About Futuri 

Futuri, an AI technology company, helps media companies engage and monetize audiences to thrive in the AI era. Futuri’s suite of software leverages the company’s 20+ patents in artificial intelligence, broadcast technology, and public safety to predict audience behavior and deliver the right content to the right audience at the right time across all platforms – broadcast, podcast, streaming, and digital publishing. Futuri also serves government agencies with BEACON, the world’s first AI-powered emergency broadcast system. Over 7,000 broadcast and media companies worldwide, reaching audiences of 100 million+, trust Futuri to grow and monetize their audiences and improve profitability with software such as TopLine, a sales intelligence system, expedites the sales cycle and grows revenue; TopicPulse, an audience intelligence system, trends what audiences care about and forecasts what will go viral. For more information, please visit www.futurimedia.com.

About the role

Futuri seeks an entrepreneurial business unit leader to drive our AI-powered audiobook production and distribution business. Futuri is launching Voice AI capabilities for audiobooks, and we are seeking a hands-on executive leader, combining product vision, go-to-market strategy, and P&L ownership to build and scale our voice AI technology in the publishing industry. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of the publishing/audiobook market.

What you'll do

• Business Leadership
• Own full P&L responsibility for the audiobooks business unit
• Develop and execute strategic plan to scale from current state to $20M+ in revenue
• Build, Lead and manage cross functional teams across product, engineering, sales, and operations.
• Create and maintain relationships with key publishing partners and industry stakeholders
• Define and monitor key performance metrics for the business unit
• Manage budget and resource allocation across the business unit

Go-to-Market & Commercial

• Develop pricing models and packaging strategies for audiobook production services
• Build and manage e-commerce and self-service capabilities for streamlined customer acquisition.
• Create scalable sales and partner enablement initiatives
• Define marketing strategy to drive awareness and adoption
• Establish strategic partnerships with key players in publishing ecosystem

Product & Technology

• Direct product strategy and roadmap for AI voice technology in audiobook production
• Work closely with engineering team to ensure voice quality meets publishing industry standards
• Define quality metrics and continuous improvement processes for AI voice production
• Stay ahead of voice AI technology developments and competitive landscape
• Partner with technical teams to continually improve voice quality and optimize production efficiency

Operations & Delivery

• Build efficient production processes and workflows for audiobook creation
• Establish quality control and customer success frameworks
• Manage capacity planning and resource allocation to meet demand
• Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality audiobook products
• Build scalable operational infrastructure to support growth

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in relevant technology or publishing industry roles
• Proven track record of building and scaling new business units
• In-depth understanding of voice AI technology and its applications
• Experience managing P&L and building business cases
• Strong product management expertise
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field
• Experience in publishing, audiobook production, or related industries
• MBA or relevant advanced degree
• Prior leadership experience in startups or new business unit Established relationships and network in publishing industry

Leadership Competencies

• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to operate autonomously
• Strategic thinking coupled with an execution-driven approach Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Ability to attract and develop talent
• Comfort with ambiguity and adaptability to rapid change

What We Offer: We provide competitive compensation (commensurate with experience), excellent benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, a generous FTO policy, flexible remote work, and a 401(k) retirement plan with company match. Futuri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.