Lead Product Manager, Production Technology

Lead Product Manager, Production Technology

The Production Technology team builds solutions supporting production, production finance, and business affairs across multiple studios and distribution platforms. We are seeking a Lead Product Manager to own the product vision, roadmap, and strategy for some of our key applications.

• Own and maintain the product roadmap for multiple applications
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows through technology
• Align priorities with business goals and stakeholder needs
• Define and own metrics to measure adoption, efficiency gains, and business impact post-launch
• Conduct discovery to surface user and business pain points
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable product specs
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives and stakeholders
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate product risks and issues
• Collaborate closely with developers in the role of subject matter expert
• Lead change management efforts to ensure business preparedness and user adoption
• Triage user‑reported issues and prioritize fixes within the backlog

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience
• 7+ years of product management experience
• Strong background in business relationship management
• Strong analytical and data skills
• Ability to understand complex systems and end‑to‑end business processes
• Ability to produce high‑quality product specifications and documentation
• Experience delivering custom software projects from discovery through launch
• Experience partnering with the business on user acceptance testing
• Experience delivering financial systems
• Experience managing a product backlog
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment supporting multiple products

• Experience working at a major studio in television production
• Experience with enterprise financial systems (SAP)
• Experience with data and analytics platforms (Snowflake, Cortex AI)
• Experience with AI productivity tools (Claude Cowork, Cursor, Copilot)
• Experience with Airtable

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $–$ per year. The base pay offered will consider internal equity and may vary based on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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