Senior Manager, Creative Innovation - Technology

3 Months ago • 10 Years + • Business Development • $210,000 PA - $525,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Creative Innovation - Technology at Netflix will lead efforts in business development with technology companies, startups, and industry innovators. This role involves sourcing, evaluating, and procuring emerging technologies to enhance Netflix's creative and production capabilities. Responsibilities include fostering partnerships, developing evaluation methodologies, engaging with the startup community, overseeing pilot projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or technology innovation within media or entertainment, a strong understanding of content production workflows, and excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Must have:
  • 10+ years experience in business development/partnerships in media/entertainment
  • Proven ability to build and manage tech vendor partnerships (AI, creative tech)
  • Active involvement in the startup community, identifying early-stage opportunities
  • Strong understanding of content production workflows and technology's role
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills
Perks:
  • Comprehensive Health Plans
  • Mental Health support
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
  • Stock Option Program
  • Disability Programs
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Life and Serious Injury Benefits
  • Paid Time Off

Job Details

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

At Netflix, we empower creators to shape the future of storytelling through cutting-edge technology. The Creative Innovation team identifies and integrates emerging technologies like generative AI, real-time tools, and transmedia to enhance creativity, streamline production timelines, and elevate member engagement. Through strategic business development, we enable global content teams to experiment and innovate at scale.

The Senior Manager will lead efforts to seed new business development with technology companies, startups, and industry innovators. This role focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and procuring emerging technologies that enhance Netflix’s creative and production capabilities. By actively engaging with the startup community and navigating technology trends at the ground level, you will identify opportunities for Netflix at the earliest stages and forge partnerships that contribute to both immediate success and future growth.

These creator tools can refer to a suite of software applications, platforms, and technologies specifically designed to enhance the creative process for filmmakers and production teams. These tools can range from internal solutions developed by Netflix to third-party software that is integrated into a production workflow. The primary purpose of these tools is to streamline various aspects of content creation, from pitch-to-play, making the creative process more collaborative and innovative.

You are a proactive, flexible leader with strong judgment and organizational skills, able to manage diverse responsibilities in a fast-moving environment. This is a demanding position that requires someone who can influence without direct authority, make quick decisions, provide strong communication, and be motivated to drive meaningful change.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Seed New Business Development: Source and foster partnerships with emerging technology companies that contribute to Netflix’s current success and future growth. Identify and manage relationships with external vendors.

  • Evaluate and Procure Technology: Develop evaluation methodologies and assess new technologies for scalability & potential to enhance content creation workflows. Collaborate with internal teams across Studio & Product to ensure seamless integration and alignment with production needs.

  • Engage with the Startup Community: Actively participate in the startup ecosystem to stay ahead of technology trends and innovations, identifying early-stage opportunities that can benefit Netflix’s content production and storytelling.

  • Lead Innovation Projects: Oversee the execution of pilot projects and proof-of-concept initiatives for new technologies, ensuring they align with Netflix’s creative goals and can be scaled effectively.

  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with teams across Content, Production, and Technology to implement and optimize new tools and technologies, maintaining a focus on creative quality and operational efficiency.

Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or technology innovation within the media or entertainment sectors.

  • Proven ability to build and manage partnerships with technology vendors, particularly in emerging areas like AI-driven tools and creative technologies. 

  • Active involvement in the startup community, with the ability to navigate tech trends and identify early-stage opportunities.

  • Strong understanding of content production workflows and the role of technology in enhancing creativity and efficiency.

  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills, with experience working closely with creative, production, and technical teams.

Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $210,000 - $525,000

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits .

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more

is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

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