Leads strategic innovation and commercialization initiatives from ideation through launch and scale. Evaluates Edge, AI, and Cloud opportunities, develops business cases, shapes product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies, and drives cross-functional execution with engineering, product, marketing, finance, and senior leadership. Builds commercialization processes, metrics, and governance while leading and mentoring teams. Requires extensive product or engineering experience involving embedded systems or consumer electronics, plus knowledge of connected-home technologies and cloud-based systems.
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
As the Senior Director of Strategic Development, you will be the driver turning breakthrough ideas into scalable, revenue-generating realities for Spectrum. 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.
In this role, you will:
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.
You 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.
How You'll Make an Impact
What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Experience
Education
Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience
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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.
A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
This job posting will remain open until 2026-11-16 05:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between
$155,600.00 and $275,800.00. 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.
Get to Know Us Spectrum is a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, the leading broadband and video company in the nation and the fastest growing mobile provider in its footprint, with services available to more than 70 million homes and small to large businesses across 45 states. When you join our team, you'll be keeping customers connected to Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet®, Mobile, TV and Voice products.
Grow Your Career Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans.
As the Senior Director of Strategic Development, you will be the driver turning breakthrough ideas into scalable, revenue-generating realities for Spectrum. 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.
In this role, you will:
- 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.
You 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.
How You'll Make an Impact
- An open communication flow between peer organizations
- Being a part of a reliable and supportive team
- Working with cutting edge communications technology
- Identify and evaluate new technologies and platform opportunities in Edge, AI, and Cloud that can materially advance Spectrum'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.
- 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
What You'll Bring to Spectrum
Experience
- 12+ years of experience in a Product or Engineering role related to embedded systems and/or consumer related electronics
Education
- Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or business
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
- Able to lead and motivate others, able to handle multiple tasks and projects, able to meet deadlines, able to handle pressure
- Strategic agility, organizational agility, creativity, strong communications skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience
- Experience ideating, creating and launching new products and services
- Consulting experience in the technology sector
- Telecommunications experience
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MST804 2026-77988 MST804 2026
Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.
A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
This job posting will remain open until 2026-11-16 05:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The base pay for this position generally is between
$155,600.00 and $275,800.00. 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.
Get to Know Us Spectrum is a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, the leading broadband and video company in the nation and the fastest growing mobile provider in its footprint, with services available to more than 70 million homes and small to large businesses across 45 states. When you join our team, you'll be keeping customers connected to Seamless Connectivity and Entertainment with Spectrum Internet®, Mobile, TV and Voice products.
Grow Your Career Here We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans.
Spectrum Los Angeles, California, USA Office
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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