Technical Architect, Xandr Media Publishing Att
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

Description

Xandr Media Publishing is responsible for operating a suite of digital media products that collectively serve over 30 million unique visitors each month, including att.net (AT&T's largest digital property) and AT&T Mail (email service for millions of consumers and small businesses). The team is collectively responsible for all aspects of these products' lifecycle, including product strategy and roadmaps, vendor selection and management, technology and platform selection, marketing and communications, agile-based product development, content aquisition and curation, monetization via advertising/search and analytics/reporting.

We're looking for a highly motivated self-starter to join our team who will:

* Define technical architecture and platform requirements for portal, mail and new innovative digital properties managed by Xandr Media Publishing.


* Work with internal stakeholders (Business Unit, Finance, Tech Dev, CSO, CDO, etc) and external stakeholders (multiple vendors) to develop requirements, project manage and provide lifecycle support for best-in-class tech platforms that serve multiple products, customers and stakeholders.



Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

* Coordinate with multiple internal teams (Business Unit, Finance, Tech Dev, CSO, CDO, Privacy, etc) and external teams (multiple vendors) to evaluate current and future Xandr Media product, platform and operational systems


* Review vendor and internal functional specification documents, create platform requirements and project manage the implementation of new platform, product and feature rollouts
* Drive platform and product evolution to support and improve the Xandr Media Publishing digital platforms and business models
* Liaison with internal contacts and vendors to lifecycle manage system and platform requirements to achieve optimal technical performance while meeting business goals
* Work with product and marketing teams to understand all aspects of portal, mail and innovative product onboarding and maintenance activities
* Consult and advise on the uses and strengths/weaknesses of hardware and software products available in the market to improve the platforms and systems used for various digital properties

Qualifications

Qualifications include, but are not limited to:

* 3-5 years experience in product management, product development and/or technical architecture


* Experience in a digital media or digital publishing organization


* Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business/marketing or engineering discipline; MBA preferred


* Proficiency in MS PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Adobe Analytics


* Excellent verbal and written communication skills


* Working knowledge of Agile software development practices


* Ability to translate complex ideas into clearly defined product definition and requirements


* Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, in both an individual and team environment


* Ability to successfully bring new platforms, products and features to market


* Critical thinking skills that blend ability to be analytical, creative, focused and flexible


* Ability to successfully operate in a fast-paced, dynamic, sometimes stressful and often ambiguous technical and business environment


* Ability to influence others to action without the existence of a formal reporting relationship



Job ID 1918144 Date posted 04/10/2019