Business Operations Manager

Business Operations Lead

Location: Culver City, CA (Hybrid)

W2 Assignment Budgeted until 12/15/2026

Pay Rate: $70–73/HR

About the Company

Our client is a global entertainment leader that creates and distributes premium film, television, and digital content to audiences worldwide. Through innovative direct-to-consumer and business-to-business platforms, the organization delivers content experiences across connected TV, streaming, and emerging digital ecosystems.

Position Overview

The Business Operations Lead will play a critical role within a rapidly growing Consumer Platforms & Services organization that supports both B2B and direct-to-consumer business models, including AVOD, FAST, EST, and VOD offerings. This position serves as a key operational partner across Finance, Product, Engineering, Legal, Commercial, and Accounting teams to ensure the successful execution, governance, and scalability of platform operations.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and experienced in managing financial operations, vendor governance, partner reporting, and cross-functional business processes within a digital media, streaming, or platform-based environment.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Operations Leadership

• Lead operational governance across multiple platform business lines, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and financial plans.
• Serve as a central liaison across Product, Technology, Finance, Tax, Legal, Procurement, Accounting, and external rights organizations.
• Translate business strategies and commercial agreements into scalable operational workflows and execution plans.
• Drive operational efficiencies and process improvements that support growth and scalability.

Financial Operations & Forecast Management

• Operationalize budgets, forecasts, and financial plans into day-to-day business execution.
• Lead monthly revenue and expense pacing reviews, including variance analysis and risk assessment.
• Monitor actual performance against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Partner closely with Finance to support financial planning, reporting, and accrual processes.

Vendor Management & Spend Governance

• Manage vendor strategy, statement of work (SOW) development, and vendor execution.
• Coordinate cross-functional approval processes involving Finance, Legal, Procurement, and Technology teams.
• Drive vendor optimization initiatives and identify opportunities for cost efficiencies.
• Ensure vendor engagements align with business priorities and budget objectives.

Deal Operations & Partner Management

• Oversee operational execution of commercial agreements and strategic partner relationships.
• Track contractual obligations, payment terms, and reporting requirements.
• Ensure compliance with financial, operational, and contractual commitments.
• Translate new deals and partnerships into scalable operational and reporting workflows.
• Review and validate advertising, transactional, and viewership reporting prior to distribution.
• Manage partner inquiries related to reporting, payments, and operational performance.
• Identify operational risks and implement process improvements that enhance scalability and efficiency.

Transactional & Reporting Operations

• Own transaction integrity across platform services and monetization models.
• Lead revenue tracking, reconciliation, and reporting activities in partnership with Finance.
• Ensure timely and accurate delivery of internal financial reports and partner-facing performance reporting.
• Establish and maintain operational controls that support accuracy, audit readiness, and compliance.

Tax, Royalty & Compliance Operations

• Partner with Tax and Finance teams to support territory expansion and compliance initiatives.
• Coordinate tax registration, reporting, and payment processes across domestic and international markets.
• Manage operational execution of royalty and rights organization obligations, including reporting, calculations, and payments.
• Ensure accuracy of royalty reporting, usage tracking, and reconciliations.
• Collaborate with Legal and Finance teams to evaluate and onboard new rights-management organizations and partners.
• Maintain compliance with evolving regulatory, financial, and reporting requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Operations, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing budgets, forecasting, vendor spend, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of streaming and digital platform business models, including AVOD, FAST, SVOD, EST, and transactional video services.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, contract compliance, and operational workflows.
• Knowledge of revenue-share calculations, royalty reporting, and transactional reconciliations.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Product, Commercial, and Operations teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience within streaming, connected TV, digital distribution, entertainment technology, or media platforms.
• Experience working with ERP, procurement, accounting, or financial management systems.
• MBA or equivalent advanced business experience.
• Familiarity with rights management organizations, royalty administration, and digital content monetization ecosystems.