Director, Games Systems Integration
at Crunchyroll, LLC
Remote
About Crunchyroll
WE HELP EVERYONE BELONG. ITS OUR PURPOSE.
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, its powered by the anime content we all love.
Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime!
About the role
You will propose and drive innovation to improve Crunchyrolls fansexperience worldwide across team members and teams. You will partner with Business Development, Engineering and Product teams to establish the Crunchyroll games system platform. You will ensure games studios have access to best in class developer experience. This is an entrepreneurial environment and you must like to solve complex problems with competing priorities. This means you are not only able to develop high-level strategic initiatives, but can also roll up your sleeves, dig in, and get the job done.
You will anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate, and make trade-offs, and balance partner needs. You’re able to take complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces, develop functional specifications, and deliver. High judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role.
In the role of Director, Game Systems Integration, you will report to the VP of Technology Partnerships and R&D.
We are considering applicants for the location of remote US.
About You
We get excited about candidates, like you, because…
- You have 5+ years of video games platform development experience
- You have 10+ years of leadership experience
- You have 5+ years of leading partnership initiatives, working directly with partners
- You have demonstrated strategic thinking in building solutions for the future
About the Team
The Technology Partnerships team at Crunchyroll plays a pivotal role in enhancing and expanding our users’experiences. We collaborate extensively with a diverse network of device, payment, and gaming partners to broaden the reach of Crunchyroll’s offerings. Our primary objective is to drive growth, open up new acquisition channels, and optimize both the scope and quality of our services. Situated at the crossroads of technology and business, we are dedicated to enabling experiences that delights our members.
About Game Systems: our goal is to enable games studios to seamlessly integrate and launch their greatest hits on Crunchyroll. You will lead a team of engineers to build and operate the product and infrastructure enabling the games developer platform. This includes features like authentication, cloud saves, leaderboards, achievements, and social capabilities.This also includes core technologies like Web API and developer environments.
Why you will love working at Crunchyroll
In addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Receive a great compensation package including salary plus performance bonus earning potential, paid annually.
- Flexible time off policies allowing you to take the time you need to be your whole self.
- Generous medical, dental, vision, STD, LTD, and life insurance
- Health Saving Account HSA program
- Health care and dependent care FSA
- 401(k) plan, with employer match
- Employer paid commuter benefit
- Support program for new parents
- Pet insurance and some of our offices are pet friendly!
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About our Values
We want to be everything for someone rather than something for everyone and we do this by living and modeling our values in all that we do. We value
Courage. We believe that when we overcome fear, we enable our best selves.
Curiosity. We are curious, which is the gateway to empathy, inclusion, and understanding.
Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
Our commitment to diversity and inclusion
Our mission of helping people belong reflects our commitment to diversity &inclusion. It’s just the way we do business.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Crunchyroll. Pursuant to applicable law, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
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