Mr. Conde initially will be an executive vice president at the company. In a news release, NBCUniversal said he would “focus on business development, strategic priorities and special business projects” across the sprawling company, which includes the Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo along with the English-language broadcast network NBC, cable channels including USA and Bravo, and Universal Studios.

Associates of Mr. Conde said this was likely to be a holding position of sorts — a precursor to a more specific appointment. A spokeswoman for NBCUniversal declined to comment on that prospect, but said that Mr. Conde’s role would not involve oversight of Telemundo, signaling a break from his decade in Spanish-language television.

Stephen B. Burke, the chief executive of NBCUniversal, to whom Mr. Conde will report, said in a statement, “His experience leading multiple domestic and international businesses will be instrumental in maximizing all the opportunities to grow our portfolio.”

Mr. Conde’s move comes at a time when his boss at Univision, Randy Falco, himself a former NBC executive, has been consolidating power. Mr. Falco was promoted to chief executive of Univision in mid-2011, succeeding Mr. Conde’s mentor, Joe Uva, who is now at Telemundo.

One of Mr. Conde’s associates said he was tempted by the opportunity to work for a media company larger than Univision. While Univision is the largest Spanish-language broadcaster by far, and is growing quickly, it does not have the scale of NBCUniversal.

A Univision news release on Friday said that Mr. Conde had “announced he is resigning to pursue opportunities in English-language media.” Mr. Falco said he would not name a new president of the networks; instead, three executives will start reporting to him directly in a structure that he called “more nimble.” The executives are Alberto Ciurana, who manages programming and content; Isaac Lee, who oversees news; and Juan Carlos Rodriquez, the head of Univision sports.

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