Strategic Planning Manager, Crunchyroll
$121-150k
+ Performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
Streaming service for anime and manga
Be an early applicant
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$121-150k
+ Performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create experiences for anime and manga fans, and to enable them to connect through the content they love.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of experience in strategic planning or management consulting in media, entertainment, tech, or direct-to-consumer businesses; MBA is a plus
- You're experienced in business strategy, scenario planning, roadmap development, and designing operating models
- You're familiar with OKRs, corporate planning, and business rhythms
- You're a strong communicator with experience working across teams and levels, including senior leaders
- You translate complex ideas into clear presentations, tools, and messages that bring strategy to life
- You're experienced with tools like Excel (can write advanced macros)/Sheets, Slides, and platforms that support project planning and collaboration
- You have experience driving impact through strategic planning, business operations, or program management
What the job involves
- We're looking for a Strategic Planning Manager who is organized, analytical, and collaborative to help support Crunchyroll's enterprise planning and strategic rhythms
- You'll work with teams across the company to help move key initiatives forward, keep our plans aligned, and support us as we grow
- Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Planning, you'll play an important role in company-wide long-range planning, be a resource in shaping a strong and focused COO organization, and provide valuable insights and support across our planning priorities
- Help coordinate and support Crunchyroll's company-wide OKR program, including tracking progress, reporting milestones, and working closely with functional leads
- Maintain and improve planning tools, timelines, and strategy documents
- Gather input for the 5-Year Strategic Plan and help summarize key insights for senior leadership
- Support daily planning processes across the COO organization, such as calendars, budget trackers, and cross-functional reporting
- Work with partners across HR, Finance, Comms, and Marketing to keep main deliverables on track and aligned with company timelines
- Capture key takeaways and decisions from leadership meetings, and help ensure action items are followed through
- Contribute to cross-functional projects aligned with COO and SVP priorities, including organizational design, location strategy, new business opportunities, capability assessments, and enterprise-wide initiatives
- Partner with other teams to define project scopes, structure workstreams, and track progress
- Identify risks, highlight gaps, and support clear communication to keep teams aligned and moving forward
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 0 has transitioned from a niche interest to a formidable industry, boasting a global market worth approximately $30B. Despite this growth, distribution has historically posed challenges, with series and films often reaching overseas audiences through disparate channels, if at all. Crunchyroll emerged to address this issue by consolidating the largest collection of anime into a single streaming service.
Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll in 2021 for $1.75B expanded the platform's reach, integrating Sony's extensive animation library into its offerings. this move also positioned Crunchyroll for heightened competition against streaming giant Netflix, known for its substantial investments in anime production and acquisition. Currently, Crunchyroll maintains an unrivaled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes that have attracted over 0M paying subscribers.
While Crunchyroll initially offered a free, ad-supported tier to its vast community, it appears poised to phase out this option, transitioning to a subscription-based model for all new series. Despite this shift, the platform has implemented a global reduction in fees to stimulate subscription uptake. The success of this strategy remains to be seen, but past experiences with companies like Hulu suggest that it may drive subscription growth and mitigate piracy
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2010
$0.8m
EARLY VC
Feb 2008
$4.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $4.9m
Company benefits
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
Company HQ
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Crunchyroll in 2006 and served as CEO/General Manager/Board Member until 2018. Previously the founder and CTO of Frappr.com as well as a Product Engineer at HOT or NOT.
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