People Business Partnerships Director, Crunchyroll
$185-225k
+ Bonus potential
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$185-225k
+ Bonus potential
More information about location
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
- 15+ years of progressive HR Business Partner or strategic consulting experience
- Significant experience advising Technology executive leaders within global organizations
- Deep expertise in enterprise organizational design and transformation
- Exceptional executive coaching and consulting capabilities
- Strong systems thinking and strategic planning skills
- Proven ability to influence across highly matrixed organizations
- Recognized expertise in organizational effectiveness and People strategy
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced People Business Partner (Director level) to serve as one of the most senior individual contributors within the People Business Partnership organization
- Reporting to the Sr Director, People Business Partnerships, this role supports our Technology teams and partners with executive leaders across our global organization to shape enterprise people strategy, organizational transformation, leadership effectiveness, and workforce planning
- The People Business Partnerships Director serves as a trusted advisor on the organization's most complex people and business challenges, influences enterprise initiatives, mentors other People Business Partners, and helps evolve the overall People Business Partnership operating model
- Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to executive leadership
- Influence business decisions through organizational insight and workforce expertise
- Coach senior executives through complex organizational challenges and leadership decisions
- Provide guidance on enterprise talent, leadership, and organizational effectiveness strategies
- Lead initiatives including:
- Enterprise organizational design
- Global workforce planning
- Executive succession planning
- Leadership effectiveness
- Organizational transformation
- Culture evolution
- Enterprise talent strategy
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with enterprise-wide impact
- Partner across People Experience Centers of Excellence to shape future programs and priorities
- Represent the People Business Partnership function in strategic enterprise initiatives
- Identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness at scale
- Mentor and develop People Business Partners across the function
- Establish best practices and consulting standards
- Contribute to the evolution of the global People Business Partnership operating model
- Share expertise across the broader People Experience organization
- Anticipate organizational risks and future workforce needs
- Provide executive-level analysis of workforce trends and organizational health
- Recommend enterprise solutions based on business strategy and data
- About the Team:
- The People Team's mission is to enable talent across the organization to do their best work while innovating for the future
- We are global in scope and united by a commitment to building a culture that reflects our values while preparing for what's ahead
- Our work balances consistency and local relevance, ensuring global programs resonate in every region where we operate
- We focus on scaling with intention, strengthening organizational capacity, and cultivating an environment where employees can thrive, connect, and feel inspired by the work they do
- The People Business Partnership team serves as trusted advisors to leaders and employees at every level, driving organizational effectiveness, engagement, and the overall employee experience that powers our success
Our take
In recent decades, anime - encompassing Japanese, Korean, and Chinese animation 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 unrivalled library of anime content, boasting over 44,000 episodes, attracting over 21M 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
Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Kun Gao
(Co-Founder & CEO)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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