Senior Manager Corporate Service

Role purpose

Lead and oversee corporate enablement services for the Film Studio asset within a lean OpCo structure, ensuring effective coordination across HR, procurement, IT, legal coordination, administration, and communications through a mix of asset-level ownership and centralized/group support. The role is responsible for establishing scalable governance, delegated authority discipline, activation readiness, and business continuity to support phased mobilization and steady-state operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all corporate enablement activities supporting the Film Studio asset during setup, activation, and operational phases.
• Act as the asset-level integrator for HR, procurement, IT, legal coordination, administration, and communications support within a lean OpCo model.
• Serve as the primary interface between the Film Studio and centralized/group support functions, ensuring timely service delivery and issue resolution.
• Establish and maintain governance processes, operating procedures, service standards, and approval workflows across support functions.
• Drive delegated authority compliance, documentation discipline, and escalation protocols across operational and support activities.
• Coordinate activation readiness plans, mobilization checklists, and service cutover requirements ahead of key operational milestones.
• Support development-to-operator handover of corporate services dependencies, including systems, vendors, records, access, and operating procedures.
• Oversee workforce activation, onboarding readiness, and cross-functional mobilization activities.
• Develop service delivery tracking mechanisms, dashboards, and performance reporting for leadership.
• Monitor operational risks, escalations, audit readiness, and business continuity requirements.
• Support annual budgeting, staff cost planning, and operational expenditure coordination across support functions.
• Oversee third-party support vendors and service providers to ensure compliance, responsiveness, and operational continuity.
• Coordinate implementation of policies, procedures, controls, and governance requirements across the asset.
• Support setup and stabilization of internal administrative and operational systems required for launch and early operations.
• Drive cross-functional coordination to ensure support services remain aligned with the Film Studio operating model and evolving business needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HR, Operations, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in corporate services, operations support, administration, or asset-level enablement roles.
• Experience supporting activation-stage assets, entertainment, hospitality, real estate, or other complex operating environments preferred.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with centralized/shared service functions and managing governance-driven support models is preferred.

Key competencies

• Operational governance
• Stakeholder management
• Cross-functional coordination
• Organizational setup and activation
• Problem solving and execution