Streaming Revenue Strategy & Financial Planning Manager

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a Streaming Revenue Strategy & Financial Planning Manager with a major corporation in Burbank, CA. 4 days per week on-site, Fridays Remote.

12+ month contract
Pay Rate: $60 - $62/hr DOE

MUST HAVES:

• Ad sales finance experience, preferably in streaming (not linear)
• Strong financial modeling and KPI skills
• Individual contributor role (no direct reports), but prior people management experience preferred (will work closely with a VP)
• Financial modeling + strategy experience (corporate or consulting) with the ability to build executive-level strategy decks
• Chief of Staff background is a strong plus
• Advanced Excel skills with complex formulas and financial forecasting experience (investment banking background not required)
• Experience with revenue forecasting up to ~$570 million and managing budgets of $7 10 million
• Financial reporting to SVP level
• Airtable proficiency required will lead business overview work, pull and clean data from Airtable, build models, create graphs, and develop financial models

Job Summary:
The Advertising Streaming Solutions team is seeking a temporary Manager for the Strategic Projects vertical. As a member of the Streaming Solutions group within Client Partnerships, this role will support the development of a new vertical that drives multi-platform revenue growth within the Streaming Content team.

The right candidate will pair storytelling skills with strategic thinking to craft cross-functional strategies, financial analyses, and executive presentations, ultimately driving addressable revenue for Advertising.

Key Responsibilities:
Lead the creation, maintenance, and execution of an annual strategic and financial plan for streaming revenue growth, including goal setting, monthly forecasting, and executive presentations and reporting
Support revenue reporting accuracy and maintenance across Air Table tool and reporting interfaces, including playing a leadership role in the Client Partnerships Air Table CoLab and partnering with the Air Table Specialist to proactively improve the Air Table to meet the evolving needs of Client Partnerships
Maintain the Streaming Expense Budget, including regular processing of payments, collaboration with Finance, budget analyses, and monthly reporting for executive leadership
Coordinate and create quarterly global content slate views with Programming, Comms, and Executive Leadership to support sales opportunities across the US, CA, Lat Am, EMEA, and ANZ
Maintain a content sneak peek briefcase of upcoming content, including driving the creation of trackers, materials, and talking points for Client Partnerships leadership in client meetings
Support quick-turn executive presentation building (from objective to outline to full deck) and ad hoc analyses, coordinating across Client Partnerships to push forward key strategic projects
Represent the perspective of Client Partnerships in cross-functional meetings with DTC to support long-term parity and alignment between Streaming services
Facilitate collaboration across teams to identify innovative and market-leading ad sales opportunities tied to Streaming content, audience insights, and ad product capabilities
Identify opportunities for optimization, recommend processes to streamline, and maintain internal processes to promote cross-functional collaboration, operational efficiency, and revenue tracking
Collaborate with internal partners such as RYM, Analytics and Addressable Sales to optimize available streaming opportunities in the marketplace and develop net new approaches to driving streaming revenue
Support our approach of Streaming growth holistically by building relationships and solutions with our internal content and solutions partners (Entertainment, Sports)
Create timely materials to push relevant opportunities in the market for the Sales team to drive revenue

Basic Qualifications:
Background in consulting, investment banking, strategy, or streaming
Generalist digital business experience with sufficient fluency in finance, marketing, product, legal, and analytics domains
Proficiency in financial modelling, data analysis, visual and concise executive presentation building and storytelling, and executive memo writing
Strong idea generation and business strategy sense, with the ability to take an ambiguous concept and create a long-term stable strategy with detailed execution plan
Track record of driving monetization opportunities at scale
Creative thinking paired with a keen business acumen to analyze data to inform insights for overall strategy development
Highly motivated with a positive attitude and joyful leadership style
Able to translate between high level strategy and the details of tactical planning and execution
Strong interpersonal skills (especially in high stress environments) and professional presence
Exceptional written and verbal communication as well as presentation skills (both in creation and delivery)
Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and…