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 Senior Director, Global Workplace Experience is a strategic leader responsible for shaping and delivering a world-class workplace experience across all global offices. You will oversee facilities operations, workplace strategy, employee experience programs, sustainability programs, and vendor management. You bring a people-first mindset and operational experience to create spaces that inspire productivity, collaboration, inclusion, and well-being.
Key Responsibilities:
- Global Workplace Strategy & Leadership
- Define and drive the vision and roadmap for global workplace experience aligned with company culture, hybrid work models, and business growth.
- Lead and mentor regional and local workplace and facilities teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Partner with executives, HR, IT, and other departments to deliver seamless workplace services across regions.
- Facilities & Operations Management
- Oversee operations, maintenance, and safety for all global real estate locations, ensuring high standards of service and compliance.
- Lead space planning and office design to support flexibility, team needs, and hybrid work.
- Manage large-scale office openings, expansions, relocations, and renovations.
- Global Physical Security Partnership
- Protecting People & Places – Safeguarding employees, talent, executives, and visitors across all Crunchyroll offices, productions, and events through access control, guard coverage, and emergency preparedness.
- Incident Response & Risk Management – Providing clear procedures, reporting tools, and trained staff to prevent, detect, and respond to threats, natural disasters, and workplace emergencies.
- Continuity & Compliance – Ensuring business continuity, regulatory adherence, and alignment with Sony's global standards while maintaining a safe, trusted workplace culture.
- Employee Experience & Culture
- Develop and lead workplace experience programs that promote employee well-being, inclusion, and engagement.
- Implement hospitality-inspired services, community-building events, and environmental enhancements to elevate the employee experience.
- Monitor employee feedback and workplace usage to inform continuous improvement.
- Sustainability & ESG
- Lead sustainability initiatives in workplace operations, including energy efficiency, waste reduction, and carbon footprint measurement.
- Align facilities practices with ESG and corporate social responsibility goals.
- Budget & Vendor Oversight
- Own and manage global workplace budgets, ensuring cost-effective operations and ROI.
- Negotiate and manage vendor contracts for services including cleaning, security, catering, real estate, and design firms.
In the role of Senior Director, Global Workplace Experience, you will report to the Vice President, Workplace and Real Estate.
Location: Los Angeles
Our office in Los Angeles is fun, vibrant and collaborative. Our offices globally are immersed in Japanese culture providing modern facilities, gaming machines, free drinks and snacks and funky areas to relax or collaborate with your team. We have a hybrid working policy with set and flexible days in the office and working remotely. This position is mandatory in the office Monday - Friday.
About YouWe get excited about candidates, like you, because you have...
- 15+ years of experience in workplace operations, facilities management, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
- Global leadership experience managing distributed teams and multi-site portfolios.
- Experience with hybrid work models, modern workplace trends, and change management.
- Background in employee experience, hospitality, or human-centered design.
- Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with sustainability and environmental compliance.
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA or related advanced degree.
The Workplace Team - an international cohesive group working together to ensure all of our work spaces are accessible, inclusive, enjoyable and engaging. We take into account the geographic importance and uniqueness of our offices and associates to deliver an amazing user experience.
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:
- 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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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.
- Kaizen. We have a growth mindset committed to constant forward progress.
Service. We serve our community with humility, enabling joy and belonging for others.
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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What the Team is Saying
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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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Three in-person days per week. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are the company-wide days for ALL team members to be in the office, and individuals may choose to come in more if they please.
