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!
The Manager, Distribution Operations serves as a subject matter expert and operational owner for a defined line of business within Distribution Operations. You will execute and optimize daily distribution workflows, ensuring readiness, and driving resolution of issues that impact delivery performance.
Core Areas of Responsibility- Operational Execution & Ownership
- Own the daily Distribution Operations workflows for a defined line of business, including order submission and tracking, delivery confirmation, readiness validation, and issue triage.
- Perform and validate readiness checks to ensure assets meet internal and external distribution requirements before release.
- Manage JIRA tickets and remediation workflows, ensuring timely resolution and clear documentation of issues and outcomes.
- Escalate risks and blockers proactively, providing clear context, impact, and recommended actions.
- Cross-Departmental Coordination
- Be the primary operational contact for internal stakeholders (Content Operations, Localization, Product, Engineering) and external partners.
- Partner across Distribution Operations teams to ensure consistency and parity in distribution execution aligned to business intent.
- Collaborate with upstream and downstream teams to ensure smooth handoffs across the digital supply chain.
- Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement
- Identify gaps in workflows, tools, and processes, and propose scalable solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and speed.
- Contribute to the evolution of Distribution Operations playbooks, SOPs, and best practices.
- Support implementation of new workflows and system changes, ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption.
- Communication and Reporting
- Provide clear and timely updates on distribution status, risks, and issue resolution to stakeholders.
- Track and report key operational metrics (e.g., delivery timelines, error rates, and SLA adherence).
- Document workflows and changes to ensure transparency and operational continuity.
In the role of Manager Distribution Operations, you will report to the Senior Manager, Delivery Operations.
We are considering applicants for the location of Hyderabad, India.
About YouWe get excited about candidates, like you, because...
- 5+ years of experience in media operations, digital supply chain, content distribution, or similar operational environments.
- 3+ years of people management experience.
- Experience working in the streaming industry (vendor or studio).
- Strong understanding of content lifecycle workflows (ingest → processing → distribution).
- Experience with ticketing systems (e.g., JIRA), asset tracking, and workflow management tools.
- Experience managing complex workflows.
- Experience managing customer-to-vendor relationships for production changes.
Distribution Operations powers Crunchyroll's growth by delivering reliability, speed, and quality at scale. As the accountable function for outbound distribution, launch readiness, and remediation, the team ensures every title, asset, and release meets the highest standards for accuracy, timeliness, and partner confidence across platforms and distribution partners.
The team drives seamless execution across launches, readiness validation, triage, and remediation, serving as a critical part of Crunchyroll's digital supply chain. It also operates as the outbound complement to Content Operations' inbound workflows, partnering closely to ensure validated, high-quality assets move smoothly from creation through global distribution.
By combining operational precision with a service-oriented mindset, Distribution Operations accelerates speed to market, strengthens delivery performance, and builds scalable foundations across all lines of business.
Why you will love working at CrunchyrollIn addition to getting to work with fun, passionate and inspired colleagues, you will also enjoy the following benefits and perks:
- Best-in class medical, dental, and vision private insurance healthcare coverage
- Access to counseling & mental health sessions 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free premium access to Crunchyroll
- Professional Development
- Company's Paid Parental Leave
- up to 22 weeks for birthing parents
- up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
- Hybrid Work Schedule
- Paid Time Off
- Flex Time Off
- 5 Yasumi Days
- Half-Day Fridays during the summer
- Winter Break
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Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in media operations, digital supply chain, content distribution, or similar
- 3+ years of people management experience
- Experience working in the streaming industry (vendor or studio)
- Strong understanding of content lifecycle workflows (ingest -> processing -> distribution)
- Experience with ticketing systems, asset tracking, and workflow management tools (e.g., JIRA)
- Experience managing complex workflows
- Experience managing customer-to-vendor relationships for production changes
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Crunchyroll Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Public materials outline medical, dental and vision coverage with mental‑health support, HSA/FSA options, EAP access, and even pet insurance in some offices. Feedback suggests wellness initiatives and on‑site gym or classes in certain locations further bolster the health offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is advertised, and feedback suggests the match can be notable alongside performance bonuses. Together these elements provide meaningful retirement backing with additional financial incentives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A flexible "use what you need" time‑off policy is highlighted alongside paid holidays, paid sick leave, and paid volunteer time. Feedback suggests hybrid/WFH flexibility also contributes to overall time‑off usability.
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What We Do
At Crunchyroll, we deliver what anime fans love—anytime, anywhere. With the world’s largest anime streaming library, we connect fans to the stories, characters, and creators they love. But Crunchyroll is more than just a destination to watch anime—it's a global ecosystem where anime lives and breathes beyond the screen. From streaming and theatrical releases to merch, games, news, events, and music, we offer fans immersive experiences that celebrate anime culture in all its forms. Headquartered in the U.S. with teams and reach across the globe, Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex of Japan. This unique partnership gives us the power to scale globally while staying rooted in anime’s cultural origins, ensuring authenticity and access for fans everywhere. We believe anime is more than entertainment—it’s a way of life. And we’re here to champion that passion every day.
Why Work With Us
We take the People Experience seriously here at Crunchyroll. Join a diverse team of talented, ambitious people who treat each other well and believe that how we win is just as important as winning.
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