Director, Digital AdTech Engineering

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Work type
Remote
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$180,110–$334,490 / yr
Posted
18 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $244k
This role $257k
$162k most similar roles pay here $353k

This role pays more than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $205,000–$282,562 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $257k versus about $244k for comparable roles.

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About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company operating a broad portfolio of iconic content and brands including Warner Bros. film studio, HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, and Max streaming service. Industry: Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery currently has 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $131,985–$245,115 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Digital AdTech Engineering

The Director, Digital AdTech Engineering joins the Converged Advertising and Linear Systems organization to lead the design, delivery, and modernization of linear advertising platforms. This leadership role involves owning the technical direction for systems covering planning, forecasting, order management, trafficking, billing, and yield optimization. The individual will manage teams to ensure high availability and seamless integration between linear platforms and converged digital, identity, and data systems. Key responsibilities include reducing technical debt by evolving legacy systems toward cloud-enabled and agentic-driven architectures while ensuring security and compliance. The role requires expertise in large-scale system architecture, API integration, and cloud technologies. The position focuses on solving complex problems within the linear ad-tech space to improve operational efficiency and support global revenue growth across a diverse advertising ecosystem through robust technical leadership and cross-functional partnership.

What you'll do

  • Own the architecture and technical direction of WBD’s linear advertising systems.
  • Ensure interoperability across planning, forecasting, trafficking, billing, and reporting platforms.
  • Define system roadmaps that balance stability, performance, and modernization.
  • Lead teams responsible for delivering and operating business-critical linear ad-tech systems.
  • Oversee integrations between linear platforms and converged digital, identity, data, and sales systems.
  • Drive the evolution of legacy systems toward cloud-enabled and agentic-driven architectures.
  • Implement standards for observability, security, compliance, and cost management while reducing technical debt.
  • Serve as a senior technical advisor to align system capabilities with revenue and market priorities.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Advanced certifications in cloud or architecture are preferred.
  • 15+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering or platform delivery.
  • At least 5 years of experience in technical leadership roles.
  • Strong understanding of linear advertising systems including planning, order management, trafficking, forecasting, yield, and reporting.
  • Experience designing and operating large-scale, high-availability systems with cloud and API expertise.
  • Proven track record of modernizing legacy systems while supporting active business operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence outcomes across Product, Sales, Finance, and Engineering.

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