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Business Analytics, Digital BusinessLocation: Mumbai| Function: Digital (SonyLIV) | Reports to: Lead, Performance MarketingPurposeThe incumbent would be responsible for supporting the growth of the business through sharp data insights and analysis. He will also be responsible for bringing together data insights from various sources to contribute towards comprehensive, data-driven business strategies. Key Responsibilities<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Use data analytics to understand the content performance on platform</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">In depth analysis of key viewership metrics &amp; subscription metrics and regularly reporting them to stakeholders</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Development and management of data dashboards for daily insights</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Enable business to increase the viewership and maximize revenue</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Report and automate the key business performance metrics for all key launches</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Work on target setting and tracking of viewership targets for all upcoming launches</li></ul>Key Metrics <ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">DAU / MAU growth</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">DAV/MAV growth</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Subscriptions </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Watch time</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Completion rates</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Retention rates</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Content engagement</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">CTR on featured content</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Subscriber/viewer growth</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Launch performance</li></ul>Critical Competencies<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong analytical skills and data-driven knowledge</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strategic thinking mindset</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ability to break down and present complex data insights into simplified storytelling to cross-functional teams</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strongly driven to take ownership and independently develop a data-driven point of view in a fast-paced, complex and cross-functional environment</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong knowledge of Advanced Excel, SQL, and knowledge of R or python</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Good to have experience with at least one BI tool such as Tableau, PowerBI, Looker etc</li></ul>Technical Competencies<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">SQL</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Advanced Excel</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Python/R</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">BI Tools (Tableau/Microsoft Power BI/Looker)</li></ul>Qualification &amp; Experience<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">MBA/ Postgraduate in Marketing, Media, Analytics or related field </li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 24px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">6 to 8+ years of experience in data analytics</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 24px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Knowledge of SQL and Advanced Excel, Python or R is desired</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 24px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Understanding of OTT, Media &amp; Digital Ecosystem</li></ul> Why join us?Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) (formerly known as Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 29 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels - Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel - Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel - Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels - Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans - Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel - Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel - Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel - Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform - Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media - Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.Recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR &amp; Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR &amp; Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.SPNI is in its 31st year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.For more information, log onto<a href="https://ind01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sonypicturesnetworks.com%2F___.YzJ1OndlY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnM6YzpvOjdjMzgxYTQ1MTMxNTI2NTFjZGExMzk2ZDY1YjE0NzVhOjc6ZGIwZjo0MzEzYzE1Yjc1MjZmN2Q1NTFhYTc4M2YxZDFjNWUwNDY5ZGY1ZDAxNDgzMjFmNDRlMDdjNTIyMTQ2ZDhiOTlkOnA6RjpG&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJolenta.DSouza%40setindia.com%7C3a876b2e5172462c943008dea42fbada%7Cc04085657970454dbe62a8fcd708eb27%7C0%7C0%7C639128722061219688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UeDx3MjwnE6P0J6Lrxok9hLf3BFguvnSMq4IV0b0TUI%3D&amp;reserved=0"> www.sonypicturesnetworks.com</a>

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Manager - Business Analytics, Digital Business

