[WEBTOON] IT Budget & Procurement Specialist
Wattpad
IT, Accounting & Finance, Operations
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posted on Feb 22, 2025
WEBTOON Entertainment is a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms. As the global leader and pioneer of the mobile webcomic format, WEBTOON Entertainment has transformed comics and visual storytelling for fans and creators.
With its CANVAS UGC platform empowering anyone to become a creator, and a growing roster of superstar WEBTOON Originals creators and series, WEBTOON Entertainment’s passionate fandoms are the new face of pop culture. WEBTOON Entertainment adaptations are available on Netflix, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, and other screens around the world, and the company’s content partners include Discord, HYBE and DC Comics, among many others.
The IT Budget & Procurement Coordinator is responsible for analyzing IT needs and translating them into budget and procurement plans for WEBTOON's affiliates. This role includes managing IT budget development, tracking, forecasting, and reporting, as well as overseeing the IT procurement cycle for hardware, software, and services. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills to optimize IT spending, ensure timely delivery of resources, and collaborate effectively with global teams.
Essential Duties:
- Analyze IT needs, translating them into budget and procurement plans for WEBTOON's affiliates.
- Manage IT budget development, tracking, forecasting, and reporting, including periodic user access reviews to ensure accurate license management, optimize software spending, and maintain compliance.
- Oversee IT procurement cycle (hardware, software, services), including vendor negotiation. Support IT projects by coordinating procurement activities, managing budgets related to project purchases, and ensuring timely delivery of necessary hardware, software, and services.
- Communicate effectively with Korean vendors and internal stakeholders.
- Assist with IT asset management and support IT projects.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant fi eld preferred. Equivalent experience considered.
- Proven IT procurement/budget management experience (3 years preferred).
- Essential: Fluency in Korean & English (written & spoken).
- Strong IT hardware/software knowledge.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Excel and financial tools.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Flexibility to work outside standard hours as needed.
What we offer:
- Career development; we believe in mentorship and investing in your learning, supporting you to achieve your goals
- Health benefi ts, including vision and dental!
- Generous PTO and Parental Leave Top-up
- 401K Contributions
- Commuter Benefi ts
- Work-From-Anywhere
- Global WEBTOON and LINE FRIENDS discount program
- Winter break shutdown and a whole lot more!
With approximately 170 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world’s leading webnovel platform--Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others.
Join us and work with some of the biggest artists, IP, and fandoms in comics!
