Senior Manager, Digital Manga Operations & Planning

<div class="content-intro"><h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []">About Crunchyroll</h2> <p>Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.</p> <p>Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!</p></div><h2>About the role</h2> <p>Crunchyroll is seeking a Senior Manager, Digital Manga Operations Planning to help scale a newly launched product. In this role, you will own the strategy, planning, and execution driving the global growth of Crunchyroll’s digital manga offering, while ensuring cross-functional alignment throughout the process. You will partner closely with the Director of Digital Manga and key stakeholders to develop the product roadmap, manage budgets, and execute approved initiatives.</p> <ul> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Act as the operational owner to stakeholders and partners across Product Engineering, Legal, Content Acquisitions, Business Operations, Programming, Marketing, and external partners</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Ensure the workflows, partnerships, and support systems are in place to successfully run and scale the product</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Identify gaps in current processes and improve workflows with localization, programming, curation, and other operational supporting teams</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Introduce global workflows in regions to better integrate regional teams into the global organization</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Manage partner relationships that support the manga business</li> <li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0">Own and manage project budgets tied to operations and partnerships</li> </ul> <p>This role works a hybrid schedule, with three days each week onsite in Los Angelas. </p> <h2>About You</h2> <p>We get excited about candidates, like you, because you bring...</p> <ul> <li>You bring 8+ years of experience in areas like global strategy, business operations, localization, distribution, growth, or project/program management—ideally in a subscription-based business such as entertainment, publishing, or streaming technology.</li> <li>You communicate clearly and confidently, both in writing and verbally. You’re especially strong at creating <strong data-start="821" data-end="887">polished presentations, spreadsheets, dashboards, and trackers</strong> that help senior leaders quickly understand what’s happening and what decisions need to be made.</li> <li>You’re a <strong data-start="995" data-end="1011">self-starter</strong> who spots gaps, takes ownership, and proactively supports your team. Ambiguity doesn’t slow you down—you’re good at breaking unclear asks into structured workstreams, clear priorities, and actionable next steps.</li> <li>You work well with many partners at once, collaborating across product, engineering, marketing, content, and operations to gather insights, analyze data, and help guide the direction and growth of a product.</li> <li>You’re known for your <strong data-start="1456" data-end="1482">operational excellence</strong>: you’re detail-oriented, highly organized, and process-driven, and you can manage timelines, documentation, and follow-ups independently.</li> <li>You have experience working in a <strong data-start="1655" data-end="1691">global, distributed organization</strong>, collaborating across time zones, regions, and cultures, and you approach that work with empathy and clarity.</li> <li>Most importantly, you’re <strong data-start="1828" data-end="1863">down-to-earth and team-oriented</strong>. You care about d ... (truncated, view full listing at source)