CAREERS AT DCU
Global Infrastructure. Human Scale.
DCU has spent years building the technical backbone that moves films from studios to screens across 190+ countries. Now we’re transforming by expanding our platform, our team, and what’s possible. It’s a rare moment: a company with deep industry roots and the energy of something just getting started.
Established, but transforming
We’re not a startup guessing at product-market fit. DCU has proven technology, real clients, and global operations — and we’re growing for what comes next.
Close-knit, low ego culture
Titles don’t drive decisions here — ideas do. You’ll work directly alongside the people shaping DCU’s direction, and your contributions will be visible from day one.
Energetic and ambitious
We move fast and aim high. If you’re someone who gets excited by hard problems, growing markets, and making a real dent — you’ll fit right in.
Where technology meets cinema
Working at DCU means your work has a tangible, cultural endpoint: the films people watch and remember. You’ll sit at the intersection of media and technology, contributing to the infrastructure that puts stories on screens in every corner of the world.
We’re a hybrid workplace, so you get the structure of coming together with your team and the flexibility to do your best work wherever that happens for you. Our offices span Los Angeles, London, Prague, and Johannesburg — and our people regularly connect across all of them.
Current Opportunities
Sales Account Executive
Los Angeles, CA • New York, NY • Hybrid • Full-Time
Are you ready to play a key role in shaping how films reach audiences across North America? DCU is looking for a driven Sales Account Executive to expand our business in the US and Canadian theatrical and VOD distribution markets.
In this high-impact role, you’ll be at the front line of client engagement, building relationships with independent distributors, specialty and emerging content owners, and film sales companies, while delivering solutions that help them succeed. You’ll own the sales cycle from prospecting through to closing, backed by a global team with deep technical and operational expertise.
What You'll Do
New Business Development
- Lead new sales development across independent and emerging distributors of all tiers, focusing on DCU’s theatrical and VOD offering across content distribution and delivery, production services, and asset management solutions.
- Build and maintain a strong, qualified pipeline aligned to DCU’s North American growth priorities.
End-to-End Sales Ownership
- Own the full sales cycle from discovery through close, including solution design in collaboration with internal teams, proposal development, commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
- Consistently meet or exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets, maintaining accurate pipeline visibility and forecasting in CRM.
Collaboration & Client Handoff
- Work cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, Marketing, and Finance teams to shape tailored, client-centric solutions.
- Ensure seamless transition of closed accounts to Client Services, with clear documentation of scope, expectations, and growth opportunities.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of B2B sales experience in media, entertainment, or content distribution, with a proven track record of exceeding revenue targets.
- Strong networker and relationship-builder with established connections across independent distributors, film sales companies, and content owners.
- Confident communicator and presenter, skilled at pitching solutions and closing complex deals.
- A proactive self-starter who thrives on prospecting, opening doors, and driving new business with discipline and focus.
- Commercially astute, with the ability to balance client needs, pricing strategies, and margin goals.
- Organized and detail-oriented, comfortable managing pipelines, proposals, and reporting in a CRM.
- Willingness to travel across the US and Canada to build and maintain client relationships.
- A genuine passion for film, media, and distribution.
Compensation
DCU offers a competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus, commensurate with experience. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
Chief Product Officer
Vancouver, BC • Hybrid • Full-Time
Are you ready to shape the product vision of a company transforming how films move through the global supply chain? DCU is looking for a Chief Product Officer to lead the build-out of our product organization from the ground up. You’ll define what we make, how we make it, and how it scales.
In this executive role, you’ll sit at the heart of DCU’s growth story, working directly with the CTO and Executive Team to translate commercial ambition into a clear product vision and a portfolio that delivers. You’ll bring structure to an entrepreneurial environment, aligning Product, Engineering, and Commercial functions around a shared strategy, and turning DCU’s deep industry expertise into products that clients can’t imagine working without.
