Vice President of COO Initiatives, Crunchyroll
$205-257k
+ Performance bonus earning potential
1-3 days a week in office (Culver City, CA)
Streaming service for anime and manga
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Streaming service for anime and manga
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$205-257k
+ Performance bonus earning potential
1-3 days a week in office (Culver City, CA)
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
- We’re seeking a strategic and results-driven leader to join our Strategy, Marketing, and Operations (SOM) team, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer
- 15+ years of experience in fast-growing, agile companies, with exposure to multiple functions. Strong experience in entertainment, streaming media, operations, marketing, and strategy is required, along with 2+ years of management consulting experience
- Demonstrated leadership with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and teams
- Extensive communications expertise, including executive messaging, internal comms strategy, and high-level presentation development
- Strong financial acumen, with experience leading budgeting and OKR planning
- Exceptional project management skills, with a keen eye for identifying bottlenecks and streamlining workflows
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach and a strong sense of urgency
- An MBA or equivalent experience in business, leadership, or a related field preferred
- Passion for anime, entertainment, and pop culture is a plus
What the job involves
- As VP of COO Initiatives, you will drive cross-functional alignment, oversee key planning processes, and enhance organizational effectiveness during a period of growth and transformation
- You will be a critical partner to the COO, ensuring teams are aligned on priorities, tracking progress, and communicating key achievements
- Collaborate with the COO on budgeting, including annual planning and quarterly reviews, ensuring alignment with actuals across SOM functions
- Oversee teams preparing budget materials and manage cross-functional programs to enhance collaboration
- Lead the OKR process for SOM, coordinating with the strategy and planning team, and facilitate biannual planning to set team priorities
- Organize updates and briefings to monitor progress and identify risks, and oversee SOM team offsites and company events
- Facilitate weekly leadership meetings with agendas focused on decision-making and collaboration, producing summaries and briefing documents for partner meetings
- Refine communication between departments and the COO, developing an internal communications plan to highlight priorities and recognize team achievements
- Collaborate on company-wide initiatives, prepare presentations for speaking engagements, and manage updates based on functional contributions
- Create a framework for cross-functional crisis response and lead projects requiring collaboration, such as engagement surveys and action planning
- We are considering applicants available to work a hybrid schedule, with a few days each week onsite at our Culver City office
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 values
- Courage: When we overcome fear, we enable our best selves
- Curiosity: We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding
- Service: We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others
- Kaizen: We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress
Company HQ
Lucerne - Higuera, Culver City, CA
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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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