Sr Content Partner Mgr

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:*
* 1. 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.

2. 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.

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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.

Content Partner Management (CPM) is a cross-functional, technology and business-facing team within the Content Platforms & Operations team, and part of the Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology organization. CPM is responsible for the operational execution of Disney's streaming content agreements with both internal and third-party content providers. The team is responsible for managing the full content lifecycle, inclusive of partner integration, content delivery, launch planning and scheduling, content remediation, and building product requirements against partner agreements.

Serving as a central point of contact between content partners and internal stakeholders, the team ensures seamless execution of contractual obligations, technical specifications, and both technology and business priorities across the organization.

As super-users of Disney's content management systems, CPM plays a critical role in driving continuous platform improvement by providing feature feedback and operational requirements.

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* Job Summary:

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* As Senior Content Partner Manager, you are accountable for executing program requirements outlined in the partner agreements, technical specifications, and business objectives. You will build and maintain cross-functional relationships with content providers and ensure the successful launch, and in-app experience, of their brand and content on Disney's streaming products.  A qualified candidate will have the technical and business fluency to lead multiple projects, partnering with stakeholders across technology, operations, product, and business to facilitate conversations and execute deliverables.

You will drive the content launch plan, execute short and long-term projects, while maintaining the agility and responsiveness to quickly and effectively address ad-hoc issues. In this role you will also play a leading part in establishing new operational frameworks to support high-volume content partnerships at global scale-including content that launches first in the U.S. and subsequently expands to international markets.

This requires deep fluency in Movie Labs (MDDF) specifications, content localization and multi-territory delivery, and the ability to partner seamlessly across technical and business teams to formalize and document workflows that do not yet exist.

** Responsibilities*
* ** and Duties of the Role:*
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