<table class="MsoTableGrid" style="width: 562.5pt; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; margin-left: 6.75pt; margin-right: 6.75pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tbody><tr style="height: 3.85pt;"><td style="width: 562.5pt; border: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; background-color: #b6dde8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="5"><img alt="Unsupported image type." width="757" height="40">POSITION DETAILS</td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 105.9pt; border: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">POSITION </td><td style="width: 177.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">Cloud Operation Architect</td><td style="width: 127.05pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">FUNCTION</td><td style="width: 152.2pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="2">Enterprise Technology Group</td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 105.9pt; border: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">SUPERVISOR POSITION</td><td style="width: 177.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">Head - Infrastructure &amp; Integration, Enterprise Technology Group </td><td style="width: 127.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="2">SUPERVISOR NAME</td><td style="width: 151.65pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">Mahesh Patil</td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 105.9pt; border-top: none; border-left: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">BAND / LEVEL</td><td style="width: 177.35pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">Band E2</td><td style="width: 127.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="2">LOCATION &amp; AWA Category</td><td style="width: 151.65pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">MumbaiHUB</td></tr><tr style="height: 5.75pt;"><td style="width: 105.9pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> </td><td style="width: 177.35pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> </td><td style="width: 127.6pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="2"> </td><td style="width: 151.65pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 562.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; background-color: #b6dde8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="5">POSITION PURPOSE</td></tr><tr style="height: 24.8pt;"><td style="width: 562.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; background-color: #bfbfbf; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="5">Reporting to Head -Infrastructure &amp; Integration , Enterprise Technology Group, the incumbent will be responsible for the overall IT Infra Management and cloud computing infrastructure. </td></tr><tr style="height: 10.95pt;"><td style="width: 562.5pt; border: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="5"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 562.5pt; border: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-top: none; background-color: #b6dde8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="5">POSITION SPECIFICATION</td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 105.9pt; border: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">Education </td><td style="width: 456.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="4">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineer, Math or related field or equivalent experience</td></tr><tr style="height: 3.5pt;"><td style="width: 105.9pt; border: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">Experience</td><td style="width: 456.6pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; border-right: solid #A6A6A6 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="4"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">7-10 years of experience on IT infra management in Data Center and Cloud.</li><li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">3+ years of Cloud computing experience using publicly available services. </li><li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Experience managing data centre operations, including data assurance, monitoring, alerting and notifications</li></ul></td></tr><tr style="height: 3.2pt;"><td style="width: 283.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; background-color: #b6dde8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="2">TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES</td><td style="width: 279.25pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; background-color: #b6dde8; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="3">BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES</td></tr><tr style="height: 125.1pt;"><td style="width: 283.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="2"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Knowledge of the primary AWS and Azure services (EC2, ELB, RDS, Route53, S3, Cloud Watch, Guard Duty, Cloud Formation)</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Strong practical Linux and Windows-based systems administration skills in a Cloud or Virtualized environment</li><li style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Strong track record of implementing AWS and Azure services in a variety of distributed computing environments</li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Large scale migration experience Data Centre to Cloud</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-color: white; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">OPENSHIFT / KUBERNETS / AKS</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-color: white; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Containers - Dockers</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-color: white; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Scripting - PYTHON/RUBY/Power Shell/Bash/ Cloud Formation</li></ul></td><td style="width: 279.25pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="3"><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 1.25pt;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1.25pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Willing to learn new technologies </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1.25pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Excellent time management, scheduling, organizational skills </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1.25pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Should be proactive and show initiative to go beyond defined work deliverables </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 1.25pt 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Self-motivated, should be to work with minimal supervision </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Self-starter and willing to take on new initiatives and responsibilities</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical challenges</li></ul></td></tr><tr style="height: 3.5pt;"><td style="width: 562.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" colspan="5"> Primarily responsible for -<ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 24px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Azure / AWS Platform Management – VPC management, Account management, Resource’s uptime Monitoring &amp; Alerting, Incident Monitoring &amp; Resolution, Performance monitoring and review, Resource optimization, Service Reporting</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 24px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">OS &amp; DB Management – OS Administration of Servers, Basic Monitoring of OS parameters using cloud native monitoring tools, Cluster Management, Storage Management, OS Patch Management, DB management, Snapshot management</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 24px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Security Administration Services – User Management / Azure /AWS Identity &amp; Access Management, Network Access Management, Compliance and Operational auditing, Security Policies Monitoring &amp; Access management auditing, Monitoring of security events with deployed tools (Cloud watch, Guard duty, Cloud Trail)</li></ul> Key Accountabilities :<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Manage operations of the data center, server and switch activity, server power utilization, server capacity planning, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise network and work towards ensuring zero downtime</li><li style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Setting up and managing Azure / AWS infrastructure setup and management for SaaS application</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Leading highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments</li><li style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting (E.g. shell, Python, Ruby, PowerShell)</li><li style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Configuration management using Cloud Formation, Chef &amp; Puppet</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ensure timely renewals of hardware maintenance contracts and hardware warranty with third party vendors  </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Help in resolution of any IT Infrastructure issues by analyzing the issue and taking corrective actions</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border: none;"> </td><td style="border: none;"> </td><td style="border: none;"> </td><td style="border: none;"> </td><td style="border: none;"> </td></tr></tbody></table>

