Aram Yacoubian

CEO

Los Angeles, California, United States15 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led strategy for Netflix's Kids and Family programming.
  • Expert in financial analysis and content strategy.
  • Extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Content Strategy and Financial Analysis expert in the Streaming Media industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Content StrategyFinancial Analysis

Other Skills

Content DevelopmentFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisUser Behavioral AnalysisValuationForecastingMergers & AcquisitionsIndustry AnalysisFeature FilmsStreaming MediaCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingStrategyAnalysisCapital Markets

Experience

15 yrs
Total Experience
5 yrs
Average Tenure
12 yrs 6 mos
Current Experience

Netflix

6 roles

VP, Content - Animated Film

Promoted

Feb 2024Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

Director, Original Content - Animated Film

Sep 2020Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Director, Original Content

Promoted

May 2018Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Original Animation
  • International Animated Originals

Senior Manager, Content Acquisition

May 2016May 2018 · 2 yrs

  • Global Kids & Family Programming

Manager, Content Strategy & Analysis

Jan 2015Jun 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Member of Netflix's Content Strategy & Analysis team, responsible for strategic support of the company's content acquisition efforts through new deal valuation, content budgeting and forecasting, competitive analysis, and user behavioral analysis.
  • Helped shape the company's first run (Originals) and second run Kids, Family, Tween & Teen programming strategy, and regularly compile post-mortem analyses to determine areas for optimization and improvement.
  • Prepare valuation analyses (model building, scenario testing etc.) to support deal teams in negotiations with the owners of digital content rights.
  • Manage global Kids, Family, Tween & Teen budget and forecast.
  • Develop and manage a direct report.
  • Work with cross functional teams (Product, marketing/PR, Consumer Insights) to help identify areas for optimization and improvement.
Content StrategyContent DevelopmentFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisUser Behavioral AnalysisFinancial Analysis

Associate, Content Strategy & Analysis

Nov 2013Jan 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Global Independent Programming
  • Member of Netflix's Content Strategy & Analysis team, responsible for strategic support of the company's content acquisition efforts through new deal valuation, content budgeting and forecasting, competitive analysis, and user behavioral analysis.
  • Led strategic support and planning of Independent Features, TV and Kids & Family programming in new markets.
Content StrategyFinancial ModelingCompetitive AnalysisFinancial Analysis

Beachbody

Senior Financial Analyst

Sep 2012Nov 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Senior Financial Analyst as part of the Strategic Analysis Department of the rapidly growing creator of the nation’s most popular in-home fitness and weight loss solutions including P90X® and Insanity®.
  • Provide financial/business support to the executive team through the annual budget and monthly forecasting processes.
  • Identify and research monthly and quarterly variances to budget and forecast, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Build and use financial models based on varying scenarios provided by the executive team.
  • Create new tools/reports to support the expansion of Finance and Strategy responsibilities.
  • Analyze customer retention and churn patterns and build complex models to forecast revenue and cost of goods sold.
  • Present forecasting methodology and analysis to the executive team.
  • Work closely with functional areas to understand business flow and key drivers of financial statements.
  • Perform a variety of business analysis through building financial models to support cross-functional teams with ad hoc requests.
  • Lead meetings with more than 20 directors and vice presidents to determine cost savings opportunities and coordinated their efforts to ensure the successful completion of cost reduction projects.
  • Participate in strategic planning and other special finance projects.
Financial ModelingValuationForecastingFinancial Analysis

Houlihan lokey

2 roles

Financial Analyst

Jun 2011Sep 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Provided investment banking and other financial advisory services to public-company and private-company clients in the context of mergers and acquisitions, leveraged transactions, corporate reorganization and strategic alternatives.
  • Primary responsibilities included providing valuations, fairness opinions, solvency opinions and other transaction-related financial advisory services.
  • Created client presentations evaluating the strategic and financial feasibility of proposed mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs and asset purchases.
  • Performed pro forma merger consequences, public and acquisition comparables, discounted cash flow analysis, leveraged buyout analysis and sum-of-the-parts analysis.
  • Limited Representative - Investment Banking (Series 79)
  • Uniform Securities Agent (Series 63)
ValuationFinancial AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions

Summer Financial Analyst

Jun 2010Aug 2010 · 2 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Buy-side and sell-side advisory. Served as financial analyst on small deal teams for various public and private engagements.
  • Responsibilities included substantial financial modeling, presentation material preparation, Capital IQ screening, and industry analysis.
Financial ModelingIndustry Analysis

Education

UCLA

BA — Business Economics

Jan 2007Jan 2011

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