Senior Product Manager I, Premium Experience - The Walt Disney Company
Santa Monica, CA
About the Job
Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
_A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology_
+ Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
+ Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
+ Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
The Product Management team guides the strategy and vision for Disney’s incredible global digital products portfolio - from Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the ESPN App to Marvel Unlimited, National Geographic, ABC and ABC News, and film websites and games. This team impacts the way millions of people around the world experience and engage with Disney’s iconic stories and unmatched content in more personalized and immersive.
Job Summary
Hulu is the home of a beloved general entertainment streaming experience for over 15 years, and the Hulu product team is responsible for a reliable and engaging experience across dozens of device form factors, in and out of playback. Keeping the experience compelling, satisfying, and familiar, regardless of what device is in use, is the highest priority. You will work closely with counterparts in engineering, product management, design, and executive teams, to ensure the product roadmap fulfills business, technical, legal, and consumer priorities for target platforms. The ideal candidate is a fast learner, team-oriented, nimble, displays strong product sense, and doesn’t wait to be told what to do.
Responsibilities
+ Work with stakeholders across the organization to define scope, create a vision and strategy, determine trade-offs, and build consensus to deliver engaging product features on connected TV devices.
+ Drive end-to-end responsibility and ownership for your product feature/capability from concept to the finish line and in its daily usage.
+ Conduct industry research, consult with finance, and analyze data to ensure the viability of new features and product changes.
+ Lead a scrum team, champion their needs, and prioritize incoming requests for resourcing.
+ Contribute to prioritizing and driving alignment for a varied product roadmap across a diverse set of stakeholders including product partners, ads, engineering, design, commerce, legal, finance, and operations.
+ Work with device, platform, and distribution partners to ensure quality, compliance, and maintenance of your product domains.
+ Define OKRs and KPIs, track the health of your product domains, and understand changes in behavior/data.
Basic Qualifications
+ 5+ years of product management or other relevant work experience required.
+ Proven track record of launching successful, engaging, user-centric features on connected TV devices like Roku, Amazon FireTV, Samsung, PlayStation, XBox, and others.
+ Demonstrated ability to define technical acceptance criteria, discuss technical concepts with engineering teams, and understand architectural and technical implications.
+ Experience leading a dedicated scrum/dev team as a solo Product Owner.
+ Ability to shift, adapt, and remain flexible with changing priorities and external factors while continuing to move projects forward.
+ Obsessed with making data-oriented, analytical decisions to keep customers happy.
+ A strong attention to detail, and the ability to take a step back and understand the bigger picture.
+ Ability to be scrappy and resourceful, with no fear of getting your hands dirty and an impulse to always find a solution.
+ Systems thinker – proactive, structured, long-term thinker rather than reactive.
+ A love for TV!
Preferred Qualifications
+ Product management experience / high-level technical understanding of the streaming video devices landscape with feature development on Roku OS, Fire OS, and Tizen.
+ Experience in A/B experimentation, testing tools, and analytics.
+ Worked in organizations with agile software development practices and latest industry methodologies.
+ Focus on impact with a proclivity to framework in terms of impact, effort, and cost.
Required Education
+ Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required
The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $149,000 to $199,870 per year and in California is $142,600-$191,100 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.
Job ID: 10099325
Location: Santa Monica,California
Job Posting Company: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
_A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology_
+ Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
+ Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
+ Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.
The Product Management team guides the strategy and vision for Disney’s incredible global digital products portfolio - from Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the ESPN App to Marvel Unlimited, National Geographic, ABC and ABC News, and film websites and games. This team impacts the way millions of people around the world experience and engage with Disney’s iconic stories and unmatched content in more personalized and immersive.
Job Summary
Hulu is the home of a beloved general entertainment streaming experience for over 15 years, and the Hulu product team is responsible for a reliable and engaging experience across dozens of device form factors, in and out of playback. Keeping the experience compelling, satisfying, and familiar, regardless of what device is in use, is the highest priority. You will work closely with counterparts in engineering, product management, design, and executive teams, to ensure the product roadmap fulfills business, technical, legal, and consumer priorities for target platforms. The ideal candidate is a fast learner, team-oriented, nimble, displays strong product sense, and doesn’t wait to be told what to do.
Responsibilities
+ Work with stakeholders across the organization to define scope, create a vision and strategy, determine trade-offs, and build consensus to deliver engaging product features on connected TV devices.
+ Drive end-to-end responsibility and ownership for your product feature/capability from concept to the finish line and in its daily usage.
+ Conduct industry research, consult with finance, and analyze data to ensure the viability of new features and product changes.
+ Lead a scrum team, champion their needs, and prioritize incoming requests for resourcing.
+ Contribute to prioritizing and driving alignment for a varied product roadmap across a diverse set of stakeholders including product partners, ads, engineering, design, commerce, legal, finance, and operations.
+ Work with device, platform, and distribution partners to ensure quality, compliance, and maintenance of your product domains.
+ Define OKRs and KPIs, track the health of your product domains, and understand changes in behavior/data.
Basic Qualifications
+ 5+ years of product management or other relevant work experience required.
+ Proven track record of launching successful, engaging, user-centric features on connected TV devices like Roku, Amazon FireTV, Samsung, PlayStation, XBox, and others.
+ Demonstrated ability to define technical acceptance criteria, discuss technical concepts with engineering teams, and understand architectural and technical implications.
+ Experience leading a dedicated scrum/dev team as a solo Product Owner.
+ Ability to shift, adapt, and remain flexible with changing priorities and external factors while continuing to move projects forward.
+ Obsessed with making data-oriented, analytical decisions to keep customers happy.
+ A strong attention to detail, and the ability to take a step back and understand the bigger picture.
+ Ability to be scrappy and resourceful, with no fear of getting your hands dirty and an impulse to always find a solution.
+ Systems thinker – proactive, structured, long-term thinker rather than reactive.
+ A love for TV!
Preferred Qualifications
+ Product management experience / high-level technical understanding of the streaming video devices landscape with feature development on Roku OS, Fire OS, and Tizen.
+ Experience in A/B experimentation, testing tools, and analytics.
+ Worked in organizations with agile software development practices and latest industry methodologies.
+ Focus on impact with a proclivity to framework in terms of impact, effort, and cost.
Required Education
+ Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required
The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $149,000 to $199,870 per year and in California is $142,600-$191,100 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.
Job ID: 10099325
Location: Santa Monica,California
Job Posting Company: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Source : The Walt Disney Company