What You'll Do
Product Strategy & Vision
- Define and execute a multi-year product strategy aligned with company objectives and market opportunities
- Partner closely with the CTO and Executive Team to align product direction with technology strategy and overall business priorities
- Identify and prioritize product investments based on customer needs, competitive landscape, and revenue potential
- Establish clear product positioning, differentiation, and long-term roadmap
Product Development & Execution
- Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle: ideation, validation, development, launch, and continuous improvement
- Work in close partnership with the CTO and Engineering leadership to ensure scalable, high-quality product delivery
- Implement best-in-class product management practices, including agile methodologies, experimentation, and data-driven decision-making
- Ensure strong alignment between Product, Engineering, and Design
Commercial & Go-to-Market Alignment
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Executive leadership to define go-to-market strategies, pricing models, and packaging
- Support key customer engagements and contribute to strategic deal shaping
- Drive adoption, retention, and expansion through a deep understanding of customer value
Portfolio & Platform Management
- Build and manage a balanced product portfolio across core offerings, new innovations, and adjacent opportunities
- Drive product standardization and scalability while enabling flexibility for customer needs
- Establish metrics and governance to evaluate product performance and inform investment decisions
Organization & Leadership
- Build and lead a high-performing product organization, including Product Management, Product Operations, and Design
- Define operating models, processes, and accountability frameworks to support scale
- Collaborate with the Executive Team to ensure organizational alignment, prioritization, and resource allocation
- Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement
What We're Looking For
- 15+ years of experience in product leadership, with a strong track record of building and scaling successful products
- Proven ability to partner effectively with CTOs and executive stakeholders in driving product and technology strategy
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex products from concept to market
- Strong commercial acumen with experience influencing revenue growth and market expansion
- Deep understanding of modern product development practices, including agile, lean, and user-centered design
- Experience operating in dynamic, high-growth or transformational environments
Compensation
DCU offers a competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus, commensurate with experience. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
Chief Technology Officer
Vancouver, BC • Hybrid • Full-Time
Are you ready to architect the technical foundation of a company reinventing how films reach audiences worldwide? DCU is looking for a Chief Technology Officer to lead the engineering vision, platform strategy, and technical execution of a modern, product-led organization.
In this executive role, you’ll turn product ambition into scalable, high-performing systems, building and leading an engineering organization that delivers with speed, reliability, and craft. Working closely with the CPO and broader Executive Team, you’ll ensure tight alignment between what we’re building and how we build it, setting the technical direction for a platform that operates at global scale. You’ll bring both the depth to make hard architectural calls and the leadership to grow a team capable of tackling increasing complexity with confidence.
What You'll Do
Technology Strategy & Architecture
- Define and evolve the company’s technical vision in alignment with product and business strategy
- Partner closely with the CPO to ensure short term success matches well with long term roadmap
- Establish architectural principles for both cloud and on-prem solutions including APIs, data pipelines, and distributed systems
- Evaluate and guide adoption of technologies across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers
- Ensure long-term scalability, reliability, maintenance and performance of the platform
Engineering Execution & Delivery
- Own the delivery of high-quality, production-ready systems that power customer-facing products
- Partner with Product and Design to ensure seamless translation from concept to implementation
- Establish and maintain strong engineering practices, including testing, code quality, observability, and performance optimization
- Ensure efficient, predictable delivery through modern development practices (agile, CI/CD, iterative release cycles)
- Balance speed and quality while making pragmatic technical tradeoffs
Organization & Culture
- Build and lead a high-performing engineering organization, including Product Engineers and platform teams
- Define team structures and operating models that support product ownership and cross-functional collaboration
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Mentor engineering leaders and develop strong technical talent across the organization
- Promote a product engineering mindset — engineers who understand both systems and user impact
Cross-Functional & Executive Leadership
- Act as a strategic partner to the CPO, aligning product vision with technical feasibility and execution
- Collaborate with the Executive Team on company strategy, planning, and investment decisions
- Partner with Product, Design, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment across priorities and delivery
- Communicate technical strategy, tradeoffs, and progress clearly to executive stakeholders
What We're Looking For
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership
- Strong track record of delivering complex products from concept to production
- Experience partnering closely with Product leadership to drive aligned outcomes
- Deep understanding of modern architectures, including APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and data pipelines
- Experience leading and scaling engineering teams in high-growth or evolving environments
- Strong ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical understanding
- Proven history of sharing technology across multiple projects and software packages
Compensation
DCU offers a competitive base salary plus performance-based bonus, commensurate with experience. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
Business Analyst
Los Angeles, CA • New York, NY • Hybrid • Full-Time
Do you thrive on turning raw data into decisions — finding the inefficiencies others miss and building the processes that fix them? DCU is looking for a Business Analyst to drive operational improvement, profitability analysis, and strategic decision-making across our exhibition and distribution network.
