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The role combines qualitative industry expertise with rigorous, data-driven analysis to influence strategic decisions, guide marketing spends, and drive audience growth. The incumbent will work closely with the Digital team, Operations, Marketing, Sales and Legal to ensure financial discipline, process efficiency and system automation across the distribution business.\nKey Responsibilities\nFinancial Planning & Analysis\nDrive financial planning and business performance analysis.\nBuild financial models and MIS to support decision-making on distribution investments, commercial understanding and partnerships.\nTrack and report on cost control initiatives, measuring the outcomes and ROI of marketing and distribution activities.\nSubscriber & Market Analytics\nTrack subscriber movement and trends across both traditional (cable/DTH) and evolving digital ecosystems.\nMonitor channel availability, distribution reach and platform-wise performance and evaluate revenue impact\nAnalyse industry macroeconomics, market trends and operators’ financial health to inform strategy.\nConvert data and market intelligence into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for senior management.\nMarketing & Cost Management\nPartner with Marketing to plan, track and evaluate distribution-related marketing activities.\nDrive cost control across the vertical and rigorously assess the outcome/effectiveness of spend.\nProcess & Systems\nDrive system automation and identify opportunities to create process efficiencies within Distribution.\nStandardise reporting frameworks and dashboards for consistent, timely insight generation.\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nCollaborate closely with the Hotstar team on digital subscriber trends and platform strategy.\nWork with Operations, Marketing, Sales and Legal to align distribution strategy with broader business objectives and ensure compliance.\nSupport senior management with analysis and recommendations that influence strategic decisions and drive audience growth.\nKey Skills & Competencies\nStrong financial planning & analysis (FP&A) skills with the ability to build robust models and MIS.\nSound understanding of the media/broadcast distribution ecosystem - both traditional (cable/DTH) and digital/OTT.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving ability; comfortable working with large data sets to derive insights.\nGood grasp of industry macroeconomics and operator financial health assessment.\nExcellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.\nProcess orientation with a track record of driving automation and efficiency.\nStrong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior management.\nProficiency in Excel/financial modelling tools; familiarity with BI/automation tools preferred.\nQualifications & Experience\nCA or equivalent qualification preferred.\nRelevant experience in FP&A, distribution, or any other industry analytics.\nPrior exposure to subscriber analytics, channel distribution or digital ecosystem tracking will be an advantage.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3340,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Media & Entertainment","Streaming & OTT Platforms"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-05T14:14:41Z"}],"liveness":{"score":12,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.327,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":62,"expected_fill_days":34,"reasons":["conf:20","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/jiostar-manager-distribution-strategy","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/jiostar-manager-distribution-strategy.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-28T23:32:25Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1208,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3792,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-29T00:00:00Z"}}}