Vice President, Sales Strategy & Development, US
About Us: NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution is responsible for the licensing and distribution of NBCUniversal product to all forms of television and streaming platforms in the U.S., Canada and in over 200 territories internationally. NBCUniversal’s content portfolio includes a vast and diverse library of more than 6,500 feature films and 170,000 television episodes, including current and classic titles, non-scripted programming, kids, sports, news, long-form and short-form programming from Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Television, UCP, Universal International Studios, Sky Studios, Universal Television Alternative Studio, NBC Late Night properties, DreamWorks Animation, Telemundo, Universal Pictures Content Group, as well as locally produced content from around the world, and more. Global TV Distribution is a division of Comcast NBCUniversal. Overview: The Vice President, Sales Strategy & Development, US, is the lead executive for licensing strategy, analytics and sales support across all Global TV Distribution US licensing activities. In this capacity the executive is responsible for monitoring macroeconomic trends, subscriber growth, viewing trends, the competitive landscape and new technologies on a regional basis across all forms of media and means of delivery and utilizing this data to help optimize licensing across multiple platforms and business models. Additionally, the VP will collaborate with Sales and BLA to structure multi-year volume deals & large package licenses for the NBCU catalogue (representing all Film and Television producers within NBCU), as well as provide market pricing analysis across traditional (e.g. Cable/Broadcast) and nascent (e.g. AVOD/FAST) markets within the US. The VP will be expected to provide management updates on key deals and clients with the potential for direct contact at the highest levels of Global TV Distribution management. This position will report to SVP, Head of Sales Strategy & Development, and will also be responsible for facilitating communications with local sales executives, liaising with sales administration and operations, business, and legal affairs. Finally, the VP will support the Central team by apprising them of detailed terms in deals negotiated with Global platforms as well as feeding into and supporting development of the annual budget and LRP. Responsibilities Running complex financial models for various US negotiations. Benchmarking analysis of fees and key deal terms. Promoting best practices and license fee guidance. Participating in the Company’s long-range planning and annual budgeting activities/decks. Creating ad-hoc presentations for senior management. Working collaboratively with the larger Sales Strategy & Development team. Liaising with Business Development and Steerco leadership to ensure maximization of returns to the broader company. The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above descriptions and may be modified at any time by the Department or NBCUniversal