Business Operations & Vendor Strategy Lead Streaming Platforms - 1621

Must Have:

• Vendor management and commercial operations
  
• Budget tracking, invoice management, accruals, and expense forecasting
  
• Financial reporting and variance analysis
  
• Partner operations and contract compliance
  
• Excel and financial tracking/reporting
  
• Cross -functional coordination with Finance, Legal, Tax, Procurement, and Product teams
  
• Streaming, DTC, AVOD, FAST, SVOD, or digital media platform experience
  
• Process improvement and operational governance
  
• Stakeholder communication and executive reporting
  

Responsibilities:

• Manage operational governance across platform vendors and partner relationships
  
• Track monthly spend, invoices, forecasts, and budget alignment across multiple vendors
  
• Identify operational risks, cost optimization opportunities, and vendor performance gaps
  
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Procurement, Tax, and Product teams on approvals and workflows
  
• Oversee commercial agreements, onboarding processes, and operational compliance
  
• Build and improve scalable business processes across platform operations
  
• Support revenue share workflows, partner reporting, and payment tracking
  
• Present operational and financial insights to business leadership
  
• Manage ongoing reporting and tracking across vendor, partner, and platform ecosystems
  
• Help support launch and ongoing operations of new streaming platform initiatives
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
  
• Experience within streaming, digital media, entertainment, gaming, music, or DTC platforms
  
• Strong operational and financial literacy with ability to manage spend tracking and reporting
  
• Experience managing external vendor and partner relationships
  
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work in fast -paced startup -like environments
  
• Proven ability to improve workflows and operational processes
  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
  
• Self -starter capable of operating with minimal oversight
  

Nice to Have:

• AVOD, FAST, OTT, or connected TV platform experience
  
• Revenue share or royalty reporting exposure
  
• Experience with accounts payable or procurement systems
  
• Startup or high -growth business operations experience
  
• Experience supporting platform launches or new business initiatives