Netflix

Director of Operations, New Content Experiences (NCX)

Netflix$500K+*
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Extensive leadership experience in multidisciplinary operations or program management teams within complex media or tech environments.
  • Proven track record in '0-to-1' spaces to bring structure and scale to ambiguous initiatives.
  • Exceptional executive communication skills for distilling complex operational realities for C-level leadership.
  • Ability to influence cross-functional partners without direct authority.
  • Data-informed operational mindset to identify workflow bottlenecks and pioneer solutions.
  • Insatiable curiosity for the evolving media landscape and deep empathy for diverse global markets.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and oversee workflows and documentation for new content experiences.
  • Streamline operational processes for new content experiences to optimize speed to launch and risk management.
  • Serve as the bridge between Content, Engineering, and Product Management to translate complex deals into operational workflows.
  • Oversee risk management and contingency planning during critical launch windows.
  • Mentor and grow a multidisciplinary team while fostering a culture of innovation and speed.
  • Drive execution of high-profile launches and build playbooks for regional teams.
  • Maintain partnerships with Regional Product merchandising leaders to enhance local content experiences.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Health Plans and Mental Health support.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match.
  • Stock Option Program and various Disability Programs.
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Family-forming benefits and Life and Serious Injury Benefits.
  • Flexible paid time off for full-time salaried employees and 35 days of paid time off annually for hourly employees.
Full Job Description

As the Director of Operations for New Content Experiences (NCX), you will be the operational architect behind the next era of Netflix entertainment. Operating in a high-impact 'start-up' environment within a global powerhouse, you will lead a multidisciplinary team tasked with bringing 0-to-1 experiences, including Live Events, Games, Podcasts, and emerging formats to life for millions of members. If you thrive on transforming abstract creative visions into scalable, flawless global launches, this is your opportunity to define the future of media consumption

You will lead a multifunctional team of Lead Program Managers, Creative Operations Program Managers, Launch Managers, and Launch Coordinators. Program Managers oversee the end-to-end program management required to stand up new experiences with our cross-functional partners in Content, Product Management, and Engineering teams, and to build and launch them on Netflix. Their work includes managing 0-1 new content roll-outs, overseeing the execution of new functionality and capabilities, facilitating the creation of product envelopes with our engineering partners, and ingesting and testing support of new content experiences as they come to the Netflix service. Launch Managers' seamless launches of all content on our Product, the implementation and execution of defined title merchandising strategies, operational solutions for bespoke positioning of our titles, and strong partnerships across our partners in the Content, Product, and Marketing teams. The Creative Operations team centralizes end-to-end gathering, distribution, and delivery of artifacts, context, and assets, and acts as the driving force in upholding creative production workflows within Product Merchandising.


As the leader of this multifunctional team, you should be comfortable in start-up mode and building high-profile 0 6 teams in new, emerging areas for the business. You will interface daily with executive leadership and cross-functional experts across Content, Game Studio, Content Ingestion & Distribution, Product Management, Engineering, Tech Operations, and Local Product Merchandising, vision brought to life by the Experience Design team and the real-life content deals that arrive on our doorstep at a rapid pace.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Scale the Future: Architect and oversee clear workflows and documentation (playbooks, onboarding materials, presentations) to rapidly and consistently graduate new content experiences to be operationalized by our regional product merchandising teams. Continue to set the standard for excellence, pioneering innovations for New Content Experiences before rolling them out globally.

  • Constantly work to scale and simplify the intake, operationalization, and contingency planning processes for new content experiences. Continuously pressure test and streamline workflows to ensure optimized speed to launch, risk management, and opportunities for enhancements.

  • Cross-Functional Leadership: Serve as the critical bridge between Content, Engineering, Product Management, and Experience Design, translating complex content deals into clear operational workflows and technical roadmaps.

  • Drive Launch Excellence: Oversee risk management, SLAs, and contingency planning to ensure flawless execution during high-stakes, time-sensitive critical launch windows (e.g., Live streams).

  • Develop Top Talent: Mentor and grow a world-class multidisciplinary team of Program Managers, Launch Managers, and Creative Operations specialists, fostering a culture of innovation, speed, and continuous improvement.

  • Hands-on Execution & Global Scaling: Act as a 4player-coach4 who is willing to personally drive highly ambiguous, high-profile launches, while simultaneously building the playbooks necessary to 4graduate4 these workflows to regional merchandising teams worldwide. Ensure constant strategic alignment by providing synthesized, high-level visibility to executive leadership.

  • Maintain strong partnerships with Regional Product merchandising leaders to help tether local content experience to the evolution of the product and product leaders.

Qualifications

  • Extensive leadership experience building and managing multidisciplinary operations or program management teams, ideally within complex product, media, or tech environments.

  • Proven track record of operating in 90-to-19 spaces, bringing structure, alignment, and scale to highly ambiguous, fast-paced initiatives.

  • Exceptional executive communication skills, with the ability to distill complex operational realities into clear memos and presentations for C-level leadership. Proven ability to influence matrixed cross-functional partners (Engineering, Content, Product) without direct authority.

  • A data-informed operational mindset; comfortable using both quantitative and qualitative methods to identify workflow bottlenecks and pioneer new solutions.

  • An insatiable curiosity for the evolving media landscape (Live, Games, emerging formats), coupled with a deep empathy for diverse global regions to ensure workflows scale seamlessly across international markets.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $540,000.00 - $870,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc. is an American media company founded on August 29, 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, and currently based in Los Gatos, California, with production offices and stages at the Los Angeles-based Hollywood studios (formerly old Warner Brothers studios) and the Albuquerque Studios (formerly ABQ studios). It operates an eponymous over-the-top subscription video on-demand service, which showcases acquired and original programming as well as third-party content licensed from other production companies and distributors. Netflix is also the first streaming media company to be a member of the Motion Picture Association.
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Size
11,300 employees
Market Cap
$127.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.7 billion
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+27.5%
Revenue
$24.9 billion
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