Senior Program Manager, Roku
Global Product Launch
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
Open for applications
Convenient and affordable TV streaming players
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide its users with a more convenient and cost effective way of watching the programs they love.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years in Engineering, Operations, or Supply Chain program management, or Management Consulting with technical undergrad degree
- An MS/BS ideally in engineering or related technical discipline
- Track record in customer-facing roles
- The flexibility to thrive in a dynamic environment…no two days at Roku are ever the same
- Solid chops in leading the delivery of multiple cross-functional and multi-workstream programs
- A track record of leading R&D efforts and bringing new hardware and software technologies to market
- Experience launching global consumer products - B2C or B2B2C
- Insatiable curiosity…you ask lots of questions and go searching for answers
What the job involves
- As a Program Manager within the Roku Device’s organization, you will be responsible for global product launches of next-gen hardware products and platform initiatives
- You will be deeply embedded with a tight team of hard working, fun, and talented professionals all working to deliver the simplest, most accessible, and best performing home entertainment experience on the planet
- This is a broad role, requiring technical chops, business savvy, stellar communication, and drive. It will require you to know the customer and relentlessly advocate in their best interest
- Some days you will be deep in technical reviews with designers and engineers
- Other days you’ll be reviewing readiness with marketing, sales, and customer support
- Working alongside Product Management, you will own program execution – building and leading cross-functional teams of stakeholders to deliver your products on time, on budget, and with the highest quality experience possible for customers
- As owner of these efforts, you will oversee all aspects of new product development, go-to-market planning, product acceptance testing, and post launch monitoring
- Performing rapid and ongoing assessments of program risks
- Developing/executing recommendations, accelerating the outcomes, and managing change effectively
- Synthesizing overall program status from multiple inputs
- Conveying key information to executive management in a concise way
- Managing critical decision making, exploring and implementing contingency plans, and ensuring cross-functional alignment throughout the development process
- Identifying and driving process improvements that reduce risk and improve efficiency for all aspects of new product development
- Developing and enhancing relationships with key stakeholders, understanding the business and navigating within the organization to drive programs effectively
Our take
According to Nielsen data, the average streamer spends over seven minutes searching for something to watch. Streaming services use customers' viewing history to make suggestions, but these are limited to programs licensed for that particular service.
Roku provides an integrated streaming service that offers TV channels, movies and third-party streaming services, resulting in an all-in-one streaming platform. The service can be accessed through a variety of customized subscription packages and fees.
Roku stands out in the streaming industry by bringing many competitors together in one package. The startup provides further innovative services such as a weekly TV series named 'Roku Recommends' which uses first-party data to recommend essential viewing to users. Alongside funding filmmakers through its "Change Makers Program", Roku also acquired its own original library of shows through its acquisition of now-defunct Quibi's library in 2021. After successful collaborations with TCL and Hisense, the first in-house "Roku Television" was released in 2023, further exemplifying the streaming company's wider ambitions in the media sector.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2016
$45.5m
LATE VC
Nov 2015
$45.5m
SERIES H
Total funding: $247.8m
Company benefits
- Medical, wellness and financial benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Free snacks and access to the company fitness center
Company HQ
Newhall, San Jose, CA
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Leadership
Anthony Wood
(CEO)Studied Engineering at Texas A&M before founding their first company in 1986. They held VP roles at both Adobe and Netflix.
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