Program Manager

Teamwork makes the stream work.
Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

Roku Media Content

Roku believes all TV will be streamed. Our job is to make it easier for users to find great content. The Content organization focuses on expanding the scale, reach, and content offering of The Roku Channel and on building new destinations and experiences across the Roku UI. We collaborate with many teams to deliver great content, drive engagement, and delight millions of TV streamers worldwide.

Platform Operations

Platform Operations is a department focused on VOD and Live content ingestion as well as the automated onboarding and payouts of the Content Partners themselves. This content is inclusive of first party on demand and live streaming content, as well as deep links out to third party content partner services. There are multiple departments supporting different aspects of this workflow, but ultimately everyone is dedicated to ensuring content and partners are flowing through our infrastructure pipeline and that all content is playing back properly for end users.

The department facilitates the systems architecture, infrastructure, tooling and business processes for the delivery and maintenance of content with a core focus on optimal user experience and monetization.

The Program Manager will sit within the Platform Operations Team and report into the VP of Platform Operations. The Program Manager will marshal multiple operational projects in partnership with leaders of the Platform Operations Team from inception to completion. The work will span VOD, Live and Sports content, with some projects requiring technical understanding of video infrastructure and backend processes. This person should be an organized self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment, who can create structure where needed, and is eager to learn new business and technological systems to drive solutions.

Specifically, this Program Manager will need to establish foundational, cross-functional processes for developing areas of the business while working closely with product and engineering. The position requires strong leadership, the ability to foster positive relationships with our internal teams and external content partners, while maintaining excellent communication skills.

For California Only - The estimated annual salary for this position is between $117,000 - $127,000 annually.

Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location.

This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

• Collaborate with Operations and Business to build out Content Media Guides for large scale projects focused on content deliverables, infrastructure / tooling and desired end user experience for the content.
• Support large scale initiatives across our Content and Subscriptions business.
• Deep dive into large operational deliverables and help various operations departments track, communicate out and ship critical projects.
• Own program communication, identifying and clearing blockers, and escalating as appropriate.
• Develop documentation and playbooks for initiatives and processes; manage post launch to identify learnings and areas for improvement.