Samba TV tracks streaming and broadcast video across the world with our proprietary data and technology. We are on a mission to fundamentally transform the viewing experience for everyone. Our data enables media companies to connect with audiences for new shows and movies, and enables advertisers to engage viewers and measure reach across all their devices. We have an amazing story with a unique perspective on culture formed by a global footprint of data and AI-driven insights
Samba TV is seeking a Chief of Staff (COS) who can autonomously execute and operate in a dynamic, fast paced environment. This role is pivotal in helping shape and implement our business strategy. Reporting directly to our CEO, Ashwin Navin, you will support key initiatives and ensure effective communication within the executive team and throughout the company. You’ll be a consultant, operator, and trusted advisor on key initiatives for the company and will ensure essential information to the executive team and beyond is synthesized and streamlined effectively.
Responsibilities
- Develop and disseminate insights and KPIs: interpret data generated from our products and teams to help unlock opportunities for growth.
- Support Executive Prioritization: Assist in setting monthly and quarterly priorities for the executive team, facilitating resource alignment to meet objectives.
- Execute on CEO’s Special Initiatives with Cross-Team Coordination: Work with various teams and counterparts across the company to execute high priority projects and manage executive involvement in key initiatives, planning sessions, and business reviews.
- Strategic Advising: Provide support and insights to the leadership team, ensuring operational excellence across all business functions.
- Communication Planning: Help plan and execute communication strategies for customer and partner engagements, and internal initiatives, ensuring impactful use of the team's time.
- Problem-Solving: Identify issues that impede success and provide recommendations for solutions, fostering cross-group collaboration and synergies.
- Board Meeting Preparation: Help prepare documents and coordinate with key executives for Board meetings.
Requirements
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze and interpret data to make informed recommendations and drive process optimization.
- Data Analysis: Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Datorama, Google Data Studio, or similar platforms).
- AI Knowledge: Understanding of recent AI models and their applications for insights, content and data analysis.
- Communication Skills: Experience in presentation, meeting planning, and communication across various audiences.
- Growth Mindset: Solution-driven with a strong desire to learn and grow.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, strategy, or a related field.
- Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience in consulting, project management, or a similar field.
- Technical + Design Skills: Familiarity with Python, SQL/R, scripting languages, data visualization and analysis in Excel. When necessary, ability to present information in clear, beautiful and polished PowerPoint.
- Communication: Concise, persuasive, and authentic in both verbal and written communication.
- Integrity: Strong judgment, confidentiality, and sophistication in all aspects of work.
- Collaboration: Committed to in-office presence (4-5 days/week).
- Travel: Home base in San Francisco or New York, with the ability to spend up to 2 weeks a month (50%) traveling without hesitation – across the US, UK, Europe and APAC.
- Banking or Consulting Experience: 1- 2 years in early career experience in investment banking or consulting.
- Product Management: Previous experience with product management, with strong emphasis on project management, prioritization and cross-team collaboration.
Requisition #1155
Samba TV is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We strive to empower connection with one another, reflect the communities we serve, and tackle meaningful projects that make a real impact.
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What We Do
Television remains a vibrant cultural influence and an essential source of entertainment and information worldwide. Tremendous growth in content choices, and viewing platforms that allow us to watch anything, anytime, on any screen, has actually made it harder for viewers to discover and keep up with all the great programming available. It’s also more competitive for content providers to keep your attention, and for marketers to make strong, measurable connections with their target consumers. Technology that improves the viewing experience, enables content discovery, and addresses audience fragmentation across screens will strengthen television’s business model and relevance to consumers. Data is at the center of any solution to make TV better. Samba TV's technology is built into Smart TVs and easily maps to smart phones and tablets. By recognizing what's on screen, Samba TV learns what viewers like and using machine learning algorithms, enables discovery of shows and actors in a whole new way. Likewise, our data and measurement products are transforming the way stakeholders across the media landscape are thinking about their business. Given the dramatic growth in streaming services, connected devices, time-shifting, and multi-screen viewership, our data products solve real problems and create a meaningful competitive advantage for our clients.