Cloud Operation Architect, Enterprise Technology Group

Job Title: Cost AnalystPurpose: Reporting to the Lead - Finance Business Partner – Digital Business, this role is responsible for Direct Cost Management for the Digital Business of CulverMax Entertainment Pvt Ltd (Formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India).Education: CA / MBA FinanceExperience: 2-4 years after Post Graduation Industry Preference: Media &amp; Entertainment, IT/ITES, Telecom. Technology based will be preferred.Location: MumbaiReporting Relationship: Lead - Finance Business Partner – Digital BusinessBusiness/Channel/Function: Finance and AccountsJob Description:- Understand the cost of production of  a show and develop a good understanding of 'best in class' benchmarks  - Liaise with Commercial and business functions to understand and analyse key components / drivers of costs;    - Be responsible for cost planning for all direct costs during the planning process           - Be responsible for planning and tracking all marketing and sales and distribution costs related to revenue generation        - Variance analysis and cost commentary       - Cost management - engage with ops team and procurement team to ensure we get the best cost deals      - Identify and lead cost optimisation projects to deliver spend efficacy            - Pre and Post evaluation of shows / Spends   Key Responsibilities:1. Productivity: Engage with key stakeholders, Identify cost saving opportunity and deliver savings2. Planning and Management Reporting and Analysis: Input into the forecasting process and periodic reporting of cost elements along with detailed analysis of variance - Ensure no cost overruns and maintain standards of accuracy and periodicity 3. Stakeholder management: Cross functions/department projects to drive efficacy across business and corporate functions         4. Process: Build Pre and Post evaluation mechanism and identify levers for improvement;          Critical Competencies:<ul style="margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Behavioural</li><ul style="margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm;" type="circle"><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Analytical Skills</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Attention to details</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Critical Thinking</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Stakeholder Management</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Interpersonal Skills and Succinct Communication</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Cross-Functional Collaboration</li></ul></ul> <ul style="margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm;" type="disc"><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Technical</li><ul style="margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm;" type="circle"><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Proficient with MS office (Excel, PPT)</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Proficient with PowerBI</li><li style="color: black; text-align: justify; background-color: white; margin-top: 0.0cm; margin-right: 0.0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">SAP-ECC knowhow is a must</li></ul></ul> Why join us? CulverMax Entertainment Pvt Ltd (Formerly known as Sony Pictures Networks India) is home to some of India’s leading entertainment channels such as SET, SAB, MAX, PAL, PIX, Sony BBC Earth, Yay!, Sony Marathi, Sony SIX, Sony TEN, SONY TEN1, SONY Ten2, SONY TEN3, SONY TEN4, to name a few! Our foray into the OTT space with one of the most promising streaming platforms, Sony LIV brings us one step closer to being a progressive digitally led content powerhouse. Our independent production venture- Studio Next has already made its mark with original content and IPs for TV and Digital Media. But our quest to Go Beyond doesn’t end there. Neither does our search to find people who can take us there. We focus on creating an inclusive and equitable workplace where we celebrate diversity with our Bring Your Own Self Philosophy. We strive to remain an ‘Employer of Choice’ and have been recognized as: - India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute.- 100 Best Companies for Women in India by AVTAR &amp; Seramount for 6 years in a row - UN Women Empowerment Principles Award 2022 for Gender Responsive Marketplace and Community Engagement &amp; Partnership - ET Human Capital Awards 2023 for Excellence in HR Business Partnership &amp; Team Building Engagement - ET Future Skills Awards 2022 for Best Learning Culture in an Organization and Best D&amp;I Learning Initiative. The biggest award of course is the thrill our employees feel when they can Tell Stories Beyond the Ordinary!

Cost Analyst

<div style="border: none; border-bottom: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; padding: 0cm 0cm 4.0pt 0cm;">AVP – Finance &amp; Accounts Technology Business Finance, Content Portfolio &amp; Capex</div><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 171.35pt; background-color: #f2f6fb; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">LOCATION Mumbai</td><td style="width: 171.35pt; background-color: #f2f6fb; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">FUNCTION Finance</td><td style="width: 171.35pt; background-color: #f2f6fb; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">EMPLOYMENT TYPE Full-time</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 171.35pt; background-color: #f2f6fb; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">KEY BUSINESS PARTNER Chief Technology Officer</td><td style="width: 171.35pt; background-color: #f2f6fb; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">LEVEL AVP</td><td style="width: 171.35pt; background-color: #f2f6fb; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;">SCOPE Technology, Content &amp; Capex</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h1 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #17365d;">Role Purpose</h1>Partner the CTO as Sony transitions to an outsourced technology operating model, ensuring strong financial governance, commercial discipline and benefits realization. The role will also optimize allocation within approved content spends to sustain or improve portfolio ROIC, and own enterprise-wide capex governance.<h1 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #17365d;">Key Responsibilities</h1><h2 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #2f5597;">Technology Business Finance &amp; Outsourcing Governance</h2><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 2.5pt;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Act as the primary finance partner to the CTO and Technology leadership team.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Own technology planning, forecasting, reporting and long-range outlook under the outsourced operating model.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Establish the governance cadence with internal teams and partners, covering performance, forecasts, commercials, service levels and decisions.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Track contractual commitments, consumption drivers, change requests, transition costs, savings and benefits realization.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Provide early visibility of risks and partner Technology, Product, Procurement and Legal on commercial decisions and contract changes.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Evaluate roadmap investments and change requests through clear business cases, scenarios and unit economics.</li></ul><h2 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #2f5597;">Content Portfolio Optimization &amp; ROIC</h2><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 2.5pt;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Optimize allocation of approved content spends across sports, originals, movies, acquisitions and syndicated content.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Assess each material investment or renewal for its impact on portfolio ROIC, profitability, monetization and cash flow.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Develop consistent evaluation frameworks and compare expected versus realized returns.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Recommend portfolio changes where performance, audience outcomes or economics warrant action.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ensure content decisions within the approved envelope sustain or improve portfolio-level ROIC.</li></ul><h2 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #2f5597;">Enterprise Capex Governance</h2><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 2.5pt;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Own planning and governance of all capex across technology, broadcast, facilities and other functions.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Manage the annual plan, rolling forecast, approval pipeline, utilization and long-range roadmap.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Set standards for capex business cases, including ROI, NPV, IRR, payback, cash-flow impact and milestones.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Coordinate approval forums and track projects through implementation, capitalization and benefits realization.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Provide clear visibility of commitments, utilization, overruns, delays and post-investment outcomes.</li></ul><h2 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #2f5597;">Leadership &amp; Decision Support</h2><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 2.5pt;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Provide forward-looking insights to the CFO, CTO and senior leadership.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Prepare concise dashboards and decision materials for management and Board reviews.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Drive accountability for agreed actions, savings and investment outcomes.</li></ul><h1 style="margin: 7pt 0cm 3pt; line-height: 105%; break-after: avoid; font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #17365d;">Candidate Profile</h1><ul style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 2.5pt;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">12-15 years of experience in business finance, FP&amp;A, strategic finance, corporate finance or investment analysis.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Media, OTT, digital, technology, telecom or entertainment experience preferred.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong grounding in technology economics, content returns, capex accounting and financial modelling.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ability to establish governance, challenge assumptions and influence senior stakeholders.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 2.5pt 0px; line-height: 105%; font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills; CA, MBA Finance, CFA or equivalent qualification preferred.</li></ul>

