Senior Vice President, Distribution

Job Description

Senior Vice President, Distribution

The role of SVP Distribution & Client Services for the Distribution Content Services (DCS) group at Sony Pictures is to provide strategic leadership in operational planning and execution across all of SPE's post-theatrical TV Distribution and Home Entertainment business. The role is accountable for demand planning, order management, and worldwide delivery of >150,000 orders, annually, through to 1000s of client endpoints. All TV Distribution deals are fulfilled through this group, as are all Physical and Digital Home Entertainment releasing decisions. This role is highly coordinated with the commercial arms of the business to ensure that both sales orders are met on time whilst also acting as a technical, process, and relationship center of excellence with all external parties.

Core Responsibilities
• Internal Client (Line of Business) Alignment & Strategy
• External Client (Platform, Distribution Partner, Retailer) Alignment & Strategy
• Leadership & Staff Development
• Strategic & Technical Initiative Planning, Oversight & Execution
• Financial Stewardship & Oversight, Metrics, KPIs, Measurement & Improvement
• Product & Release Strategy
• Vendor Alignment & Strategy
• High Risk / High Profile Ad Hoc Management

Knowledge of:
• Digital distribution, pay television, AVOD, SVOD, VOD/EST, licensing business strategy
• Streaming media marketplace dynamics and strategy and operations
• Digital supply chain best practices, standards
• Vendor strategy & management expertise
• Corporate budgeting and COFA requirements
• Industry developments (clients, competitors, technology)

Skill In:
• Leading and influencing in large, complex organizations
• Developing people and leading large teams
• Process mapping to improve operational performance and design
• Delivering solutions in a highly time-sensitive environment
• Influencing with data
• Processing complex problems and delivering concise mentorship and recommendations
• Handling and tracking large vendor spend
• Interpersonal transformation and influencing through change
• Financial planning for large organizations

Ability To:
• Develop and launch and implement a strategic vision for Sony Pictures as part of critical DCS org
• Anticipate, identify and tackle strategic issues for internal and external clients
• Partner and influence peer areas within large organization
• Build data-driven approach in team and partners
• Recruit, retain, and develop impact-fully, a team with varied strengths
• Handle costs across a three-year span per target budget.
*As part of our commitment to health and safety, all US non-union applicants and employees must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request and obtain approval of a reasonable accommodation based on disability or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.
*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics

* Sony Pictures - CA - Culver City Area & Studios

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnmpem-3-133-119-66-42 in your application.