Job Description
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. This posting has been extended beyond the initial closing date. 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. 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 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. 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 Working Conditions Occasional travel outside the office Required Qualifications What You'll Bring to Spectrum Experience 8+ year 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<