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Job Summary

The Strategic Development team defines “what’s next” for Comcast by forging transformative partnerships and building new growth businesses. We identify, negotiate, and manage high-impact deals with industry leaders including Verizon, Netflix, Amazon, Google, YouTube, Charter, and others. Beyond partnerships, we source, evaluate, and champion strategic investments and M&A opportunities that accelerate our core businesses and establish footholds in emerging markets. Our team has incubated and launched several of Comcast’s most innovative businesses and products — including Xumo (a joint venture with Charter), MachineQ, Xfinity Mobile, Xfinity Prepaid, and X1. We’re a collaborative, forward-thinking team passionate about innovation, growth, and shaping the future of connectivity and entertainment. If you’re ready to challenge convention, create new models for growth, and help inspire what’s next at Comcast, we invite you to join us.

Job Description

The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Business Development & Partnerships for Comcast’s Connectivity & Platforms (C&P) Division will drive growth by shaping strategic partnerships, leading high-impact negotiations, and unlocking new market opportunities. This executive will define and execute strategies that expand Comcast’s reach, strengthen its market position, and deliver long-term value, while overseeing the identification, structuring, and execution of transformative deals aligned with the company’s strategic priorities.

Deal Negotiation & Management

+ Lead negotiations with strategic partners, ensuring alignment with Comcast’s business objectives and maximizing long-term value.

+ Oversee contract structuring, partnership terms, and performance accountability.

Business Development & Growth

+ Proactively identify, evaluate, and secure new partnerships to drive growth, products and strategic value supporting the C&P division’s businesses and strategic objectives. Support the leadership in partnership development.

+ Build and maintain a robust pipeline of industry relationships, partnership exploration and new commercial alliances across technology, media, telecommunications, and adjacent industries. Collaborate cross-functionally to design, integrate and launch new partnerships successfully.

Strategic Leadership

+ Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on emerging trends, competitive dynamics, and partnership opportunities.

+ Develop and implement long-term strategies to strengthen Comcast’s role in the connectivity and platforms ecosystem.

+ Represent Comcast C&P in industry forums, negotiations, and external engagements.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

+ Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing business development team.

+ Partner with product, technology, legal, finance, and marketing teams to ensure seamless execution of deals.

+ Foster a culture of innovation, agility, accountability, and results-driven performance.

Growth & Innovation Initiatives

+ Define and execute Comcast/Xfinity’s partnerships strategy to support growth across broadband, streaming, mobile, and emerging products.

+ Source, negotiate, and structure strategic alliances, licensing deals, and joint ventures.

+ Maintain and expand relationships with existing partners to ensure long-term alignment and value creation.

+ Influence product roadmaps by integrating insights from market trends, emerging technologies, and customer needs.

+ Establish and oversee processes for evaluating, prioritizing, and managing strategic opportunities.

+ Ensure compliance and regulatory standards are embedded into all partnership agreements.

The ideal candidate is an **exceptional negotiator** who builds trusted relationships at the C-suite and board levels, and a **strategic visionary** with the ability to anticipate market shifts, identify trends that present opportunities and strategize on emerging areas. A **results-driven and collaborative executive** , this leader thrives in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments while delivering both near-term impact and long-term growth. They are an **inclusive leader** committed to developing diverse, high-performing teams and fostering innovation.

The successful candidate will bring proven success in identifying and delivering new businesses, platforms, partnerships, content deals, and business models that drive innovation and growth, along with a deep understanding of traditional and emerging media, technology, and communications trends.

This executive will be dynamic, creative, positive, and influential, with strong communication skills and the ability to represent Strategic Development and Comcast effectively both internally and externally.

Must have 15+ years of experience in corporate business development, partnerships, or alliances.

Must have 15+ years in a relevant industry such as telecommunications, technology, media, or entertainment.

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Economics is required, with an MBA strongly preferred.

The role is based in the Philadelphia area and requires willingness to travel as needed.

Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Skills:

Building Partnerships; Leadership; New Initiatives; Deal Making; Negotiation; Partnership Strategy

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (https://jobs.comcast.com/benefits) on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

15 Years **Job Family Group:** Strategic Planning & Development