Sr Director - Strategic Development

Overview This posting has been extended beyond the initial closing date.
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Position As the Senior Director of Strategic Development, you will be the strategic driver turning breakthrough ideas into scalable, revenue-generating realities for Spectrum’s Emerging Technology team. You will own the journey from ideation through go-to-market—shaping the vision, building the business case, and leading cross-functional execution across engineering, product, marketing, and other key partners.
Responsibilities Identify and evaluate new technologies and platform opportunities in Edge, AI, and Cloud that can materially advance Charter’s competitive position.
Define and champion strategic initiatives with senior leadership, aligning innovation efforts to measurable business outcomes.
Architect and refine the commercialization model for new products and services, from concept validation and pilot to launch and scale.
Lead and mentor high-performing teams, fostering a culture of experimentation, rapid learning, and disciplined execution.
Collaborate closely with engineering, product, marketing, and finance to shape roadmap, positioning, and go-to-market strategies.
Help design and institutionalize the processes, metrics, and governance that increase the velocity and success rate of service commercialization across the company.
This opportunity is ideal for a strategic, entrepreneurial leader who has successfully taken new concepts from whiteboard to market launch, navigated complex stakeholder environments, and influenced senior executives to invest in innovation.
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About the Role The Senior Director, Emerging Platforms will be a key leader in Charter’s Emerging Technology and Innovation Group. Tasked with creatively identifying technologies, solutions, and techniques that will help define and further Charter’s position in areas related to Edge, AI & Cloud based technology. This role will be a mix of both business development, product & service design and delivery towards commercialization. Additionally, this position will be a key architect in helping the company understand how to innovate faster and increase the velocity of service commercialization.
What Our Senior Directors of Emerging Platforms Enjoy Most An open communication flow between peer organizations
Being a part of a reliable and supportive team
Working with cutting edge communications technology
Occasional travel outside the office
The ability to grow their talents as a team and an individual
This position will require innovative ideas and a creative and motivated personality. You will be a key architect in helping the company understand how to innovate faster and increase the velocity of service commercialization. Your work will ultimately help in the expansion of Charter’s growing network.
What You’ll Bring to Spectrum Required Qualifications
Experience: Experience in a Product or Engineering role related to embedded systems and/or consumer related electronics - 8+ years
Education: Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or business
Technical Skills: Practicing knowledge of cloud based systems and edge based technology. Practical knowledge of the key pieces of connected home experiences including cloud and CDN based video delivery, GPU and AI background based services, including sensory layer, Local Area Network, Embedded Control, Network layer, Wide Area Network, Data Platform (on-Premise, Private, Public or Hybrid Cloud) and Security (at the edge, network and enterprise) layer.
Abilities: Able to lead and motivate others, able to handle multiple tasks and projects, able to meet deadlines, able to handle pressure
Skills: Strategic agility, organizational agility, creativity, strong communications skills
Preferred Qualifications: Experience ideating, creating and launching new products and services.
Spectrum Connects You to More Dynamic Growth: With opportunities to network with other people in leadership roles, you will be able to grow your talents in a supportive community
Job Perks: Great benefits and work with cutting edge communications technology
Competitive Pay: Generous starting salary
Total Rewards: See all the ways we invest in you — at work and in life
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This job posting will remain open until 2026-03-16 04:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between $138,800.00 and $246,400.00 . The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.
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