# Strategic Initiatives Director at Crunchyroll, LLC

> United States · Director+ · Other · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Acrunchyroll%3A8286617 (read 2026-11-13).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Crunchyroll, LLC](https://alderhq.app/companies/crunchyroll-llc)
- Location text: Los Angeles, California, United States; Los Angeles
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; Los Angeles")
- Posted: 2026-10-22 (21 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-04 · last verified: 2026-11-13
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/jobs/8286617?gh_jid=8286617

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $196k–$245k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Los Angeles, n 305): p25 $165k, median $200k, p75 $238k
- Licensed UK sponsor: registered as "Crunchyroll Limited" (checked 2026-11-09, [register](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers))

## Description (the employer's text)

### About Crunchyroll

Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love.

Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!

### About the role

The Strategic Initiatives Director will help shape and execute Crunchyroll’s growth agenda by evaluating strategic opportunities, developing clear recommendations for senior leadership, and mobilizing cross-functional teams to move important initiatives forward. The role sits at the intersection of corporate strategy, corporate development, partnerships, operating model design, new business incubation, and enterprise execution.

This is a highly collaborative senior role for a structured thinker who can move comfortably between market analysis, executive communication, financial and strategic assessment, and hands-on program leadership. The portfolio will evolve with business priorities and may include both inorganic and organic growth initiatives.

Reporting to the VP, Corporate Development, the Strategic Initiatives Director will:

- Lead the assessment and prioritization of strategic growth opportunities across Crunchyroll’s businesses, markets, products, and partnerships.
- Translate ambiguous questions into structured analysis, practical options, and clear recommendations.
- Work across Strategy, Corporate Development, Finance, Legal, Product, Content, Marketing, and other business teams to build alignment, drive execution, and spearhead a dynamic range of cross-functional projects.
### Areas of responsibility

### Strategic opportunity assessments and Build / Buy / Partner decisions

- Monitor market dynamics, competitive activity, emerging business models, and relevant trends; lead target screening, opportunity assessment, and prioritization across sectors, geographies, and business models.
- Build strategic, commercial, and financial frameworks that assess rationale, value-creation potential, risks, dependencies, and execution implications.
- Evaluate strategic partnerships and selected growth capabilities, including fit, economics, feasibility, risks, governance, and recommended path forward.
- Partner with business and functional leaders to shape deal structures, operating requirements, and implementation roadmaps.
### Executive decision support and cross-functional alignment

- Prepare concise, decision-useful materials for senior leadership, executive committees, and board discussions, translating complex information into clear recommendations, decision asks, and next steps.
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams, maintain action logs and decision registers, establish stakeholder cadences, and drive timely follow-through.
- Communicate uncertainty, data gaps, unresolved trade-offs, risks, and dependencies clearly and proactively.
- Where needed, support selected integration-related initiatives by leading or supporting business units in transition, e.g., pre-close planning, milestones, dependencies, and post-closing integration for business continuity.
### About you

- You bring 12+ years of experience in corporate strategy, corporate development, management consulting, investment banking, private equity / investing, or a related strategic program leadership role.
- You have a track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives from ambiguous problem definition through recommendation and execution.
- You combine strategic judgment with analytical rigor, including market assessment, business cases, financial analysis, scenario evaluation, and prioritization.
- You communicate clearly and credibly with senior executives, business leaders, and functional subject-matter experts, including through polished, executive-ready presentations.
- You create structure, clarify ownership, anticipate dependencies, follow through on commitments, and adapt as priorities change.

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