Mena Direct-to-consumer job id- 1774
Who We Are**:
We're a cast of characters working to shine a spotlight on anime. Crunchyroll is an international business focused on creating both online and offline experiences for fans through content (licensed, co-produced, originals, distribution), merchandise, events, gaming, news, and more. Visit our About Us pages for more information about our collection of brands.
**Location: Dubai, UAE**:
**The Role**:
Crunchyroll is looking for a top-tier professional to lead its growth and operations in the Middle East and Northern Africa markets. Reporting to the Vice President, Global Business Operations this individual will work with various teams, partners, and third parties to design long-term strategies and assess initiatives focused on user education, subscriber growth, and revenue generation on top of leading all aspects of the overall business performance of the territory.
**About The Global Business Operations Team**:
Both domestic and ever-expanding international efforts fuel Crunchyroll's growth. The Global Business Operations team is responsible for identifying growth and efficiency opportunities for Crunchyroll. The team works closely with internal and external partners to expand the anime fan experience and Crunchyroll's presence around the globe. Global Business Operations helps everyone belong by improving the value and accessibility of everything Crunchyroll, giving anime and manga fans around the world a place to call home.
**About You**:
- 8+ years of work experience in a global or international organization in the tech, media, or video game spaces.
- Deep understanding of the MENA business, media, and pop culture landscapes and the local anime community's needs and preferences.
- Capable of navigating priorities shifts and ambiguities while working in a fast-paced and constantly evolving environment.
- Knows how to translate business vision into strategies and tactics.
- Understanding of the digital media landscape with experience prospecting, championing, and closing complex multifaceted deals and partnerships.
- Strengths across financial modeling, pitch decks, and business and strategy plan development.
- Prior success in working in a distributed team environment with peers and partners in multiple time zones with various cultures and backgrounds.
- Established relationships with key partners, vendors, and freelancers across the MENA markets.
- Experience driving external partners, project management, and vendors.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Fluency in English and Arabic.
- Willing to travel domestically and internationally, and open to relocation within the region.
- Knowledge of the anime industry, subscription business models, and the OTT market are strong pluses.
- Affinity with Crunchyroll's values: Courage, Curiosity, Service, and Kaizen.
**A Day In The Life Of Our MENA Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Lead**:
- Help expand Crunchyroll in the Middle East and Northern Africa markets by being responsible for operations and collaborating closely with US-based HQ and local team members.
- Drive and support key initiatives such as distribution partnerships, media launches, events, and regional strategic deals with telcos, retailers, and payment partners.
- Develop mid and long-range plans to expand Crunchyroll's presence in the region.
- Own go-to-market strategies from ideation through execution.
- Guide regional agencies, contractors, and local staff in priorities, timing, scope, and performance.
- Evaluate proposals from global and local partners, judging cost/benefit, strategic and financial impact, and prioritizing them.
- Build business cases, projections, and metrics for new initiatives in the market and measure return on investment and effort spent.
- Develop measurable critical metrics in partnership with HQ and report on them regularly.
- Build and run MENA's operational budget and own its objectives and key results.
**Hiring Conditions**:
- Full-time open-ended contract position
- Competitive salary
- Annual performance bonus
Questions about Crunchyroll's hiring process? Please check out our **FAQ**
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**About Crunchyroll**:
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and subscription premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles and manga publishing.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts — top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
