Roku · 21 hours ago
Senior Program Manager
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $350K/yr
8+ years expRoku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and they are seeking a Senior Program Manager to drive execution for The Roku Channel across various platforms. The role involves orchestrating delivery across client teams, managing dependencies, and ensuring launch readiness for customer-facing experiences.
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Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end program planning and execution for The Roku Channel initiatives spanning Roku OS, web, third-party connected TV platforms, and mobile/tablet
Run quarterly and continuous planning across The Roku Channel workstreams; drive re-plans as priorities shift, and dependencies change
Build and maintain integrated delivery plans across multiple teams (milestones, critical paths, risks, decision points, and launch readiness criteria)
Establish and run operating mechanisms that improve predictability: weekly program reviews, dependency forums, release readiness checkpoints, and post-launch retrospectives
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Engineering, UX, QA, Data/Analytics, and operational partners to ensure clarity on scope, ownership, and timelines
Orchestrate dependencies with contributing teams such as personalization/recommendations, content operations, and platform experience stakeholders impacting discovery, navigation, content mix, and monetization flows
Drive RACI-style clarity for cross-team initiatives; ensure healthy scope and ownership boundaries across platforms and partner teams
Forecast capacity and identify gaps early across Engineering, UX, QA, Data, and partner teams to support planning and delivery commitments
Publish and maintain program reporting and executive-facing communication: status, risks, tradeoffs, decisions needed, and mitigations—keeping teams aligned and unblocked
Partner with engineering leadership to improve delivery hygiene and quality readiness, supporting cross-platform consistency while respecting platform-specific constraints
Support program scaling as The Roku Channel grows, helping define tooling, templates, and future program management needs
Qualification
Preferred
8+ years of program management (or technical program management) experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in consumer software, media/streaming, or platform products
Proven ability to deliver multi-team, multi-workstream programs with high dependency complexity and multiple stakeholder groups
Experience working closely with engineering teams and technical systems (client/server integration, APIs, experimentation, analytics, release processes)
Strong execution discipline: critical path planning, risk management, escalation, and crisp stakeholder communication
Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving alignment without authority across diverse organizations
Familiarity with streaming concepts (AVOD/SVOD/FAST/LIVE), discovery and personalization/recommendations, and content operations is a plus
Experience with multi-platform product delivery (CTV, web, mobile) and the realities of differing release trains and quality requirements is a plus
Bachelor's degree in a technical or related field (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
Health insurance
Equity awards
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Parental leave
Wellness benefits
Paid time off
Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
Life
Accident
Disability
Commuter
Retirement options (401(k)/pension)
Company
Roku
Roku develops video streaming devices that provide users access to Internet-streamed video or audio services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$220.61MKey Investors
News CorpFidelityGlobespan Capital Partners
2017-09-28IPO
2015-11-09Series H· $45.5M
2015-11-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Preston Smalley
VP of Viewer Product
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Thomas Dodson
Vice President of Platform Operations
Recent News
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