Sr Product Manager

Overview

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology 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.

Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and ongoing advancement of the technical and operational functions driving the worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain and storage, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, network transmission and origination, and more. The global team also plays a critical role as the primary collaboration point for Product & Technology with Disney’s EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regional business teams.

We are the Content Platforms team with a mission to reimagine the technical ecosystem that empowers The Walt Disney Company to harness its storytelling and distribute it around the world.

Role highlights:

• Building the future of Disney’s media:
  Designing and building products and platforms that power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses.

• Reach, Scale & Impact:
  Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News and more serve fans globally.

• Innovation:
  Shaping industry norms with groundbreaking products and techniques.

We are part of DEEP&T, supporting direct-to-consumer businesses globally, including ESPN+, Disney+, global advertising sales and ad technology, and related platforms.

Role Overview:

The Content Platforms’ Rights Management Team is looking for a Product Manager to support day-to-day activities of the Product Lifecycle. This role will define and launch products supporting the distribution of Disney content, including Direct-to-Consumer (Disney+, Hulu, etc.), Content Sales, Transactional, Syndication, and Airlines. Rights Management defines and manages rights for media content, ensuring legal compliance, protecting IP, and enabling content monetization.

Our primary Rights Management product is Rightsline; experience with this SaaS is preferred. Key capabilities include rights clearances, distribution rights-in, exclusivity and holdbacks, carves, distribution rights-out, reporting, and conflict checks.

• Articulate product strategy and gain alignment from business stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams

• Create product roadmaps linking vision, strategy, objectives, and execution

• Provide end-to-end product management for a specific product or platform within the Rights Management domain

• Collaborate with partners to evaluate value propositions and propose alternatives aligned with overall strategy

• Identify and define business requirements with cross-functional teams

• Assist in process alignment and standardization

• Deliver solutions with engineering and program managers aligned to Content Platforms' strategy

• Optimize product features and business processes with cross-functional teams

Product Execution & Delivery

• Manage maintenance and prioritization of the product backlog with transparent prioritization

• Develop and verify solutions for issues, including complex problems

• Refine solutions into a practical minimum viable product for top priorities

• Coordinate major product releases

• Participate in daily scrums, planning, reviews, and retrospectives

Product Analysis & Decision-Making

• Make thoughtful, well-documented assumptions

• Own cost/benefit analysis and lean business cases

• Define realistic product targets / KPIs / OKRs

• Document information with user journey maps, flows, and information architecture

User Focus & Experience

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