeholders, and lead cross-functional teams through change while advancing the organization’s financial and operational objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to build and develop high-performing teams, establish clear accountability, and balance strategic priorities with disciplined execution.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and operational matters clearly and credibly to senior finance and business leadership.
• Position is office based in Philadelphia, PA, 4 days/week and 1 day remote.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the financial operations and business analytics strategy for supported Xumo business teams, aligning team priorities, reporting, workflows, and operating practices with broader organizational objectives.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior finance and business leaders by translating financial, contractual, and operational data into actionable recommendations that guide investment, deal, resource, and operating decisions.
• Direct the evaluation of new and amended deals, including their operational requirements, economic implications, risks, and impact on financial performance and the P&L.
• Lead and develop the team responsible for end-to-end revenue share operations, invoicing, partner statements, and related financial controls, ensuring accurate and timely execution while using operational insights to strengthen business performance.
• Establish clear ownership, operating standards, governance, controls, and performance measures across revenue share, billing, and statement workflows to improve accuracy, timeliness, transparency, and issue resolution.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, Legal, and business teams to resolve contractual, billing, and revenue share matters, identify recurring themes and root causes, and translate findings into broader financial and business recommendations.
• Establish and oversee operational, financial, and strategic reporting that provides leadership with timely visibility into performance, trends, risks, opportunities, and required actions.
• Influence organizational decisions by framing alternatives, clarifying financial and operational tradeoffs, and presenting fact‑based recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the development, automation, and continuous refinement of reporting tools, analytical models, dashboards, and integrated data used for business planning, forecasting, scenario analysis, and decision-making.
• Drive end-to-end workflow optimization by identifying process gaps, simplifying handoffs, clarifying roles and decision rights, and implementing scalable technology and automation solutions that improve controls and accelerate insights.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives requiring coordination among Finance, Accounting, Business Operations, Content Acquisition, Enterprise, Product, Technology, and other stakeholders.
• Build and develop a high‑performing team by setting clear objectives, prioritizing work, coaching talent, strengthening analytical capabilities, and fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• 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.

Skills

Business Analytics, Business Partnerships, Customer Experience (CX), Financial Analysis Reporting, Operational Decisions, People Leadership, Strategic Decisions

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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.

Certifications (if applicable)

Relevant Work Experience

10 Years +

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