Product Manager, Merchandising (International)

Paramount Pictures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Paramount Pictures seeks a Product Manager, Merchandising (International) to own how audiences across international markets discover and engage with content on our streaming platform. You will define and execute international merchandising strategies, balancing global consistency with local relevance to drive engagement and retention.

Operate at the intersection of Product, Programming, ML, Marketing, Design, and Operations, translating priorities into measurable outcomes and scalable, automated

Qualifications

• 3+ years in product management, content merchandising, or content discovery for consumer facing digital products at scale.
• Proven track record owning complex, cross‑functional initiatives in a global environment with measurable outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree; technical or quantitative discipline preferred.
• Strong data-driven methodologies, including behavioral analytics and segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive international on‑platform merchandising operations across markets.
• Establish consistent merchandising principles while enabling regional flexibility.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to inform platform capabilities and roadmap.
• Design workflows that scale with automation and data‑driven decisions.
• Align with Programming to balance content intent and regional needs.
• Work with AMLG teams to define rules and metrics for personalization.
• Coordinate with Marketing and Design to match campaigns and brand standards.
• Ensure regulatory and compliance requirements across regions.
• Champion experimentation with robust metadata and tooling.
• Monitor merchandising performance and surface insights for optimization.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

ML/engineering collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Analytics

Looker

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

#WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in?

We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got thepowerto achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture.

Job Summary

Paramount+ is seeking a Product Manager, Merchandising (International) to own how audiences across international markets discover and engage with content on our streaming platform. This role is responsible for defining and spearheading the international merchandising strategy and execution model, ensuring content is positioned effectively across regions while scaling through data‑driven workflows and automation.

Operating at the intersection of Product, Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Marketing, Design, and Operations, this role translates global and regional content priorities into clear merchandising strategies, measurable outcomes, and repeatable operating mechanisms. The Product Manager will balance global consistency with local relevance, ensuring international discovery experiences are intuitive, compliant, and optimized for engagement and retention.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the international on‑platform merchandising operations, including content positioning, prioritization, and lifecycle management across markets.
• Establish consistent merchandising principles for international markets while enabling regional flexibility where audience needs or regulatory requirements differ.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to inform platform capabilities, tooling improvements, and roadmap decisions that enable scalable merchandising execution.
• Ensure merchandising workflows are designed to support global scale while minimizing manual intervention through automation and data-driven decision making.
• Partner closely with Programming teams to align on content intent, timing, and regional considerations.
• Collaborate with Applied Machine Learning (AMLG) teams to define rules, constraints, and success metrics that guide personalization and automation in international markets.
• Work with Marketing and Design partners to ensure on‑platform experience aligns with campaign objectives and brand standards, while retaining merchandising accountability.
• Partner with Legal, Privacy, and regional stakeholders to ensure international merchandising experiences meet regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Champion experimentation across international markets, ensuring merchandising strategies are testable and supported by solid metadata, creative, and operational foundations.
• Oversee monitoring and reporting to evaluate merchandising performance and surface insights that drive continuous optimization across markets.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years in product management, content merchandising, or content discovery for consumer facing digital products at scale.
• Proven track record owning complex, cross‑functional initiatives in a global environment, with accountability for measurable outcomes.
• Bachelor’s degree required; technical or quantitative discipline preferred.
• Strong applied knowledge of data-driven methodologies, including behavioral analytics and segmentation, to inform merchandising decisions and drive subscriber level outcomes.
• Experience defining content architecture and curation strategy across platforms, with working knowledge of how platform dependencies and metadata quality affect the consumer experience.
• Demonstrated ability to partner substantively with ML and engineering teams on personalization and recommendation systems, including evaluating outputs and defining constraints that reflect merchandising intent.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across product, technical, and creative teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting international or regional discovery strategies for a global streaming or media platform.
• Proficiency with analytics and data science tooling (such as Adobe Analytics, Looker, Tableau, Python, or SQL)
• Working knowledge of how personalization and ranking systems are built, with experience contributing to the signals and inputs that shape content recommendations.
• Proven track record designing and interpreting experimentation programs, including A/B and multivariate testing, to drive merchandising optimization.
• Experience working across multiple time zones and cultural contexts.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $100,000.00 - 147,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here:https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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