Senior Operations Manager

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY JOB DESCRIPTION Fox is seeking a highly technical Senior Operations Manager to lead the evolution of customer billing, subscription, and payment experiences across FOX ONE's digital ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of CRM Marketing, subscription lifecycle management, payments, and customer communications-requiring both strong product ownership and a deep technical foundation. The ideal candidate brings hands-on engineering experience and a strong understanding of modern payment architectures, APIs, and distributed system integrations. You will partner closely with engineering, data, legal, and marketing teams to design and optimize secure, scalable payment, subscription, and transactional communication solutions that support acquisition, retention, and monetization across web, mobile, and connected TV platforms. Our ecosystem includes PCI-compliant payment processing integrated with CRM platforms, subscription management systems, and communication tools, supporting recurring billing, promotions, and compliant customer messaging across multiple regions. SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Own and prioritize the product backlog for subscription billing, payment processing, and CRM-driven monetization and communication initiatives Translate marketing, legal, and business requirements into detailed technical user stories, acceptance criteria, and system-level specifications Collaborate with engineering on architecture, API design, and technical trade-offs across payment, CRM, and messaging systems Lead Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and roadmap execution Drive integrations with payment gateways, subscription platforms, transactional email providers, fraud tools, and third-party marketing technologies Design and optimize end-to-end subscription and billing communication flows, including signup confirmations, receipts, renewals, payment failures, retries, refunds, and cancellations Ensure all payment and customer communication workflows meet PCI-DSS, CAN-SPAM, CASL (as applicable), and state-level regulatory requirements (e.g., California Auto-Renewal Law, CCPA/CPRA) Partner with CRM Marketing to enable personalized, event-driven transactional email and in-app messaging experiences Monitor and improve key KPIs across payments and communications (conversion, deliverability, open rates, authorization rates, churn, retries, and chargebacks) Identify and mitigate technical and compliance risks early, proactively driving resolution Support product launches, experimentation (A/B testing), and continuous optimization of the subscriber lifecycle and communication strategy Own processor and partner integrations, improving delivery efficiency through better sequencing, parallelization, and reduced rework WHAT YOU WILL NEED Typically, 8+ years of experience as an Operations Manager, Technical Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role in a digital or subscription-based business 3–5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience (backend or full-stack preferred) 3+ years of experience working with payment gateways, subscription billing platforms, and/or transactional messaging systems Subscription lifecycle management (trial, conversion, renewal, churn, win-back) Payment processing flows (authorization, capture, settlement, retries, refunds) Transactional email systems (e.g., SendGrid, Amazon SES, Braze) and event-driven communication architectures RESTful APIs, event-driven systems, and microservices architecture Tokenization, encryption, and secure data handling PCI-DSS compliance and card-not-present transactions BI monitoring detection tools and risk mitigation management Familiarity with CAN-SPAM, CASL, and email compliance best practices Working knowledge of state-level regulations impacting subscriptions and communications (e.g., California Auto-Renewal Law, CCPA/CPRA, and similar consumer protection laws) Understanding of consent, opt-in/opt-out, and disclosure requirements across payment and communication touchpoints Regular, on-site attendance at the workplace a minimum of 3 days per week is an essential function of the position. Selected candidate must be able to reliably meet this requirement. NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field Streaming, media, or direct-to-consumer (DTC) subscription platforms CRM and marketing automation platforms (e.g., Salesforce, Braze, Adobe) Experimentation platforms and growth frameworks We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law. Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $160,000.00-175,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. View more detail about FOX Benefits. We're disruptors. We're big dreamers. We're believers in the future, in possibility, in potential. We're reinventing the world, every day. We create content for audiences big and small, global and local. We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they'll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn. Whatever your discipline, from on-air talent to behind-the-scenes tech guru to business and finance, the career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game-changing. We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries –and we want them to know that they matter. We're committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day. #J-18808-Ljbffr FOX News Channel