Hulu Strategic Portfolio Operations Manager

工作 ID 10109560 地點圣莫尼卡, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Disney Direct to Consumer 日期已公佈 Jan. 21, 2025

申請

工作概要:

Hulu is an integral part of Disney’s Direct to Consumer (DTC) organization, leading premium streaming service offerings for live and on-demand TV and movies. Operating at the intersection of entertainment and technology and housed within the Disney Entertainment segment, Hulu is helping to bring The Walt Disney Company’s best-in-class storytelling to fans and families everywhere.

The Hulu Strategic Planning and Operations team is a highly dynamic team focused on tracking, driving strategic decisions for the Hulu business, and ensuring smooth operations through coordination with business partners. Working closely with the Hulu General Manager and content teams, the team aggregates perspectives on high-priority strategic considerations, executes analyses to inform goal setting, and collaborates with partner teams to optimize workflows for Hulu-specific needs, driving overall DTC growth.

As the Strategic Portfolio Operations Manager, you will align decision-making to Hulu’s business strategy and facilitate operations between content and non-DTC teams. This role focuses on building cross-functional feedback loops, bridging siloes, and ensuring information flow to and from BU stakeholders. You will also develop and refine operational frameworks tailored to Hulu’s needs within the Disney (Streaming) ecosystem.

This role requires strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, accountability, and operational oversight. You will work with the Director, Strategic Operations to translate priorities into actionable plans as well as key content, legal, and product counterparts. The ideal candidate has a background in management consulting or experience in strategy or business planning within the media & entertainment and/or direct-to-consumer industry, enjoys problem-solving, and is intellectually curious.

Responsibilities include:

Strategic Insights
- Synthesize complex data into actionable insights through deep dive analyses to determine growth strategies. Collaborate across DTC and partner BUs to build consensus and drive execution.
- Leverage insights to recommend strategic shifts in content strategy or operational focus
- Collaborate with teams across the company to identify and pursue white space opportunities, advancing business goals and financial targets.
- Work closely with Hulu and DTC teams to facilitate decision-making for cross-functional strategic initiatives within the Hulu portfolio, helping to establish and track key results.
Content Partner Operations
- Ensure availability, extensions, and controls are in place, working closely with compliance, partnership, legal, and operational teams to align with overall compliance strategies and contract enforcement.
- Utilize and execute on content deal snapshots, track deals, and liaise across internal partners, ensuring contract terms are operationalized effectively and tracked accurately. Elevate communications to executive levels as needed.
- Provide support in managing rights, ensuring all content rights are properly handled and documented.
Portfolio Operations
- Lead the archival, documentation, and consolidation of all processes and operational decision making with respect to the Hulu portfolio.
- Serve as non-tech quality control and Hulu POC for guidelines resulting from the above tasks, including branding and other rights-dependent features, metadata, and system nomenclature.
- Develop and standardize processes and frameworks to streamline internal reporting on rights, avails, entitlements, etc., in close collaboration with partners.
- Benchmark operational best practices against industry standards
Stakeholder and Cross-functional Operations
- Establish efficient cross-functional workflows, speeding up decision-making by aiding communication and alignment of priorities.
- Lead change management initiatives and optimize operational frameworks, addressing Hulu-specific needs within the DTC organization, in alignment with the Director, Strategic Operations’s priorities.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for innovation, continuously building relationships across the broader organization.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years of pre/post-graduate work at a management consulting firm, investment bank, or related strategy/entertainment team.
Strong understanding of the direct-to-consumer business model, digital media, and subscription-based services.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
Demonstrated business acumen with proven success in delivering results within a cross-functional team setting.
Proficiency in exploratory data analysis, advanced reporting, data modeling (e.g., Excel), and visualizations to drive decision-making and provide actionable recommendations.
Strong project management and organizational skills, with a track record of delivering on complex, cross-functional initiatives.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
High emotional intelligence (EQ), leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Creative and nimble thinker with the ability to think outside the box and solve problems.
Strong work ethic and a highly detail-oriented mindset.
Undergraduate BA/BS degree required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Graduate degree (e.g., MBA, JD/MBA or equivalent advanced degree in business, finance, or a related field) preferred.
Experience working in technology or media & entertainment, particularly in subscription-based businesses or direct-to-consumer products.
Prior experience working with or supporting licensing agreements, content acquisition, or a related field.
Familiarity with Hulu's content, technology, and operational landscape.

What We’re Looking For:

Innate emotional intelligence with a proven ability to perceive the needs, issues, and preferences of others.
Strong initiative and a willingness to get things done with urgency and accuracy.
High level of self-awareness with a positive “can do” attitude.
Ability to work independently and in areas of uncertainty while shifting priorities in an ever-changing work environment.
Highly focused and results-oriented in supporting sophisticated, deadline-driven operations; able to identify goals and priorities and resolve issues in any project stage.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $113,800.00-$152,500.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

申請

關於Disney Direct to Consumer:

Disney 的直接消費者團隊負責監督 Disney Entertainment 中的 Hulu 和 Disney+ 串流業務，協助將 The Walt Disney Company 一流的故事講述給世界各地的粉絲和家庭。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Hulu, LLC，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Direct to Consumer。

Hulu, LLC 是提供平等就業機會的僱主。求職者都會獲得聘僱考量的機會，不分種族、宗教、膚色、生理性別、性傾向、社會性別、性別認同、性別表達、原國籍、血統、年齡、婚姻狀態、軍人或退伍軍人身份、醫療狀況、遺傳資訊或殘疾狀況、或者聯邦、州級或地方法律所禁止的其他任何基本特徵。Disney 提倡讓所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好故事的商業環境，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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