Associate Vice President - Finance & Accounts

SONY PICTURES NETWORKS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED • ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY GROUP Ad Sales Automation &amp; AI Specialist Media Commercial Operations • Intelligent Automation • Agentic AI EXPERIENCE 4–5 Years LOCATION Onsite – Mumbai EMPLOYMENT TYPE Full-Time FUNCTION / DEPT Enterprise Technology / Ad SalesROLE OVERVIEW We are seeking an Ad Sales Automation &amp; AI Specialist to bridge the critical intersection of media commercial operations and modern software engineering. In this high-impact role, you will modernize linear TV and OTT advertising workflows by architecting and deploying agentic AI systems, automated proposal engines, and connectedCRM workflows. Working hand-in-hand with ad sales leadership, media agency partners, and enterprise tech engineering teams, you will translate high-velocity revenue objectives into scalable, autonomous, and intelligent automations.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Agentic AI &amp; Workflow Automation: Build, test, and deploy multi-agent workflows (using frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel) and low-code platforms (e.g., n8n, Microsoft Power Automate) to automate ad sales RFPs, linear/OTT avails tracking, dynamic pricing suggestions, and deal packaging. ▪ Commercial Technology Integration: Configure, enhance, and maintain commercial sales workflows inside Salesforce Industries (Vlocity for Media/Ad Sales), ensuring seamless alignment between order management, rate cards, and billing/finance pipelines. ▪ Client &amp; Agency Facing Enablement: Serve as the key technical solution consultant during agency and advertiser engagements, mapping cross-platform ad inventory, programmatic/direct campaign automation, and proof-ofperformance integrations across TV and OTT ecosystems. ▪ Data Pipelines &amp; Deal Intelligence: Interface directly with enterprise data lakes (AWS S3, Athena, Redshift) to ingest audience measurement metrics (e.g., BARC ratings, digital clickstream, ad server telemetry) and power automated targeting models. ▪ Rapid Prototyping &amp; GenAI POCs: Leverage modern AI-assisted engineering tools (such as Claude Code and Cursor) to rapidly prototype internal AI agents for unstructured brief ingestion, media plan generation, and postcampaign reconciliation. ▪ Governance, Security &amp; Reliability: Define and maintain DLP policies, agent safety boundaries, and self-healing automation architectures across cloud environments to safeguard enterprise commercial deal data. ▪ REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS &amp; QUALIFICATIONS 1. CORE AI &amp; AUTOMATION TOP PRIORITY 2. PROGRAMMING &amp; CLOUD ARCHITECTURE 3. COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS &amp; ADTECH HIGH ADVANTAGE PREFERRED BACKGROUND BEHAVIORAL STRENGTHS Hands-on experience designing and deploying Agentic AI workflows and LLM pipelines (LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or Azure OpenAI services). ▪ Strong proficiency with workflow orchestration and low-code engines (n8n, Microsoft Power Platform / Logic Apps). ▪ Active familiarity with modern AI developer environments (Cursor, Claude Code) for rapid prototyping, debugging, and testing. ▪ Proficient hands-on coding skills in Python or JavaScript/Node.js for microservices, API integrations, and pipeline scripting. ▪ Working knowledge of cloud primitives across AWS (S3, Lambda, Glue, Athena) or Microsoft Azure (Logic Apps, APIM). ▪ ▪ Direct experience or functional proficiency with Salesforce / Vlocity (Salesforce Media Cloud). Familiarity with ad tech infrastructure: Ad Servers (Google Ad Manager, FreeWheel), linear traffic management systems, and CRM integrations. ▪ Media Industry Exposure: 2+ years of experience within broadcast television networks, streaming platforms (OTT/ CTV), or media buying agencies. ▪ Domain Understanding: Firm grasp of ad sales currencies, inventory yields, GRP/CPRP/CPM metrics, commercial avails, and post-broadcast attribution. ▪ Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related quantitative field. ▪ Client-Facing Poise: High business acumen with the confidence to articulate technical AI solutions and architecture to media agency heads and senior sales directors. ▪ Translational Mindset: Demonstrated ability to dissect ambiguous commercial bottlenecks and translate them into structured agent prompts and deterministic automated workflows. ▪ Execution Agility: High comfort in rapid iteration, quick-turnaround POC delivery, and maintaining robust system resilience in high-velocity commercial environments.

