Staff Technical Program Manager, Crunchyroll
Service Monetization
$142.6-175k
Plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually
3 days a week in office
Streaming service for anime and manga
Open for applications
Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$142.6-175k
Plus 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
- 12+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager leading software development delivery teams focused on Service Monetization, including building acquisition user interfaces and flows, subscription services, and first- and third-party payment platforms
- Experience leading complex programs that provide technical solutions across multiple project teams
- Familiarity with code design principles, testing principles and standard technical methodologies
- Take an active role in leading and encouraging innovation in the acquisition, payments and subscriptions space
- Experience working with multiple external vendors in the subscriptions and payments industry
- Understanding of software development processes and knowledge of the Agile SDLC process
- Manage all aspects of technical projects -- including timeline, scope, and resource allocation -- ensuring, high-quality product delivery
- Create capacity plans, track utilization of project resources, and manage this against the resource allocation and budget
- Collaborate with multiple team members to define outcomes, create plans, qualify success, mitigate risks, and communicate
- Mastery in project management tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, Lucidchart, Google Sheets, Slides, and more). These tools are your bread and butter
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Technical Program Manager with experience leading cross-functional teams, organizing information, and solving problems
- You will report into the Program Management Organization and collaborate with multiple teams across the business to drive Service Monetization initiatives, specifically in acquisition, payments, and subscriptions
- You have a strong software program management background, with experience leading delivery teams focused on acquisition-driven user interfaces, experimentation, first- and third-party payment services, and launching subscription services internationally
- Promote and evolve our processes to ensure closer synchronization between Program Management, Product Management, Engineering, Quality, Development Operations, and Product Design
- Lead execution of high-impact programs and teams
- Lead, and manage progress on release plans across multiple engineering initiatives
- Identify and mitigate program risks, remove blockers, advance progress, and seek leadership support early and soon
- Collaborate with teams to oversee dependencies, plan releases, and resolve blocking issues
- Communicate the team's program and initiative status to management
- Fulfill scrum master role on multiple teams
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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