Senior Program Manager, Themed Experiences
Roku
- Location
- San Jose, California
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Salary
- $280k – $310k/yr
- H-1B history
- 27 approvals (FY2023)
- Posted
- 2h ago
Skills
About this role
Teamwork makes the stream work.
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.
What does the team work on?
Roku’s Viewer Product team owns the ever-evolving end-to-end experience for the 100+ million households that use Roku every day. We design, build, and optimize everything they see—from the Roku Home Screen, Live TV Guide, and Sports Zone to the Roku Channel app on and off-platform—and power it all with our Consumer-AI personalization engine, which is also used for these experiences, as well as the billions of searches performed. Our global, cross-functional squad of product managers, designers, data scientists, and engineers spans San Jose, New York, Santa Monica, Austin, Boston, the UK, Mexico, and India. Our mission is to connect 400 million viewers worldwide to their favorite entertainment through something that is simple and delightful.
What is the role?
Roku is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Themed Experiences to join the Viewer Product team and help bring to life a new, high-visibility surface on the Roku Home Screen. This is a highly visible, leadership-level program.
This role will drive the program toward launch, coordinating across engineering, product management, advertising, personalization, and creative teams to deliver a differentiated Roku experience.
The Senior Program Manager will build and maintain program structure, manage cross-functional dependencies spanning multiple time zones, and ensure the team hits critical milestones on an ambitious timeline. This person will also partner with stakeholders to develop tooling and scheduling workflows for content creators, enabling a sustainable and scalable production process. The ideal candidate is a seasoned program leader who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments, earns trust through decisive action, and brings recommendations on AI-driven automations and methodologies to optimize program execution.
For California, New York, and Massachusetts - The estimated annual base salary for this position is between $280,000 - $310,000 annually. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographical location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.
How will I use AI at Roku?
At Roku, we don't just use AI; we work with it. AI agents and smart tools help power drafts, analysis, and repetitive workflows, while our people bring direction, judgment, and accountability.
We value curious, adaptable builders who can show how they've used AI, agents, or automation to move faster, improve quality, and scale their impact. Strong candidates know how to frame problems, guide AI-assisted work, check the output, and learn quickly. Above all, they bring curiosity, adaptability, and sound