Ad Sales Technology Specialist, Enterprise Technology Group

Information Security & Compliance Specialist, Enterprise Technology Group

Manager, Brand Marketing, Digital BusinessLocation: Mumbai| Function:  SonyLIV | Reports to: Head of MarketingPurposeDesign and deploy marketing strategy and plans by leveraging consumer insights, market analytics and innovation to increase consumer base, grow market share and penetration, create brand identity, and lead strategic partnership &amp; alliances leading to higher viewership and engagement for international regions.Key Responsibilities<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Marketing Strategy <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Examine competition performance and new entrant activities, analyze historic trends in brand performance, interpret changing consumer/ user behavior, and study changes in digital landscape across all the markets</li></ul></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Marketing and brand campaign planning <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Prepare a performance marketing plan for specific properties and campaigns which are aligned to the overall marketing objectives </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Define performance criteria &amp; type of engagement, determining budgets and negotiating with the partner for optimum costing in favor of the organization</li></ul></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Use PR to drive the business objectives for the project/campaign</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Managing brand and social media <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Translate the brand goals and positioning into executable brand plans based on the go-to market strategy</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Create a marketing plan for defined target audience and customize the overall communication through impactful creatives and ensure the execution of the same</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Analyze the effectiveness of the brand plans and make appropriate changes to align with the overall objectives</li></ul></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Monitor the execution of the social media plan and ensure a positive brand image of the property across all media assets</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Utilizing analytics <ul style="list-style-type: circle; margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Work with the analytics and research team and use insights to shape up the marketing plan</li></ul></li></ul>Key Metrics <ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Growth &amp; Reach: Consumer/subscriber growth, Market share and penetration, Viewership growth for the platform, Engagement rate (time spent, sessions, repeat viewership)</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Campaign Performance: Reach, impressions, and engagement across marketing campaigns, Cost efficiency: CPA, ROI/ROAS on campaign spend, Budget adherence vs. planned marketing spend, Partner deal value/cost optimization achieved in negotiations</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Brand Health: Brand awareness, recall, brand sentiment/positive brand image index across media assets, Share of voice vs. competition</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Analytics driven Execution: Turnaround time from insight to campaign action, Improvement in campaign performance from analytics-led optimization</li></ul>Critical Competencies<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Marketing strategy formulation using competitive and consumer insight analysis</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Performance marketing planning and execution</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Budget management and commercial negotiation with partners/vendors</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Brand management — translating brand positioning into go-to-market plans</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Social media strategy and reputation management</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Comfort working with analytics/research teams and interpreting data for decisions</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Understanding of the evolving digital/OTT landscape</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strategic and analytical thinking (connecting market trends to actionable plans</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Stakeholder management — internal teams, external partners, agencies</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Negotiation skills</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Creative judgment (evaluating and guiding creative execution)</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Adaptability to fast-changing consumer behaviour and digital trends</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ownership and result orientation, given the role spans strategy through execution</li></ul>Qualification<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Education: Post Graduate Diploma / MBA in Marketing Management </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Experience: 6-8 years </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Location: Mumbai </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Business/Channel/Function: Digital, SonyLIV</li></ul> Why join us?Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) (formerly known as Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 29 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels - Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel - Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel - Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels - Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans - Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel - Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel - Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel - Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform - Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media - Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.Recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR &amp; Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR &amp; Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.SPNI is in its 31st year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.For more information, log onto<a href="https://ind01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sonypicturesnetworks.com%2F___.YzJ1OndlY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnM6YzpvOjdjMzgxYTQ1MTMxNTI2NTFjZGExMzk2ZDY1YjE0NzVhOjc6ZGIwZjo0MzEzYzE1Yjc1MjZmN2Q1NTFhYTc4M2YxZDFjNWUwNDY5ZGY1ZDAxNDgzMjFmNDRlMDdjNTIyMTQ2ZDhiOTlkOnA6RjpG&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJolenta.DSouza%40setindia.com%7C3a876b2e5172462c943008dea42fbada%7Cc04085657970454dbe62a8fcd708eb27%7C0%7C0%7C639128722061219688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UeDx3MjwnE6P0J6Lrxok9hLf3BFguvnSMq4IV0b0TUI%3D&amp;reserved=0"> www.sonypicturesnetworks.com</a>

