Crunchyroll

Strategic Planning Manager

Crunchyroll$121K — $150K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in strategic planning or management consulting, preferably in media or tech.
  • Experienced in business strategy, scenario planning, and roadmap development.
  • Familiarity with OKRs, corporate planning, and business rhythms.
  • Strong communicator capable of collaborating with senior leaders and diverse teams.
  • Ability to present complex ideas clearly through various mediums and documents.
  • Proficient in Excel (advanced macros), Sheets, Slides, and project planning tools.
  • Background in driving impact through strategic planning or program management.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate and support the OKR program, tracking progress and reporting milestones.
  • Maintain and enhance planning tools, timelines, and strategy documents.
  • Gather insights for the 5-Year Strategic Plan for leadership review.
  • Support daily planning processes and organizational rhythms within the COO organization.
  • Collaborate with teams across HR, Finance, and Marketing to keep deliverables aligned.
  • Capture actions and decisions from leadership meetings to ensure follow-through.
  • Engage in cross-functional projects supporting COO and SVP priorities, tracking project scopes and risks.

Benefits

  • Flexible time-off policies for personal wellbeing.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Employer-paid commuter benefits for ease of travel.
  • Support programs for new parents, promoting family balance.
  • Pet insurance and pet-friendly office options to enhance workplace culture.
Full Job Description
About Crunchyroll

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.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

About the role

We're looking for a Strategic Planning Manager who is organized, analytical, and collaborative to help support Crunchyroll's enterprise planning and strategic rhythms. You'll work with teams across the company to help move key initiatives forward, keep our plans aligned, and support us as we grow.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Planning, you'll play an important role in company-wide long-range planning, be a resource in shaping a strong and focused COO organization, and provide valuable insights and support across our planning priorities.

The impact you will have:

Strategic Planning & OKR Support
  • Help coordinate and support Crunchyroll's company-wide OKR program, including tracking progress, reporting milestones, and working closely with functional leads.
  • Maintain and improve planning tools, timelines, and strategy documents.
  • Gather input for the 5-Year Strategic Plan and help summarize key insights for senior leadership.

COO Operating Rhythms
  • Support daily planning processes across the COO organization, such as calendars, budget trackers, and cross-functional reporting.
  • Work with partners across HR, Finance, Comms, and Marketing to keep main deliverables on track and aligned with company timelines.
  • Capture key takeaways and decisions from leadership meetings, and help ensure action items are followed through.

Ad Hoc Projects & Transformation Support
  • Contribute to cross-functional projects aligned with COO and SVP priorities, including organizational design, location strategy, new business opportunities, capability assessments, and enterprise-wide initiatives.
  • Partner with other teams to define project scopes, structure workstreams, and track progress.
  • Identify risks, highlight gaps, and support clear communication to keep teams aligned and moving forward.

We are considering applicants available to work a hybrid schedule, with three days each week onsite at our Los Angeles office.
About You

We get excited about candidates, like you, because...
  • You have 5+ years of experience in strategic planning or management consulting in media, entertainment, tech, or direct-to-consumer businesses; MBA is a plus.
  • You're experienced in business strategy, scenario planning, roadmap development, and designing operating models.
  • You're familiar with OKRs, corporate planning, and business rhythms.
  • You're a strong communicator with experience working across teams and levels, including senior leaders.
  • You translate complex ideas into clear presentations, tools, and messages that bring strategy to life.
  • You're experienced with tools like Excel (can write advanced macros)/Sheets, Slides, and platforms that support project planning and collaboration.
  • You have experience driving impact through strategic planning, business operations, or program management.
Why you will love working at Crunchyroll

In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:
  • 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!

#LifeAtCrunchyroll #LI-Hybrid

The Pay Range for this position is listed. Actual pay will vary based on factors including, but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Crunchyroll's Total Rewards offerings for employees. Other rewards may include performance bonuses, employer matched retirement savings, time-off programs, and progressive health benefits and perks.

Pay Transparency - Los Angeles, CA

$121,000-$150,000 USD

About our Values

We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value
  • Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
  • Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
  • Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
  • Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity & inclusion. It's just the way we do business.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.

Questions about Crunchyroll's hiring process? Please check out our Hiring FAQs: https://help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040471712-Crunchyroll-Hiring-FAQs

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Please beware of recent scams to online job seekers. Those applying to our job openings will only be contacted directly from @crunchyroll.com email account.

About Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll is a streaming service that specializes in anime, manga, and Asian dramas. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Crunchyroll offers a wide selection of anime and manga titles, as well as simulcasts of popular shows from Japan. The company also produces its own original content, including anime series and live-action dramas. Crunchyroll has over 3 million paid subscribers and is available in over 200 countries.
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Size
250 employees
Industry
Founded
2008

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