Sr Business Product Mgr

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.

Sr. Product Manager (P3) to lead and drive day‑to‑day product ownership for CPT (Content Planning Tool) and its integrations with upstream and downstream systems, part of the broader Title Origination & Insights ecosystem. CPT is Disney’s central platform for translating title strategy into executable planning—capturing key planning inputs, coordinating release events, and supporting operational workflows that impact how content launches across platforms and territories.

This individual will partner with stakeholders to prioritize the product roadmap and have accountability for ongoing enhancement, sustainment, and scalability of the platform.

Key responsibilities include gathering & prioritizing business requirements and translating them into clear product specifications. Working in a cross‑functional team environment with design, engineering, and infrastructure partners, this role will help advance CPT for the future business of The Walt Disney Company—enabling big rock streaming initiatives (Hotstar, Delta/Gemini, etc.) and supporting the growth of our Direct‑to‑Consumer platforms (Disney+, Hulu, etc.) by focusing on AI‑enabled workflows and insights, maximizing automation, strengthening system integrations, and driving operational improvements that help teams plan and execute at scale.

• Align business partners and cross‑functional teams on product vision and strategy; clearly communicate decisions, tradeoffs, and roadmap priorities
• Own the product roadmap and backlog strategy; connect vision, objectives, and outcomes to prioritized delivery plans
• Lead stakeholder engagements to evaluate requests, validate value, and propose alternative solutions when appropriate
• Define cost/benefit analyses and develop business cases for new initiatives and investments
• Define product targets and KPIs; track, report, and drive progress against goals
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify and define requirements; translate into clear product specifications and user stories
• Own backlog health and prioritization, ensuring transparency, alignment, and rationale for sequencing decisions
• Own CPT’s integration requirements and delivery with upstream and downstream partner systems, including dependency management, release sequencing, and operational readiness
• Drive data quality, governance, and validation for planning‑critical fields to ensure reliable downstream reporting and operational execution
• Identify and deliver workflow automation opportunities that reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and increase throughput for planning and release operations
• Drive agile execution through planning, refinements, reviews, and retrospectives; remove blockers and ensure timely delivery
• Define and execute UAT strategy (test scripts, acceptance criteria, sign‑off) in partnership with product operations and change management
• Coordinate major product releases, including readiness, communications, and post‑release validation
• Partner with engineering and program management to deliver solutions aligned to product strategy and broader Content Platforms objectives
• Collaborate across engineering, design, QA, and product leadership to streamline features and improve end‑to‑end business processes
• Build and maintain product documentation, operational processes, and enablement materials (user…