Manager - Brand Marketing, Digital Business

Job Description – Lead – Infrastructure, Enterprise Technology GroupLocation: Mumbai | Function: Enterprise Technology Group Reports to: Head – Infrastructure &amp; Integration, Enterprise Technology Group Purpose: The role is responsible for strengthening IT infrastructure delivery through proactive stakeholder management, strategic vendor partnerships, governance discipline, audit readiness and effective IT communication across SPNI. The incumbent will work closely with the CIO, CISO, CTO, business heads, SPE compliance teams and ETG leadership to align expectations, pre-empt escalations, build trust and ensure high adoption of key IT initiatives.Key ResponsibilitiesStakeholder Partnership, Governance and Communication<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Build and sustain strong working relationships with the CIO, CISO, CTO, business heads, SPE compliance teams and ETG leadership through a consistent governance cadence.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Align stakeholder expectations, pre-empt escalations and ensure infrastructure delivery remains trusted, visible and business-focused.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Drive structured IT communication across SPNI, including leadership updates, monthly newsletters and change communication for major technology rollouts.</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strengthen vendor and partner management with strategic partners such as Kyndryl/IBM, Okta, Microsoft, SAP, Zscaler and SolarWinds.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Drive SLA discipline, renewal value, commercial effectiveness and quarterly business reviews with key partners.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Develop internal team capability through structured IDPs, certifications, coaching, recognition and focused retention of top talent.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Lead user adoption and awareness initiatives, including phishing and security awareness, Okta MFA onboarding, Windows 11 adoption and M365 Copilot enablement.</li></ul> Key Metrics Performance and Success Measures<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Consistent publication of weekly or monthly IT newsletters and leadership updates.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Improved stakeholder alignment and reduced escalations through structured governance cadence.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">SLA adherence, commercial value from renewals and effective quarterly business reviews with strategic vendors.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">High adoption of IT initiatives such as Okta MFA, Windows 11, M365 Copilot and security awareness programmes.</li></ul>Critical Competencies<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Stakeholder management and executive communication</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Governance discipline and escalation management</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Vendor and partner management</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Team development, coaching and talent retention</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Change management and adoption enablement</li></ul> Technical Competencies<ul style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">IT infrastructure operations and governance</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Security awareness, phishing readiness and MFA adoption</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Working knowledge of Okta, Microsoft, SAP, Zscaler, SolarWinds and enterprise infrastructure partner ecosystems</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Windows 11 and M365 Copilot adoption enablement</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Audit readiness, compliance coordination and global standards alignment</li></ul>Education Graduate / postgraduate qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management or a related discipline. Relevant certifications in IT infrastructure, cloud, security, service management or project/change management will be preferred.Experience Experience in IT infrastructure management, stakeholder governance, vendor management, audit readiness, compliance coordination and enterprise technology adoption. Prior exposure to working with senior business leaders, global technology teams and strategic IT partners will be an advantage.Why join us?Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) (formerly known as Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 29 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels - Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel - Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel - Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels - Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans - Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel - Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel - Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel - Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform - Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media - Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.Recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR &amp; Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR &amp; Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.SPNI is in its 31st year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.For more information, log onto<a href="https://ind01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sonypicturesnetworks.com%2F___.YzJ1OndlY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnM6YzpvOjdjMzgxYTQ1MTMxNTI2NTFjZGExMzk2ZDY1YjE0NzVhOjc6ZGIwZjo0MzEzYzE1Yjc1MjZmN2Q1NTFhYTc4M2YxZDFjNWUwNDY5ZGY1ZDAxNDgzMjFmNDRlMDdjNTIyMTQ2ZDhiOTlkOnA6RjpG&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJolenta.DSouza%40setindia.com%7C3a876b2e5172462c943008dea42fbada%7Cc04085657970454dbe62a8fcd708eb27%7C0%7C0%7C639128722061219688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UeDx3MjwnE6P0J6Lrxok9hLf3BFguvnSMq4IV0b0TUI%3D&amp;reserved=0"> www.sonypicturesnetworks.com</a>

