Director, Platform Engineering

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director, Product & Platform Engineering will lead FOX’s internal software product development and platform delivery for broadcast- and video-focused applications. This leader will own the multi-year roadmap and execution for building, launching, and operating internal software products that modernize live production workflows, improve reliability, and reduce long-term dependence on expensive third-party service agreements.

This role will manage a small team of engineers and technical product owners, drive delivery excellence across CI/CD and DevOps practices, and champion AI-assisted development to accelerate high-quality output. The Director will partner across Broadcast Engineering, Video Engineering, Site Reliability, Networking, and Media Infrastructure to ensure shared ownership boundaries are respected while FOX builds durable, in-house capabilities aligned to next-generation facility concepts (e.g., EBU DMF and MXL-aligned orchestration/control models). Furthermore, the role will collaborate with engineers across departments to refine ideas and ultimately take ownership of bringing them into production.

ABOUT YOU

• You care about your team and their diverse perspectives and are invested in their success

• You are excited by new technology and its potential to change how things are done

• You have an entrepreneur's spirit and enjoy problem solving

• You LOVE getting stuff done, not just talking about it!

• You take ownership in your products and their success in the company

• You can translate between broadcast operations, infrastructure, and software engineering with clarity and credibility

• You build trust across organizations you don’t directly manage

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own the multi-year product strategy and portfolio roadmap for FOX’s internal broadcast/video software products

• Define success metrics (cost reduction, reliability, time-to-deliver, adoption) and ensure delivery ties to measurable outcomes

• Prioritize a pipeline of high-value workflows where internal software provides clear ROI (automation, reliability, scale, vendor-cost offsets)

• Establish readiness gates from POC → pilot → production, including risk reviews and operational sign-off criteria

Engineering Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Own end-to-end delivery: requirements, design, implementation, CI/CD, testing, deployment, and operational support

• Set engineering standards and governance (coding standards, review process, test discipline, release practices, security baselines)

• Implement and continuously improve CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, environment promotion, rollback strategy, and deployment automation

• Champion AI-assisted development practices to improve velocity while maintaining quality and compliance

• Ensure products are production-grade: observable, supportable, documented, and aligned to 24/7 operational realities

Cross-Functional Leadership & Partnerships

• Act as the primary leader coordinating across Broadcast Engineering, Video Engineering, Monitoring & Control, Networking, and Media Infrastructure

• Maintain clear ownership boundaries: Media Infrastructure owns compute/storage/K8s; your org owns software products and workflow logic

• Align vendor partnerships to FOX’s internal product roadmap (Holoscan ecosystem, MXL/control integration, distribution workflows)

• Present status, risks, and roadmap updates to leadership with crisp communication and decision-ready framing

People Management & Development

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of engineers and product/technical leads

• Build a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and production ownership

• Create career growth paths and coaching plans for engineers and technical product staff

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 7+ years experience delivering software products and/or platform services, including 3+ years in a leadership role (Director/Manager/Lead)

• Demonstrated experience owning end-to-end product delivery (discovery → launch → operate) with measurable outcomes

• Strong background in modern software delivery (CI/CD, DevOps, automated testing, Git-based workflows, release governance)

• Experience leading cross-functional programs across teams that do not report into you

• Familiarity with broadcast or live media operational realities (master control/playout concepts, monitoring, live integration, reliability constraints)

• Ability to turn operational needs into clear requirements, user stories, and delivery plans

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

• Experience with software-defined broadcast concepts (EBU DMF, containerized media functions, orchestration/control layers like MXL patterns)

• Familiarity with IP media standards (ST 2110, NMOS, PTP)

• Experience in cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP, containers, microservices, observability stacks)

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining governance

• Prior experience building internal platforms that reduce reliance on managed service agreements or vendor customizations

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $160,000.00-185,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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