VP, Content Merchandising Automation

Vice President, Content Merchandising Automation

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In an era of content abundance, discovery is the differentiator. Our editorial future depends on intelligent systems that scale human creativity, not replace it. This role ensures that the HBO Max experience is guided by smart automation that connects our subscribers to the stories that matter most. We are seeking a transformational leader to reinvent how content merchandising is implemented on a global scale. The Vice President, Content Merchandising Automation will own taxonomy, metadata, and automation strategy partnering with engineering and product to unlock catalog utilization, improve efficiency, and drive engagement across our streaming platform.

If you're passionate about intelligent tooling and editorial excellence at global scale, this is your opportunity to lead one of the most critical evolutions in streaming.

Key Responsibilities

• Reimagine Workflows Lead content merchandising automation and work across teams on process transformation initiatives that reduce manual editorial effort and scale merchandising globally.
• Build for Scale Establish global taxonomy and metadata standards as the backbone of discovery, personalization, and catalog utilization.
• Drive Innovation Partnering closely with the consumer algorithms team & tools teams to leverage AI / ML and emerging technologies to accelerate tagging, classification, and enable merchandising.
• Be Data-Driven Use analytics to optimize catalog utilization, measure merchandising ROI, and ensure merchandising delivers measurable business outcomes. Develop KPIs and success criteria to measure the efficiency and performance impact of automation on editorial workflows.
• Lead Globally Build and lead a high-performing automation team with clear priorities, KPIs, and a culture of operational excellence.
• Influence Broadly Serve as the subject matter expert with senior leaders.

What Success Looks Like

Skills Needed

Candidate Qualifications

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