Lead - Infrastructure, Enterprise Technology Group

Senior Manager - Marketing, RegionalLocation: Chennai| Function:  Marketing | Reports to: Head – Marketing, RegionalPurposeThe position is responsible for leading marketing strategy, brand-building, and consumer-centric initiatives, aiming to drive market share growth, GRP and revenue targets, and strengthen audience engagement. We are looking for a strategic leader who can balance creative, consumer-centric initiatives with revenue targets and cross-channel priorities, while fostering strong collaboration across Programming, OAP, Sales, Distribution, and external partners. The ideal candidate will hold high accountability for strategic campaigns, high-profile launches, and measurable business outcomes.Key Responsibilities<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Brand Saliency &amp; Consumer Engagement</li></ol>• Plan and execute activities to maintain and enhance brand saliency and hygiene. • Drive consumer and trade campaigns via social, email, and other channels. • Support Sales and Distribution initiatives to improve brand perception.<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;" start="2"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Revenue &amp; Sales Enablement</li></ol>• Support ad sales revenue generation for the channel. • Partner with Sales to create integrated marketing and promotional solutions. • Monitor and track revenue performance against targets; recommend corrective actions.<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;" start="3"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Show Launches &amp; Media Visibility</li></ol>• Lead the planning and execution of new show launches. • Ensure campaigns deliver high visibility via social media, barters, and strategic alliances. • Monitor performance metrics and optimize campaigns for maximum reach and engagement.<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;" start="4"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Channel GRP Performance</li></ol>• Ensure marketing and promotional activities support channel viewership and GRP targets. • Monitor campaigns and adjust plans to achieve target GRPs for channel.<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;" start="5"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Operational &amp; Financial Optimization</li></ol>• Encourage team members to own at least 1 initiative per quarter. • Identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize marketing budgetsKey Metrics <ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Delivery of 2–3 sales support activities</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">5+ distribution-led initiatives</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Improvement in brand perception metrics</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Revenue delivered vs targets</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Slot reach +20% from launch week</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Social media reach/engagement +15% YoY </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Close 3 big-ticket barters and 15+ strategic alliance deals</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Achieving average GRP </li></ol>Critical Competencies<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strategic thinking &amp; business acumen</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Creativity and innovation</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Collaboration and stakeholder management</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Problem-solving, Project management &amp; execution excellence </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Impactful communication</li></ol>Technical Competencies<ol style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Marketing strategy &amp; campaign planning</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Consumer insight analysis &amp; application</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">On-air promotion understanding</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Media &amp; advertising ecosystem knowledge</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 116%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Budget management &amp; ROI assessment</li></ol>  Why join us?Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited (SPNI) (formerly known as Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited) is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 29 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels - Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel - Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel - Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels - Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans - Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel - Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel - Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel - Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform - Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media - Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries.Recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR &amp; Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR &amp; Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program.SPNI is in its 31st year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.For more information, log onto<a href="https://ind01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sonypicturesnetworks.com%2F___.YzJ1OndlY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnM6YzpvOjdjMzgxYTQ1MTMxNTI2NTFjZGExMzk2ZDY1YjE0NzVhOjc6ZGIwZjo0MzEzYzE1Yjc1MjZmN2Q1NTFhYTc4M2YxZDFjNWUwNDY5ZGY1ZDAxNDgzMjFmNDRlMDdjNTIyMTQ2ZDhiOTlkOnA6RjpG&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJolenta.DSouza%40setindia.com%7C3a876b2e5172462c943008dea42fbada%7Cc04085657970454dbe62a8fcd708eb27%7C0%7C0%7C639128722061219688%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UeDx3MjwnE6P0J6Lrxok9hLf3BFguvnSMq4IV0b0TUI%3D&amp;reserved=0"> www.sonypicturesnetworks.com</a>

Chennai (1004)

