WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Enterprise Leadership
- Partner with senior leaders to help shape enterprise strategy and identify opportunities where technology can accelerate business growth, improve competitiveness, create new capabilities, and deliver long-term value.
- Develop and communicate a multi-year technology strategy and establish enterprise priorities that balance innovation, operational excellence, financial discipline, and risk management.
- Provide strategic counsel on emerging technologies, AI, digital transformation, and industry trends to support strategic decision-making.
Technology Strategy & Product Leadership
- Lead the enterprise technology strategy, roadmap, and operating model across technology functions, including product, software engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, broadcast engineering, enterprise systems, and data.
- Establish a disciplined build, buy, and partner framework to guide technology investment decisions.
- Drive technology-enabled business innovation, including identifying and incubating new revenue opportunities, digital products, and platforms that expand Scripps' competitive moat.
- Lead technology-enabled transformation initiatives that improve business performance, operational efficiency, and customer experiences.
- Define and execute the company's AI and innovation strategy, ensuring investments deliver measurable business value.
Organizational Leadership
- Build and lead a high-performing technology organization through talent development, succession planning, and organizational design.
- Identify and develop the capabilities needed to support the company's long-term strategy.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.
Business Partnership
- Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the CEO, Senior Leadership Team, and Board, translating complex technology opportunities into actionable business strategies.
- Build strong partnerships across the organization to align technology priorities with business objectives.
- Represent technology with the Board, strategic partners, key vendors, and the broader technology community as appropriate.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
- 12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including leading large, complex technology organizations.
- Media, streaming, digital, or adjacent technology industry experience preferred.
- Demonstrated success developing enterprise technology strategy and leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
- Experience overseeing multiple technology functions, including product, engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, and data.
- Experience developing technology investment strategies, organizational capability, and high-performing leadership teams.
- Experience working with executive leadership and Boards of Directors on strategic technology initiatives.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING:
- Enterprise mindset with the ability to connect technology strategy to business outcomes.
- Strategic thinker with a proven ability to execute through complex change.
- Strong business, financial, and operational acumen.
- Executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders, the Board, and external partners.
- Deep understanding of modern technology platforms, product management, AI, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, and emerging trends.
- Proven ability to build high-performing teams and develop future leaders.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to simplify complex technology concepts and lead effectively through ambiguity.
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