Director, Production Management – Film

Job Position(s): Director, Production Management - Film

Netflix is hiring a Director, Production Management (Film) based in Los Angeles, California. This role sits within the UCAN Film Production Management team, where the focus is on overseeing the operational and financial execution of Netflix’s original feature film slate from development through production. It is a fit for a senior production executive with deep studio system experience who is comfortable moving between internal team leadership and hands-on show-facing responsibilities.

About the Role

The Director, Production Management works across a subsection of the Netflix original film slate, balancing internal team oversight with direct executive responsibility on individual productions. On any given day, that means working through early-stage budgets with a filmmaker in development, reviewing cost reports on an active shoot, or helping a production manager on the team navigate a union issue on a location-based feature film. This person also helps shape team strategy and hiring practices, with a specific focus on building a more inclusive network of producers and department heads across the global production slate.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead production executive on multiple feature film productions per year, directly sourcing and hiring producers, department heads, and production service companies as needed.
• Partner with Netflix creative executives and filmmakers during development to structure production plans, produce early-stage budget estimates, and assess viable shooting locations including tax incentive territories.
• Provide financial and operational guidance across the film slate, including oversight of cost reporting, hot costs, and Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling processes.
• Mentor and manage direct reports working across films of varying budget levels, helping to balance workload across the Production Management team.
• Build and expand the network of producers and department heads the team engages with, with a deliberate focus on representation and inclusion across the original film slate.
• Align with studio operations to identify efficiencies across film, series, and non-fiction production, and champion green sustainable production practices on Netflix originals.

What You Bring

• 15 or more years of experience as a film producer or production executive, with working knowledge of the studio production environment.
• Proficiency in Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling, plus hands-on familiarity with industry-standard financial reporting including cost reports and hot costs.
• A track record of credits across scripted feature film productions that have shot internationally and in tax incentive locations.
• Working knowledge of SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA, and IATSE, and experience navigating guild requirements across active productions.
• Established relationships with filmmakers, agents, executives, and key vendors built over a career in studio or independent feature film production.

Why This Role

Netflix operates one of the largest original feature film slates in the industry, which means the Director, Production Management role carries real scope, both in the volume of projects and the range of budgets and territories involved. The compensation range for this role is $446,000.00 to $887,000.00, structured as annual salary with an option to allocate a portion toward stock, and no bonus component. For a senior production executive looking to work at scale on a global film slate, this is a substantive leadership position with direct influence over how Netflix develops and executes its feature film production strategy.

Apply today for the Director, Production Management (Film) role at Netflix and bring your studio production experience to one of the most active feature film slates in the industry.