Senior Business Product Manager I, Content Platforms & Operations

Disney Company; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Glendale, CA is seeking a Senior Business Product Manager I to drive product lifecycles for Content Platforms & Operations. You will gather requirements, collaborate cross-functionally, and advance financial and marketing workflows with a focus on automation and efficiency.

You will work with marketing, finance, and title greenlight teams to define specs, prioritize backlog, and deliver enhancements in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of product management experience, preferably in Media & Entrainment, or related experience.
• In-depth knowledge of product management for financial/accounting capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the product roadmap and anticipate cost savings, efficiency gains, and risk reduction impacts as well as other desirable product outcomes.
• Assist in quantifying project value and defining OKRs for your space.
• Collaborate with business partners and cross-functional teams to identify and clearly define business requirements.
• Lead business partner engagements to analyze the value proposition of business requests, provide alternative solutions as needed to ensure we stay consistently focused on the product strategy.
• Assist in process alignment and standardization.
• Oversee and contribute to the delivery of product enhancements from requirements definition to final product testing and release.
• Collaborate with technical teams on delivering product enhancements and prioritizing defect fixes.
• Create and maintain documentation for technical configurations and solutions.
• Maintain regulatory compliance including but not limited to SOX standards and audits.
• Ensure product enhancements are successfully implemented and utilized by the business.
• Identify measurable product outcomes and evaluate product success based on the targeted objectives.
• Understand how the feature capabilities work technically and articulate these capabilities to cross-functional technical and business users.
• Support feature launches with go-to-market plans, user acceptance testing, and regular communications to project stakeholders.
• Prepare summaries of work for all levels of leadership that will include written and presentation deck formats.
• Educate and align business partners and cross-functional teams on product vision and strategy.
• Drive process alignment and standardization.
• Manage maintenance and prioritization of product backlog, ensuring transparent, well aligned & justified prioritization within your area of responsibility.
• Guide team through selecting, crafting, and validating effective solutions for problems (with assistance for complex problems).
• Support any other activities / duties to help achieve business objectives.
• Key participant of daily scrum meetings, planning, reviews, and retrospectives

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile methodologies

Financial systems knowledge

SOX compliance awareness

AI technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Senior Business Product Manager I, Content Platforms & Operations

Job ID 10163826 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date posted Oct. 30, 2026

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.

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 Content Platforms’ Title Management & Enablement team is looking for a Sr Business Product Manager I to support the day-to-day activities of the Product Lifecycle. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with The Walt Disney Company’s Entertainment and ESPN Marketing, Finance, and Title Greenlight and Approval teams, defining and launching the products that enable campaign management, budgeting and invoicing, and title greenlight.

As the Sr Business Product Manager I, you will dive deep into business capabilities and learn Disney processes. Your responsibilities include gathering and prioritizing business requirements and translating that into product specifications. Working in a cross-functional, agile team environment with design, engineering, infrastructure, and QA, you will be responsible for supporting and enhancing systems related to Marketing Operational and Financial workflows, as well as supporting a larger team with the Title Greenlighting process. You will focus on maximizing automation, driving operational improvements, and driving efficiencies across these workflows.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role

• Contribute to the product roadmap and anticipate cost savings, efficiency gains, and risk reduction impacts as well as other desirable product outcomes
• Assist in quantifying project value and defining OKRs for your space
• Collaborate with business partners and cross-functional teams to identify and clearly define business requirements
• Lead business partner engagements to analyze the value proposition of business requests, provide alternative solutions as needed to ensure we stay consistently focused on the product strategy
• Assist in process alignment and standardization
• Oversee and contribute to the delivery of product enhancements from requirements definition to final product testing and release
• Collaborate with technical teams on delivering product enhancements and prioritizing defect fixes
• Create and maintain documentation for technical configurations and solutions.
• Maintain regulatory compliance including but not limited to SOX standards and audits
• Ensure product enhancements are successfully implemented and utilized by the business
• Identify measurable product outcomes and evaluate product success based on the targeted objectives
• Understand how the feature capabilities work technically and articulate these capabilities to cross-functional technical and business users
• Support feature launches with go-to-market plans, user acceptance testing, and regular communications to project stakeholders
• Prepare summaries of work for all levels of leadership that will include written and presentation deck formats
• Educate and align business partners and cross-functional teams on product vision and strategy
• Drive process alignment and standardization
• Manage maintenance and prioritization of product backlog, ensuring transparent, well aligned & justified prioritization within your area of responsibility
• Guide team through selecting, crafting, and validating effective solutions for problems (with assistance for complex problems)
• Support any other activities / duties to help achieve business objectives
• Key participant of daily scrum meetings, planning, reviews, and retrospectives

