Senior Business Development Manager
Roku · Austin, Texas · Posted Jul 9, 2026
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Roku is changing how the world watches TV
Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.
From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.
About the Team
The Roku TV Licensing team is looking for a Senior Business Development Manager with a deep understanding and experience in the TV industry to work closely with our Roku TV partners (factories, brand licensees, OEM/ODM) and Roku's cross-functional teams to analyze and make recommendations for engagement with new partners to integrate Roku's Operating System. This person will support the Roku TV teams by helping to manage new and ongoing programs at these partners.
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated individual to utilize your experience skillset to understand and present the Roku OS and reference designs to key partners to drive adoption. Your partner management experience will help you identify and communicate program and business requirements to partners and field product features requests back into Roku. In this role you will be required to review and contribute to global business planning and product requirement documents which align support Roku initiatives and our partners’ goals, objectives and timelines.
The work we do can be challenging but impactful and that's why we enjoy it so much. The ideal candidate isn't a bystander. They are curious and engaged, willing to jump in to solve problems and make data-driven decisions even when things feel very ambiguous. Our industry changes quickly, so we expect a great candidate to be comfortable responding quickly to changing business needs, knowing that their own success comes when the company and larger team succeeds.
What you'll be doing
Manage business relationships with partners that are located throughout the Americas including Central America and Brazil
Facilitate discussions between Roku's teams and current and potential new partners factories
Work with partners to establish short term programs and long-term relationships to embed Roku's OS in their products
Collect, analyze and present the partner's requirements to Roku's cross functional teams and work to create legal agreements
Coordinate with Roku's cross functional teams on new partnership engagements
Support program kick-off meetings and development efforts with partners factories
Work with factories to ensure programs are running as planned
Work with partners on timely reporting and tracking of products with the Roku OS embedded
Organize and lead quarterly business and technical reviews
Advocate product issues on behalf of the partners within Roku and influence internal teams to resolve the issues in a timely manner
Conduct market product research to determine industry requirements opportunities
Research, analyze and report current market conditions for strategic consideration
Provide industry analysis. Identify competitive threats and create actionable reporting
We're excited if you have
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related discipline required
Business development /or partner management background with clear understanding of Consumer Electronics (CE) products and industry experience focused on TV, Audio, streaming devices
Understand Operating Systems, SW architecture and HW reference designs
Excellent knowledge of TV and Audio industry and supporting technologies
Outstanding partner management skills, leveraging your strong business acumen and technical background
Experience working with ODM/OEMs and using data analytics reporting to drive business decisions
10+ years working with CE partners, focused on Latin American markets
Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills in English required
Fluency in Spanish Portuguese preferred
Ability and willingness to travel as needed
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Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams generally work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are generally flexible for remote work, except for employees whose specific roles or assigned office location require five days' a week attendance.
Benefits
Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial …