Distribution Operations Mgr

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Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Oct. 22, 2026

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.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

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.

Job Summary:

The Distribution Operations Manager is an individual contributor responsible for managing assigned day-to-day delivery workflows for Current and Catalog episodic, feature, bonus, short-form, and localization assets across Disney+, Hulu, EST, and other global distribution platforms. The role ensures that orders, source materials, localized assets, and delivery packages are accurately scoped, tracked, validated, and completed in accordance with platform specifications, client requirements, budget parameters, SLAs, and launch timelines.

Working within established processes and escalation paths, this role independently plans and prioritizes routine-to-moderately complex assignments, coordinates dependencies across internal teams and external vendors, and drives issues through resolution. The Distribution Operations Manager identifies delivery risks early, provides clear status and impact assessments, recommends practical next steps, and escalates exceptions or decisions that fall outside defined procedures.

The ideal candidate combines operational discipline, technical curiosity, and strong attention to detail with a service‑oriented, collaborative mindset. This role applies functional knowledge and data to improve execution, strengthen vendor and stakeholder accountability, reduce recurring defects and delays, and support consistent, high‑quality delivery outcomes across global territories.

• Manage assigned delivery workflows from order initiation through asset…