Chief of Staff – Ad Sales

Hotstar, Mumbai, Maharashtra

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Disney+ Hotstar is the fastest growing entertainment brand in India with one of the largest subscription services in the country, and millions more accessing quality entertainment that’s available free. Over the past six years, Disney+ Hotstar has been instrumental in shaping how Indians consume their favourite content, migrating audiences at scale from television to a device of their choice.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We serve high quality content to millions of customers across millions of devices, all of which are constantly evolving and changing. As the subscriptions business at Disney+ Hotstar increases its scale, we plan to add to our existing user base through highly personalized and targeted marketing initiatives.

You will play a key role in enabling decision making at the centre. You will report directly to the Head Ad Sales and drive deep thought and analytics to projects that touch multiple parts of the company. You will also facilitate cross-functional collaboration to see-through the execution of multiple strategic decisions taken at the centre. Further, you will assist the Office in creating internal and external presentations as and when required by the Head Ad Sales. The role will also have a clear path to success.

This is an incredible opportunity to create a strong impact in a large and growing tech/ digital media firm as well as learn from the people around you and opportunities you are exposed to.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This role will include four components:
Support on Key Projects (50%): You will support the in all strategic projects by helping in structuring & story lining the problem, driving deep analytics, collaborating with multiple stakeholders and enabling implementation
Cross-functional Collaboration (20%): Time and time again, you will be responsible for facilitating the execution of decisions that touch multiple functions of the organization. You will bring together stakeholders from around the org, structure the problem, assist in assigning responsibilities and follow up to see through the execution
Head Ad Sales Presentations Ownership (20%): Multiple key presentations, either for internal reporting purposes or external talks/pitches will allow you to storyline, facilitate gathering of data and create decks
Ownership on Side Projects (10%): As part of the office, you will get exposure to multiple parts of the business where you can engage and assist on any project if it captures your attention!
Keeping a close eye on the external digital landscape and identifying opportunities for Disney+ Hotstar to accelerate/ disrupt the ad revenue continuum

You will benefit from:
Ownership. You will get to own multiple pieces assigned to you by the Head Ad Sales ranging from seeing through the thinking and execution of key decisions touching various parts of the org to preparing decks for presentations to senior management on the strategy of Disney+ Hotstar
Analytics. You will get to build on your analytical capabilities by designing the analysis, keeping in mind the largeness of the database and working closely with the BI & Analytics team to gather the data
Interpersonal Skills. Having to collaborate with multiple stakeholders of varying degree of experience and seniority, you will get a chance to test and hone your people skills
Being at the centre. You will be at the centre of multiple decisions taken in the firm, giving you complete insight into the strategic decision-making process of a large and growing tech/ digital media firm. Moreover, you will be playing varying roles in these discussions from that of an owner, inputter to an enabler

WHAT TO BRING

Preferably an MBA from a premier institute with 3-4 years of strategy consulting experience. Looking for candidates from top tier consulting firms
Ability to influence and lead a cross-functional team from idea to launch
Analytical mindset, with experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to guide strategy
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Comfort in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, start-up environment
Bonus points: Experience in SQL

OUR VALUES

We are customer obsessed
We are audacious in vision and action
We encourage honesty and open dialogue
We respect everyone and every point of view
We make objective and data-driven decisions
We believe trust and accountability go hand-in-hand
We invest in each other's growth
We bring our A-game and nothing else
We take charge and get it done

THE PERKS

The glory. Almost too much responsibility
No dress code. Unlimited leave. A fun-life balance
A ticket on our rocket ship to the moon 🚀

WHO WE ARE AS AN EMPLOYER

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

WHO WE ARE AS A COMPANY

Disney+ Hotstar is one of the fastest growing video-on-demand services. Scratch that. We’re Disney+ Hotstar. The go-to destination for over 300 million active users who seek anything from award-winning English shows and movies to regional content to live sports. Basically, those that seek everything. Our mission is to revolutionize internet entertainment through smart personalization, and by building a global video platform that takes over the world wide web and the whole wide world.

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About Hotstar

About us Hotstar is one of the fastest growing video-on-demand services in the world. Our sophisticated video streaming technology and attention to detail on user experience across multiple devices makes us the top video destination for TV Shows, Movies, and LIVE Sports. With 85,000 hours of content in 8 languages, 100 Million downloads in a year, and a rapidly exploding watch time, our mission is to revolutionize Internet entertainment and become the largest personalized television service in the world.