Director, Artist Management - Netflix Animation Studios

Vision and Strategy: Drive the long-term vision and strategy for Artist Management at NAS Burbank, ensuring alignment with studio and company-wide objectives. Collaborate with senior leaders to establish and execute talent strategies that support studio growth and creative excellence. Lead and Develop: Build, lead, and inspire a team of Artist Managers, fostering an inclusive, high-performing, and accountable culture. Provide clarity, context, and coaching to ensure ongoing growth and development. Resource Planning, Staffing, and Compensation Planning: Support workforce planning by leading and laddering up crewing strategies, resource allocation, and including leading the annual compensation review cycle for production employees. Recasting and Internal Transfers: Oversee and inform decisions on artist and leadership recasting in partnership with Production, ensuring optimal project assignments that align with both studio needs and individual career growth. Inform and manage processes for redeploying artists between productions, maximizing utilization, and minimizing downtime. Artist Support, Performance, and Talent Development: Champion initiatives that drive efficiency, engagement, and scalability across the studio and Artist Management teams. Establish and oversee performance and development processes, including regular feedback. Develop and implement strategies for artist engagement, training, mentorship, upskilling, and career progression, including building a robust pipeline of future leaders and creative talent in partnership with Training and Talent Development. Change Management: Proactively identify and assess contingency plans for risks related to talent, production cycles, and resource planning. Define, implement and communicate initiatives that align talent initiatives to evolving business needs. Stakeholder Engagement & Advocacy: Serve as a key leader for Artist Management in senior leadership forums, advocating for artist and craft-department needs and negotiating for resources. Partner cross-functionally with HR, Production, Technology, and other internal and external partners to align global talent strategies and ensure consistency across the studio. Data-informed Decision Making and Systems Optimization: Leverage workforce analytics, headcount data, and hiring metrics to inform scenario planning and operational decisions. Oversee the implementation and optimization of artist tracking and workforce planning systems and databases to support data-informed decision-making. Special Projects and Studio Initiatives: As needed, lead or participate in special projects related to talent, production, or studio initiatives, including talent branding, external partnerships, and event strategy. 10+ years of progressive experience in Artist Management, Talent Management, Production Leadership, or HR, with significant experience at the functional leadership level—ideally within Animation, Visual Effects, Games, or Entertainment Production. Demonstrated success in setting and executing talent strategies at scale within a high-growth, creative environment. Experience building and implementing artist and talent focused programs. Strong background in people leadership, strategic planning and change leadership. Experience influencing and articulating priorities with senior leaders and cross-functional partners that result in successful collaboration and partnerships. Deep understanding of the full animation pipeline and the intricacies of animated feature production. Demonstrated success supporting diverse and global teams, with a plus for experience supporting various employment types. Passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams and developing future leaders. Strong data-driven mindset with the ability to integrate analytical insights and human-centered intuition into decision-making. Strong judgment and decisiveness - you listen deeply, read the room well, and operate with tact and empathy across teams and cultures. You know when to push, when to pause, and how to surface what's unsaid to keep forward momentum. Insatiable curiosity to learn new domains, keep up with industry innovation, and constantly ask ‘why'. Excellent at anticipating issues, navigating ambiguity, and influencing often without direct authority. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.