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training

• Minimum 5 years of product management experience, preferably in Media & Entrainment, or related experience
• In-depth knowledge and experience in product management for financial/accounting capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies
• Expertise in financial operations, financial controls, financial reporting, and financial systems
• Understanding of general ledger, hierarchies, and data structures
• Strong product understanding and platform familiarity
• Self-starter who can work independently takes accountability under time constraints and meet deadlines
• Strong presentation skills and ability to clearly communicate goals, status, and issues
• Strong technical writing skills
• Understanding of business modeling and analysis in relation to structured cost/benefit analysis
• Understanding and ability to write and prioritize user stories
• Ability to adjust and pivot as business strategy and product priorities shifts
• Experienced in leading and/or facilitating business workshops
• Exhibits a clear understanding of the development process, methodologies, and tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate, MBA or Masters in related technical field preferred
• Experience in Marketing, Finance, Budgeting, and Title Greenlighting
• Knowledge of or experience in media and entertainment industry
• Understanding of media production workflows, digital video workflows, or consumer-facing video product features.Knowledge or familiarity with content acquisition process a plus.
• Experience with SOX compliant applications
• Exposure or experience with Agile development tools, such as Jira and Confluence
• Enthusiasm and interests in Disney brands

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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Department/Group Overview:

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.

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 Content Platforms’ Title Management & Enablement team is looking for a Sr Business Product Manager I to support the day-to-day activities of the Product Lifecycle. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with The Walt Disney Company’s Entertainment and ESPN Marketing, Finance, and Title Greenlight and Approval teams, defining and launching the products that enable campaign management, budgeting and invoicing, and title greenlight.

As the Sr Business Product Manager I, you will dive deep into business capabilities and learn Disney processes. Your responsibilities include gathering and prioritizing business requirements and translating that into product specifications. Working in a cross-functional, agile team environment with design, engineering, infrastructure, and QA, you will be responsible for supporting and enhancing systems related to Marketing Operational and Financial workflows, as well as supporting a larger team with the Title Greenlighting process. You will focus on maximizing automation, driving operational improvements, and driving efficiencies across these workflows.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role

• Contribute to the product roadmap and anticipate cost savings, efficiency gains, and risk reduction impacts as well as other desirable product outcomes
• Assist in quantifying project value and defining OKRs for your space
• Collaborate with business partners and cross-functional teams to identify and clearly define business requirements
• Lead business partner engagements to analyze the value proposition of business requests, provide alternative solutions as needed to ensure we stay consistently focused on the product strategy
• Assist in process alignment and standardization
• Oversee and contribute to the delivery of product enhancements from requirements definition to final product testing and release
• Collaborate with technical teams on delivering product enhancements and prioritizing defect fixes
• Create and maintain documentation for technical configurations and solutions.
• Maintain regulatory compliance including but not limited to SOX standards and audits
• Ensure product enhancements are successfully implemented and utilized by the business
• Identify measurable product outcomes and evaluate product success based on the targeted objectives
• Understand how the feature capabilities work technically and articulate these capabilities to cross-functional technical and business users
• Support feature launches with go-to-market plans, user acceptance testing, and regular communications to project stakeholders
• Prepare summaries of work for all levels of leadership that will include written and presentation deck formats
• Educate and align business partners and cross-functional teams on product vision and strategy
• Drive process alignment and standardization
• Manage maintenance and prioritization of product backlog, ensuring transparent, well aligned & justified prioritization within your area of responsibility
• Guide team through selecting, crafting, and validating effective solutions for problems (with assistance for complex problems)
• Support any other activities / duties to help achieve business objectives
• Key participant of daily scrum meetings, planning, reviews, and retrospectives

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training

• Minimum 5 years of product management experience, preferably in Media & Entrainment, or related experience
• In-depth knowledge and experience in product management for financial/accounting capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to use artificial intelligence (AI) technologies
• Expertise in financial operations, financial controls, financial reporting, and financial systems
• Understanding of general ledger, hierarchies, and data structures
• Strong product understanding and platform familiarity
• Self-starter who can work independently takes accountability under time constraints and meet deadlines
• Strong presentation skills and ability to clearly communicate goals, status, and issues
• Strong technical writing skills
• Understanding of business modeling and analysis in relation to structured cost/benefit analysis
• Understanding and ability to write and prioritize user stories
• Ability to adjust and pivot as business strategy and product priorities shifts
• Experienced in leading and/or facilitating business workshops
• Exhibits a clear understanding of the development process, methodologies, and tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate, MBA or Masters in related technical field preferred
• Experience in Marketing, Finance, Budgeting, and Title Greenlighting
• Knowledge of or experience in media and entertainment industry
• Understanding of media production workflows, digital video workflows, or consumer-facing video product features.Knowledge or familiarity with content acquisition process a plus.
• Experience with SOX compliant applications
• Exposure or experience with Agile development tools, such as Jira and Confluence
• Enthusiasm and interests in Disney brands

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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