In this role, you’ll sit at the heart of DCU’s business intelligence function by analyzing performance data, modeling financial outcomes, identifying process gaps, and delivering the insights that shape how DCU grows and operates. You’ll work closely with the Executive Team and cross-functional partners, bringing structure and clarity to complex business challenges across a 3,000+ location exhibitor network.
What You'll Do
Business & Performance Analysis
- Analyze business data to identify trends, variances, and actionable opportunities to improve revenue and utilization.
- Develop business cases and ROI analyses to support investment, expansion, and operational decisions.
- Track and report on KPIs related to network growth, account performance, revenue contribution, and operational efficiency, surfacing insights for the Executive Team on a recurring basis.
- Analyze market trends and demographics to inform expansion opportunities for DCU.
Process Optimization & Operational Improvement
- Identify inefficiencies across operational workflows (e.g. ordering, invoicing, service delivery, and support) and design and implement process improvements that increase speed, accuracy, and scalability.
- Build and document standardized processes, templates, and reporting tools that streamline day-to-day operations and reduce manual effort across teams.
- Utilize Excel and other analytical tools to automate and enhance existing company processes, replacing manual workflows with scalable, repeatable solutions.
- Support the resolution of operational issues by diagnosing root causes and building systemic fixes rather than one-off remedies.
Distributor & Exhibitor Intelligence
- Leverage knowledge of distributor and exhibitor operations to contextualize data findings and ensure analytical outputs reflect real-world business dynamics.
- Produce and distribute recurring performance reports to internal teams and external partners nationwide.
- Support Sales in commercial analysis, forecasting, and pipeline tracking.
Exhibitor Relations & Network Support
- Use data-driven site analysis to identify opportunities to increase DCU Connect’s network density and long-term exhibitor value.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with Sales, Client Services, Operations, and Finance to support smooth execution of revenue-driving and optimization initiatives.
- Serve as a key analytical resource across the pitching and operations teams, translating data into clear recommendations that inform business decisions at all levels.
What We're Looking For
- 3–5 years in a business analysis, operations, or strategy role; experience in theatrical exhibition, distribution, or media services strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to analyze complex datasets, identify inefficiencies, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Demonstrated experience designing or improving operational processes — not just identifying problems, but building the systems that solve them.
- Experience managing large-scale databases or data systems (3,000+ records) with a focus on data integrity and usability.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including workbook design, modeling, and automation); experience with data visualization, CRM, or BI tools a plus.
- Strong communicator who can present data-driven insights clearly to both operational and senior leadership audiences.
- A genuine passion for film, cinema exhibition, and the business of bringing content to audiences.
Compensation
DCU offers a competitive base salary, commensurate with experience. Specific compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
How to Apply
At DCU, you’ll work at the intersection of film, technology, and distribution – helping shape how stories reach audiences across North America. If you’re ready to build lasting industry relationships and be part of a fast-growing global team, we want to hear from you.
Send your cover letter and resume to careers@digitalcinemaunited.com.