Manager, Business Dev. & Partnerships

Job Description

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

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Job Description

This role will manage critical distribution partnerships with traditional and device distributors and assist in the development of partner strategies to drive acquisition, engagement, and retention of Peacock subscribers. The Manager will also oversee the day-to-day partnership needs across the DTC portfolio, including opportunities with Fandango at Home, Universal+ and FAST partnerships. The Manager will work cross-functionally with Product, Marketing, Finance, Legal and Content Distribution teams to help inform key terms in our agreements and follow-through to execution on contractual obligations. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert on their partners and build strategies and deliverables that contribute to the organization’s OKRs (objectives and key results).

Responsibilities

• Support Sr. Director and VP in management of business development and partnerships for the Direct-to-Consumer group
• Oversee day to day client relationship with traditional MVPDs and device platform distribution partners and provide strategic guidance on partner initiatives
• Support cross-platform initiatives and gather business requirements across distributors to drive Peacock’s roadmap forward
• Develop, track and communicate analysis of partnership performance, and ensure ongoing alignment with deal commitments and Peacock OKRs
• Assist in the development of well-organized presentations to senior leadership and clients, explaining complex situations simply and clearly
• Build and maintain intelligence on the cable landscape via networking, 3rd party research and earnings/financial reporting

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in business development, partnerships, strategy, or digital media distribution in connection with television/film
• Outstanding communication and project management skills with proven ability to work collaboratively with Product, Marketing, Legal and Finance teams; effortless ability to translate messages for business, legal and technical audiences
• Rich quantitative and analytical skillset; ability to gather and interpret data to develop insights, drive decisions and back-up assumptions/recommendations
• Knowledgeable about current/emerging trends in streaming media and the evolution of technology distribution

Desired Characteristics

• Passionate about the media and entertainment industry
• Strong interpersonal skills and a high energy level
• Proven ability to develop relationships at all levels and across teams, as well as the ability to deal with ambiguity and adapt to fast changing business conditions
• Excellent track record identifying partner opportunities and navigating deal requirements for platform partnerships
• Self-starter with experience managing separate workstreams that feed into larger deal/project team task

Additional Information

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $90,000 – $125,000 (bonus eligible)

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