Crunchyroll · 3 hours ago
Principal Technical Program Manager, Enterprise Technology
Crunchyroll is a leading company in the anime industry, dedicated to delivering anime content to a global community. The Principal Technical Program Manager will oversee technical projects and initiatives, drive execution across engineering teams, and ensure alignment on goals and delivery timelines within the Enterprise Technology department.
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Responsibilities
Organize, plan, and track ongoing technical projects and critical initiatives for the Enterprise Technology team, with a specific focus on Digital Supply Chain
Drive day-to-day technical execution across engineering teams, ensuring progress against design milestones, system readiness, and delivery timelines
Translate high-level business needs into technically feasible and prioritized requirements. Ensure every initiative has clear technical definitions and delivery criteria
Partner with engineering leads to understand technical architecture and align roadmaps with execution plans. Drive consistent decision-making by clarifying trade-offs and validating technical feasibility throughout the program lifecycle
Identify cross team dependencies, blockers, manage risks, and proactively clear paths to execution without waiting for direction
Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Backlog grooming, Sprint planning, Daily standup, Retrospectives, Demos, UAT coordination), where applicable, to drive team accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement
Create and maintain functional and technical documentation, including process flows, APIs, and integration specs to ensure long-term maintainability and clarity
Serve as a key liaison with relevant business groups to facilitate planning and collaboration between teams, align on goals, identify dependencies, mitigate risks, and effectively communicate regular updates to all stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience within software development managing complex, technical programs in content/media, digital platforms, or SaaS
Technical foundation—you're comfortable in conversations about APIs, content pipelines and cloud architecture
Background in software development processes and Agile SDLC
Ability to understand business needs, priorities and can track execution towards timely deliveries. Identify options and trade-offs effectively as needed
Coordinated UAT sessions and executed release/launch planning
Managed large cross-functional initiatives involving engineering, product, and operations
Written and verbal communication skills at all levels, including Senior and C-level stakeholders, and ability to effectively convey technical information to non-technical audiences
Communicate with clarity and confidence, navigating between executive updates and engineering stand-ups with ease
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Preferred
Prior experience in or managing projects specifically related to digital supply chain, including but not limited to media asset management, content and metadata workflow, or other enterprise technologies, preferred
Prior experience in or managing projects related to streaming, a plus
Fluent with tools like Jira, Confluence, Lucid, Smartsheet, or similar
Benefits
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!
Company
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is a video service provider for Japanese animated productions and Asian media services. It is a sub-organization of Ellation.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$26.8MKey Investors
Otter MediaTV Tokyo
2020-12-09Acquired
2015-11-20Series Unknown· $22M
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