Product Mgr II

Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Glendale
Posted on: April 14, 2025

Job Description:

Product Mgr IIJob ID: 10118450Location: New York, New York, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / Glendale, California, United StatesBusiness: Disney EntertainmentDate posted: Apr. 09, 2025Job Summary:Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & TechnologyTechnology is at the heart of Disney's past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally.The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.Here are a few reasons why we think you'd love working here:

• Building the future of Disney's media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News---and many more.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.Product Management is responsible for driving the overall user experience, feature strategies and concepts, and engagement paradigms for Disney Entertainment & ESPN's global portfolio of consumer-facing streaming and digital products - including Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, Nat Geo, Marvel, and Star Wars.We are seeking a Product Manager to join our Operations Interfaces and Tools team. This domain supports all operator and content management tooling for Media across all content formats and shapes: VOD, live, linear, metadata. This role is a part of the Media Product team, which is a technical and horizontally aligned Product Management domain that enables the backbone of Disney's DTC media ecosystem including acquisition, media processing, video player, and operational tools. This role will focus on tools and interfaces related to Content Metadata Management: availability, schedules, brands, entitlements.Responsibilities
  • Define and communicate the product strategy and vision for content management tools supporting our media platform and workflows.
  • Own end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to launch and iteration.
  • Develop and maintain a clear tooling roadmap in collaboration with partners in Engineering, Operations, and Product management.
  • Partner closely with Enterprise Design as part of the discovery and refinement process.
  • Define clear product specifications, create user stories, and work with engineering teams to ensure successful development, testing, and release.
  • Track KPIs and incorporate measures into the strategy to continuously optimize the product and make data-driven decisions.Basic Qualifications:
    • 3+ years of product management or relevant experience required.
    • Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data-driven insights to inform product decisions, measure performance, and optimize the user experience.
    • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
    • Proven ability to drive product initiatives from concept to delivery.
    • Ability to work with engineering teams to discuss technical concepts, make tradeoffs to remove roadblocks, operate a successful delivery cadence, and evaluate new ideas.Preferred Qualifications:
      • Prior experience working with UX design (Enterprise Design).
      • Familiar with User Centered Design framework, service blueprints, personas, workflow mapping.
      • Knowledge of media supply chain concepts and operational workflows.Required Education
        • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $120,300 to $161,300 per year and in Los Angeles, CA is $114,900 to $154,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.About Disney Entertainment:At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment.About The Walt Disney Company:The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family.This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment.Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
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