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Overview
As the Technical Program Manager for CNN’s Connected TV Engagement team, you’ll lead execution of the CTV roadmap - translating product goals into certified, high-quality experiences on every device and growing engagement on the platform. Day to day, you’ll work with CTV engineers ( BrightScript , TypeScript/JS, Swift) and Backend, Product Managers and Designers, platform partner and certification contacts (Roku, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Comcast), and Mission leadership.
What yo u’ll d o
Own end-to-end delivery planning for CNN's CTV roadmap - from intake through certified release - across every major platform (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, Android TV, Comcast, and others )
Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leads to align timelines, scope, and expectations across teams and platform partners
Identify dependencies across Platform, Backend, Editorial, and partner platform teams, acting as the requester and coordinator for platform and certification needs
Surface delivery and certification risks early with clear mitigation paths - keeping delivery predictable with no material late surprises
Coordinate shared codebase development for common features (TypeScript/JS, BrightScript , Swift)
Partner with engineering on performance tuning across low-powered CTV devices
Track and report on engagement KPIs for CTV experiences
Communicate progress, tradeoffs, and certification timelines to stakeholders
Ship releases on time that clear platform certification with minimal resubmission, delivering a consistent CNN experience across every platform
What we ’re l ooking for
Extent of skillset may vary based on level and area.
Genuine curiosity about how things work and pride of workmanship - someone who enjoys tinkering and building outside of work
Customer focused, with a strong problem-solving mindset - able to reduce ambiguous problems into manageable chunks and find creative technical approaches to delivery
Proven ability to own roadmaps, manage dependencies, and drive cross-functional execution, with skilled release planning, risk management, and status reporting up and down the org
Strong understanding of system architecture, APIs, and integrations - able to discuss technical design with engineers and id entify t echnical and non-technical risks early
Working familiarity with CTV platform ecosystems and languages (TypeScript/JS, Br ightScript, Swift), plus data flows, content pipelines, and media formats (video, audio, me tadata)
Clear communicator who can translate user needs into technical requirements and vice versa, making tradeoffs explicit (time, scope, quality) to secure stakeholder buy-in
Uses quantitative metrics (usage, latency, uptime, KPIs) and qualitative feedback to inform decisions
Influences without authority - strong facilitation skills to align editorial, product, design, and engineering stakeholders across…