Tim Murphy

GTM & Partner Ecosystem Leader | AI & Cloud Transformation | Multi‑Industry Strategy | ex‑Microsoft

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Lumen Technologies

ex-Avid Technology

ex-Evertz Microsystem

I create clarity, trust, and momentum in complex environments. My career has centered on leading transformation across industries and organizations — from early AI and media‑tech innovation to hyperscaler partnerships and multi‑industry GTM
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I’m at my best when the path isn’t obvious. I break down ambiguity, align teams around what matters, and build the operational rhythm that turns strategy into execution. I’ve led cross‑functional teams across Lumen, Microsoft, and Avid, helping organizations modernize through cloud, AI, and ecosystem‑driven What drives me is building high‑trust relationships — with customers, partners, and teammates. I believe in humility, candor, and creating an environment where people feel safe to think big, challenge assumptions, and deliver their best Throughout my career, I’ve helped companies create new routes to market, scale partner‑led growth, and land industry‑defining cloud and AI programs. My leadership philosophy is simple: be humble, think critically, exceed expectations, and make the work I’m a husband, father, soccer dad, rescue‑dog person, and someone who believes that great teams, like a great family, thrive on trust, clarity, and shared purpose.

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LUMEN TECHNOLOGIESJOB
1. Senior Dir, ISV, GSI & Ind…
  2Y 1M
DISCOVEREDJOB
1. Board Advisor
  3Y 4M
PRODUCER - MAKER MACHINAJOB
1. Board Advisor
  2Y 2M
COGENSUSJOB
1. Board Advisor
  8M
MICROSOFTJOB
1. Sr. Dir, Industry Strategy…
  2Y 6M
2. Principal Program Mgr, Med…
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AVID TECHNOLOGYJOB
1. Dir Strategic Solutions
  1Y 11M
2. Dir Product Management
  1Y 4M
NEXIDIA AT NICE SYSTEMSJOB
1. Senior Dir Product Managem…
  1Y
EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMJOB
1. Dir of File Based Solutions
  4Y 7M
DELUXEJOB
1. Senior Dir of Product Mana…
  1Y 2M
2. Sr Dir of Operations
  7Y 2M
ITECH GROUP,JOB
1. Lead Research & Design Eng
  3Y 11M

Job: Lumen Technologies — Senior Director, ISV, GSI & Industry Strategy Lead · 2024-09 – present · 1y 11mo — In this GM‑style role, I lead multi‑industry strategy and execution teams responsible for defining growth strategies, building new routes to market, and scaling partner‑led GTM motions across the business. My organization develops and operationalizes strategies across Media & Entertainment, Retail, Health & Life Sciences, and Financial Services, enabling Lumen to expand through ISVs, GSIs, hyperscalers, alliances, and international partners. I manage several strategy execution teams that align product, sales, partnerships, and operations around industry‑validated plays, accelerate customer engagement, and support strategic pursuits. I also sponsor some of Lumen’s most critical partnerships…
Job: Discovered — Board Advisor · 2023-06 – present · 3y 2mo — Board advisor to Discovered.tv, a platform developed to give content creators a global alternative distribution source and fair revenue share, Discovered is a globally connected digital platform and social network that generates revenue for musicians, filmmakers, gaming streamers, esports, and video game developers.
Job: Avid Technology — Director Strategic Solutions | Cloud & AI · 2018-02 – 2020-01 · 1y 11mo — I served on Avid’s publicly visible leadership team, responsible for defining and driving the company’s strategic cloud initiatives and product strategy on Microsoft Azure. I led a team focused on landing early lighthouse customers, shaping Avid’s cloud roadmap, and building the foundation for a scalable SaaS business. My team secured some of the industry’s first Azure‑hosted Avid deployments with Disney Studios, NBC, Viacom, and A&E Networks. These early customer engagements informed product strategy, exposed critical gaps in legacy product lines, and accelerated Avid’s transition toward subscription and cloud‑native services. I also led the launch and execution of Avid’s first public‑cl…
Job: Evertz Microsystem — Director of File Based Solutions | Workflow Automation · 2011-03 – 2015-10 · 4y 7mo — I supported major broadcast and media customers in deploying large‑scale production, playout, and distribution systems. I partnered with engineering, product, and sales teams to design end‑to‑end solutions and helped drive early adoption of IP‑based and file‑based media workflows. Key contributions: - Designed enterprise broadcast solutions for global media customers - Influenced product roadmap through cross‑functional collaboration - Drove early adoption of IP‑based and file‑based architectures - Supported large‑scale deployments across production and distribution - Built foundational media‑tech expertise
Job: Deluxe — Senior Director of Product Management, Deluxe Digital Services · 2010-01 – 2011-03 · 1y 2mo — I served as Senior Director of Product Management at Deluxe Entertainment, I lead a team that hosted Deluxe developed platform services (PaaS) that integrated complex workflows into a simpler user experience by automating and auto-scaling backend services to match the current customer demand, operated by a small SLA-backed service team that both onboarded new customers as well as provided 24x7x365 live site support. I was responsible balancing product development initiatives with real-time project deployments while maintaining an eye on future developments to strengthen Deluxe's digital supply chain offerings in new and emerging markets.
Job: Deluxe — Sr Director of Operations · 2003-01 – 2010-03 · 7y 2mo — Prior to the Deluxe acquisition of Ascent Media Group, I served as Senior Director of Operations where he was responsible for all operational aspects of the Ascent Media’s Systems Integration (SI) throughout North America and served as the GM for the Washington DC metro headquarters. In this role I spearheaded designing and implementing internal project-management tactics that deliver superior products and services to Ascent Media’s digital supply chain customers. I also oversaw aspects of concept, detailed design, deployment and successful execution, and continued support for multimillion-dollar projects, including ground breaking initiatives in the realm of digital asset management and…
Job: iTech Group, LLC — Lead Research & Design Engineer · 2000 – 2003 · 3y — I lead a team effort to development and market the first ever digital television receiver and personal recorder on a personal computer Windows platform. We shipped 100s of the product to individual paying customers in less than a year from product launch. Our product was demonstrated twice on an international stage with the CTO of Intel Corporation. Duties included: RF analysis & design, extensive testing, debugging, developing & executing QA process, evaluating & developing further extensions of technology, and designing of all hardware/software under strict deadlines. Acted as the company technical liaison for industry working groups and forums, including ATSC, FCC, and MPAA forums, an…
Job: Microsoft — Principal Program Manager, Media & Entertainment · 2020-01 – 2022-03 · 2y 2mo
Job: Cogensus — Board Advisor | Operations & GTM · 2024-09 – 2025-05 · 8 mo
Job: Nexidia at NICE Systems — Senior Director Product Management | Enterprise Search & AI · 2015-10 – 2016-10 · 1y
Job: Microsoft — Sr. Director, Industry Strategy & Enablement Lead for Telco & Media · 2022-03 – 2024-09 · 2y 6mo
Job: Avid Technology — Director Product Management | Enterprise Search & AI · 2016-10 – 2018-02 · 1y 4mo
Job: PRODUCER - Maker Machina — Board Advisor · 2024-08 – present · 2y
School: North Carolina State University — Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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