Manager, Product Design - Streaming Ad Platforms

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC; California (MO); On-site; USD 155,700 - 228,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Full range of medical benefits

Job summary

5014 Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is seeking a Manager for Product Design focusing on Streaming Ad Platforms. This role is crucial for building and inspiring a design team, ensuring that the projects meet high standards of quality and creativity.

With 8+ years of product design experience required, the successful candidate will mentor designers, cultivate a positive environment, and leverage AI tools to enhance output and impact. This position is located in California and offers a competitive compensation range, along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building or leading high‑caliber teams of full‑time designers.
• 8+ years of product design experience.
• Strong interest in leveraging data and AI for design.

Responsibilities

• Support and inspire a design team to successfully deliver projects.
• Help build a world‑class design culture and set goals for the team.
• Mentor designers and drive initiatives such as recruiting.

Skills

Team Leadership

Product Design

Communication

User-Centered Design

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Posting Title: Manager, Product Design - Streaming Ad Platforms

Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Support and inspire a design team to successfully deliver projects of broad and/or ambiguous scope, and execute design work if needed.
• Help build a world‑class design culture, hold a high bar for design quality, leverage AI tools to uplevel the team’s output and impact.
• Play a role in setting goals and direction for the team, while building influential partnerships with cross‑functional peers.
• Succinctly and effectively communicate the team’s work, and represent their team to executive leadership or in cross‑functional forums.
• Actively mentor designers, strengthen culture, and independently drive initiatives such as recruiting, process improvement, and standards development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building or leading high‑caliber teams of full‑time designers.
• 8+ years of product design experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Ability to cultivate a positive, impact‑focused environment for outstanding designers, and continually raise the bar for quality and innovation.
• Clearly articulate the team’s design decisions to internal partners.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in high‑level product design strategy.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively, and to collaborate effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Strong interest in and aptitude for leveraging data to inform design, learning new technologies, and leveraging AI for design.
• Motivated to empower a team to create design solutions that solve business problems and deliver impact.
• Hunger for innovation, fluidity with ideas, eagerness to challenge the status quo.
• Deep understanding of user‑centered design principles and best practices.
• Proven leadership and mentorship competencies.
• Add to an inclusive design culture and attract world‑class talent.
• Enjoy and are energized by mentoring others as well as helping others achieve their potential.
• Self‑motivated, with the ability to lead teams operating in complex areas independently.
• Strong work ethic, a self‑starter, adaptable, and inspires those around you.
• Excellent communicator.

Compensation

The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $170,500 to $228,600 per year; in New York, NY is $163,100 to $208,700; and in Los Angeles, CA is $155,700 to $208,700. The base pay actually offered will consider internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.