Director, Regional Operations - Asia + MENA

About Crunchyroll Founded by fans, Crunchyroll delivers the art and culture of anime to a passionate community. We super-serve over 100 million anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories, and help them connect with the stories and characters they crave. Whether that experience is online or in-person, streaming video, theatrical, games, merchandise, events and more, it’s powered by the anime content we all love. Join our team, and help us shape the future of anime! About the role The Director, Regional Operations, leads dubbing production for assigned languages and markets across Asia and MENA. The role is accountable for regional production planning, studio and vendor performance, dubbing quality, and the timely delivery and loading of assets needed for planned title launches. Working from launch schedules established by Title Management, the Director turns title priorities into regional production plans, manages capacity and dependencies, and resolves risks to delivery. The role partners with Global Localization to apply established standards, tools, workflows, and quality requirements, while addressing regional language, cultural, talent, and production needs. Key Responsibilities Lead regional production: Direct dubbing production across assigned languages, from receipt of production-ready materials through recording, post-production, quality review, delivery, and asset loading. Provide direction to the regional team and set clear priorities across titles and vendors. Plan against title launches: Translate Title Management schedules into vendor assignments, production milestones, delivery dates, and asset-loading deadlines. Identify risks early and coordinate recovery plans. Manage studios and vendors: Oversee production assignments, capacity, schedules, quality, security, and technical compliance. Address performance or delivery issues with vendors and relevant internal partners. Ensure asset readiness: Coordinate the availability of scripts, source materials, reference assets, creative guidance, and specifications. Track completed dubs through validation and loading with the teams responsible for those steps. Apply localization standards: Partner with Global Localization to implement common workflows, terminology, quality expectations, and vendor practices. Share regional feedback on language requirements and production constraints. Resolve production issues: Coordinate vendors, Global Localization, Title Management, and Global Operations to address delays, defects, and missing inputs. Escalate risks that could affect a committed launch. Improve regional performance: Monitor on-time delivery, quality, rework, capacity, and asset readiness. Use the results to improve vendor execution and regional handoffs within the global operating model. About You 12+ years of relevant experience in dubbing, localization production, media production, or content operations, including experience leading teams and external production partners.