Starz
SVP, Distribution Strategy & Revenue Planning
New York, NY - 100 Park Ave · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$375k-$425kDetected 30 days ago
PythonSQLData AnalysisData VisualizationStatisticsBusiness DevelopmentFinancial ModelingExcelCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationPublic Speaking
About the role
- All employees and applicants are evaluated on the basis of their qualifications, consistent with applicable state and federal laws.
- In addition, Starz will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Partner cross-functionally to frame long-term strategy, prioritize key initiatives, and align financial goals across the organization
- Identify and evaluate incremental revenue opportunities with distribution partners
- provide strategic support to Business Development and Legal teams during high-stakes contract negotiations
- Act as the lead liaison between Distribution, Analytics, and Finance to ensure total alignment between operating plans and actual performance
- Serve as the final arbiter for account offers, pricing structures, and promotional initiatives, managing the internal consensus-building and senior leadership approval process
- implement rigorous planning and evaluation processes to ensure operational transparency
- Conduct independent analysis and build tracking reports with minimal technical support, leveraging internal data to evaluate the ROI of promotions and strategic shifts
- Manage one direct report
- Identify and evaluate incremental revenue opportunities with distribution partners; provide strategic support to Business Development and Legal teams during high-stakes contract negotiations
- Define and track portfolio-wide KPIs to identify growth opportunities or areas of concern; implement rigorous planning and evaluation processes to ensure operational transparency
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience working in growth, finance, business development, strategy consulting, or similar functions within media organizations.
- Strong preference for experience in the media and entertainment or related technology industries and for experience with customer / audience growth related initiatives
- Previous experience with both third-party and DTC distribution data and analysis
Nice to have
- Deep experience writing SQL / Python to extract insights from large customer level datasets (1B+ records across multiple semantic layers) and working with visualization tools (Tableau strongly preferred)
Compensation
- Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase
Benefits
- Full Coverage - Medical, Vision, and Dental
- Annual discretionary bonus and merit increase
- Work/Life Balance - generous sick days, vacation days, holidays, and wellness days
- Tuition Reimbursement (up to graduate degree)
This listing is sourced directly from Starz's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.