Product Manager - Content Management Lifecycle

Role: Product Manager - Content Management Lifecycle

Contract: Full Time

Location: London (Hybrid)

Hours: 37.5 hours

We are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Product Manager to join one of our large program teams within technology s hybrid role combines the strategic vision of a product manager, the analytical mindset of a business analyst, and the technical understanding of a product owner.

Your primary focus will be on streamlining operations pertaining to content lifecycle and master data management within the overall media supply chains, with particular focus on rights management and content insights. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that our systems accurately capture, manage, and utilize master data (including title, rights, and assets) to drive operational efficiency, monetization, and compliance.

• Product Ownership Support:
  Client-facing role, driving roadmap and gathering requirements ensuring execution of product rollout that aligns with business goals and company strategy. Translate stakeholder needs into user stories, process diagrams, acceptance criteria, and technical specs
• Requirements Gathering:
  Lead discovery sessions with legal, business affairs, content operations, global rights operations, finance and technology teams to gather and document business and system requirements
• Content Lifecycle Understanding:
  Analyze the rights and restrictions associated with content throughout its lifecycle - from acquisition, production, and distribution to archiving and monetization
• Rights Management Systems:
  Act as the subject matter expert (SME) on rights systems (e.g., Rightsline, or custom platforms), supporting enhancements and integrations with other enterprise systems. Monitor industry trends, competitor performance, and audience preferences to support media product innovation
• Workflow Optimization:
  Identify and propose improvements to workflows that handle rights data, ensuring accurate and timely metadata entry, validation, and reporting
• Data Analysis:
  Analyze large data sets related to content usage and rights to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for automation or efficiency
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Bridge communication between technical teams, and client teams to translate needs into actionable features and insights
• Testing & Validation:
  Support UAT, system validations, and quality checks to ensure new features or fixes meet business requirements
• Documentation:
  Create clear, detailed documentation including process flows, use cases, user stories, and training materials
• AI:
  Champion the use of AI and machine learning to automate time-consuming media processes - e.g., audience insights
• Monetization:
  Understanding of media monetization strategies (e.g., ad-based, subscription, licensing)
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with senior leadership to define KPIs and build comprehensive dashboards and reports that track performance across key business areas
• Market Research:
  Conduct competitive benchmarking, market research, and trend analysis to identify growth opportunities and areas for innovation
• Communication:
  Present insights and recommendations to executive leadership in a clear, strategic, and data-driven manner

• Experience:
  
  7+ years in a hybrid Product Manager, Product Owner, or Business Analyst role, ideally within the media, entertainment, or content production/distribution industries
• Domain Expertise:
  In-depth knowledge of global Content Rights Management processes and systems; understanding of content licensing, territorial rights, exclusivity, and windows and clearances and releases processes for tracking rights against art/music/sfx/appearances etc.
• Technical Acumen:
  Experience with rights management systems and data platforms; comfortable navigating APIs, databases, and workflow automation tools
• Analytical Thinking:
  Ability to translate complex legal and business concepts into actionable product requirements
• Agile and waterfall Product Development:
  Familiarity with Agile and waterfall methodologies, backlog management, user story creation, and sprint planning
• Communication:
  Excellent verbal and…