Senior Manager - Marketing,Regional

Senior Manager – Commercial Excellence and Contract Management Location: Mumbai| Function:  Finance and Accounts | Reports to: Lead - Commercial Excellence and Contract Management  PurposeTo drive effective execution and governance of contract management, transaction compliance, and audit processes across commercial operations. The role supports the Lead in strengthening internal controls, ensuring policy adherence, mitigating risks, and driving process efficiencies through structured reviews and stakeholder collaboration. Key Responsibilities: Transaction &amp; Contract Governance<ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Review and approve Purchase Order’s, Deal Memos, and Vendor Contracts for both commercial and non-commercial content transactions.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Execute Level 2 approvals for master data and system workflows.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Validate and authorize MPM-related transactions.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Monitor and review open purchase orders for compliance and closure.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Conduct quarterly vendor master reviews to ensure data accuracy and compliance.</li></ul> System &amp; Process Oversight<ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Weekly meetings with technical partners to resolve system-related issues.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Review updates made to Commercial SOPs.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Prepare quarterly compliance decks for management reporting</li></ul> Production &amp; Content Audits<ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Conduct audits for digital shows, OAP, Spike, Outdoor shoot and set construction projects, including fortnightly and ad-hoc meetings.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Perform monthly CCM reviews to validate compliance and operational accuracy.</li></ul> Audit &amp; Compliance Management<ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Manage monthly data uploads, provide supporting documents, and clarify queries raised during SOX audits.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Support IFC, GRC, and corporate audits by providing data, documentation, and management responses.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Handle unplanned audits with timely data provision and clarifications.</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Conduct periodic reconciliations between contractual commitments and actual execution, identify financial or operational deviations and corrective actions. Define escalation protocols, coordinate with Commercial, Legal, Finance, and Business for timely resolution of exceptions, and maintain proper documentation and audit trails </li></ul> Key Metrics <ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">PO &amp; Contract Review within established Turnaround Time (TAT)</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Audit Compliance Score: adherence in SOX/IFC audits </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Open PO Closure Rate: within defined timelines</li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Ensure SOP Compliance adherence </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Audit Observation Closure within agreed timelines </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Error- free Compliance Reporting</li></ul> Critical Competencies<ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Contract and commercial operations expertise </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Audit and compliance knowledge (SOX preferred) </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Analytical and detail-oriented </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Strong stakeholder management </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Process improvement mindset </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Communication and reporting skills</li></ul> Technical Competencies<ul style="list-style-type: square; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in finance/business </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">MBA/MCom preferred </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Media/ Production Industry experience preferred  </li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">ERP system exposure</li></ul> Why join us?Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) is the consumer-facing identity of Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, Japan. A leading media and entertainment conglomerate, SPNI comprises 28 Premium Channels in both SD and HD formats, including leading Hindi General Entertainment Television Channels - Sony Entertainment Television; Sony SAB and Sony PAL; Marathi General Entertainment Channel - Sony Marathi; Bangla General Entertainment Channel - Sony AATH; Hindi Movie Channels - Sony MAX, Sony MAX 1, Sony MAX 2 and Sony WAH; renowned destination for sports fans - Sony Sports Network comprising Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 2, Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4, Sony Sports Ten 5; Kids Entertainment Channel - Sony YAY!; English Movie Channel - Sony PIX; Factual Entertainment Channel - Sony BBC Earth; Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) channel in the US and Canada – Sony KAL; Digital entertainment OTT platform - Sony LIV and the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media - Studio NEXT. This Network reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in over 150 countries. Recognised as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry, SPNI is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2021 by the Great Place to Work® Institute, India, Exemplars of Inclusion in AVTAR &amp; Seramount’s Most Inclusive Companies Index 2024 and listed as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India for eight consecutive years by AVTAR &amp; Seramount. In recognition of the company’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices SPNI won the ET Future Skills 2024 for Best Learning Program Supporting Change Transformation Business Strategy, and the TISS LeapVault CLO Awards 2024 for Best Employee Engagement Program and Best Games Based Learning Program. SPNI is in its 30th year of operations in India. Besides having overseas subsidiaries, it has a subsidiary MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited, and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India. For more information, log onto<a href="https://ind01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect.checkpoint.com%2Fv2%2Fr01%2F___http%3A%2Fwww.sonypicturesnetworks.com%2F___.YzJ1OndlY29tbXVuaWNhdGlvbnM6YzpvOjdjMzgxYTQ1MTMxNTI2NTFjZGExMzk2ZDY1YjE0NzVhOjc6ZGIwZjo0MzEzYzE1Yjc1MjZmN2Q1NTFhYTc4M2YxZDFjNWUwNDY5ZGY1ZDAxNDgzMjFmNDRlMDdjNTIyMTQ2ZDhiOTlkOnA6RjpG&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSupriya.Ahuja%40setindia.com%7C3a876b2e5172462c943008dea42fbada%7Cc04085657970454dbe62a8fcd708eb27%7C0%7C0%7C639128722060500240%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jbD4DOtdCJ0RVZr8WnoelFFN8Jk0nDKUTt1MQNHZwnU%3D&amp;reserved=0"> www.sonypicturesnetworks.com</a>

Senior Manager - Contract Management & Commercials Excellence

<div style="">Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN), is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, Japan.</div><div style="">SPN has several channels including Sony Entertainment Television (SET and SET HD), one of India’s leading Hindi general entertainment television channels; MAX, India’s premium Hindi movies and special events channel; MAX 2, another Hindi movie channel showc asing great India Cinema; MAX HD, a high definition Hindi movie channel airing premium quality films; WAH, the FTA channel for Hindi movies; SAB and SAB HD the family-oriented Hindi comedy entertainment channels; PAL, a genre leader in rural Hindi speaking markets (HSM) showcasing the best of Hindi general entertainment and Hindi movies from SPN’s content library; PIX and PIX HD, Sony BBC Earth and Sony BBC Earth HD, the premium factual entertainment channels, Sony AATH, the Bangla entertainment channel; YAY!, the kids entertainment channel; sports entertainment channels — SONY SIX, SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 1, SONY TEN 1 HD, SONY TEN 2, SONY TEN 2 HD, SONY TEN 3, SONY TEN 3 HD; Sony मराठी, the Marathi general entertainment channel; SonyLlV - the digital entertainment VOD platform; SPN Productions, the networks’ film production arm and Studio NEXT the independent production venture for original content and IPs for TV and digital media. SPN reaches out to over 700 million viewers in India and is available in 167 countries.</div><div style="">The network is recognized as an employer of choice within and outside the media industry. SPN is a recipient of several awards, including India’s Best Companies to Work For 2020 by the Great Place to Work* Institute, India, ’Aon Best Employers India’ awards in recognition of SPN’s unique workplace culture and exceptional people practices, consistently ranking amongst India’s Top 10 Companies with Best Health &amp; Wellness Practices by SHRM &amp; CGP Partners and listed by Working Mother &amp; AVTAR as one of the 100 Best Companies for Women in India.</div><div style="">Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited is in its 25th year of operations in India. It has a subsidiary, MSM-Worldwide Factual Media Private Limited and an affiliate, Bangla Entertainment Private Limited in India.</div><div style="">For more information, log onto www.sonypicturesnetworks.com</div>