Senior Product Manager II

Disney Entertainment; Bristol (CT); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Lead Product Manager for its Content Intelligence group. You will shape AI-assisted products to analyze and transform a massive catalog of global content, bridging business, data science, and engineering teams to deliver scalable media supply chain solutions.

You will lead cross-functional teams, influence portfolio strategy, and advance the product roadmap with a dual focus on near-term value and longer-term strategic goals for

Responsibilities

• Drive product discipline and lifecycle across a set of capabilities within the Content Intelligence portfolio.
• Drive the long-term vision and roadmap based on refined product intuition and business goals.
• Influence the broader portfolio strategy and communicate your vision to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Conduct deep-dive workflow analyses to evaluate operational needs.
• Translate stakeholder requests into clear product specs leveraging technology solutions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA, and Scrum Masters to drive Agile delivery.
• Draft user stories and acceptance criteria for high-quality releases.
• Provide coaching to peer or junior Product Managers and improve delivery processes.
• Establish relationships with stakeholders and align cross-team priorities.

Skills

Product strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Job description

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.

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.

3. 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 & Operations team is seeking a Lead Product Manager to join the Content Intelligence group and drive the next evolution of Disney's media supply chain. In this role, you will help define and create AI-assisted products and workflows that intelligently analyze, enrich, and transform our massive catalog of global content. Bridging between business stakeholders, data science and engineering, you will guide cross-functional teams and partner with key stakeholders to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions within the media supply chain that brings Disney's legendary storytelling to global audiences.

You will be working at the forefront of emerging technology, collaborating across global teams to blend the possible with the practical, maintaining a "dual horizon" view of delivering near-term business value in a timely fashion whilst steering the product towards longer term strategic goals.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Product Strategy & Portfolio Ownership:

• Drive product discipline and lifecycle across a set of capabilities within the Content Intelligence portfolio.

• Drive the long-term vision and roadmap (not just execution) based on refined product intuition and a deep understanding of business goals.

• Influence the broader portfolio strategy and effectively communicate your vision and product narrative to senior leadership and cross-functional business stakeholders.

Discovery & Requirement Translation:

• Conduct deep-dive workflow and process analyses to evaluate complex operational needs.

• Distinguish immediate stakeholder requests from underlying business needs, translating them into clear, concise, and balanced product specifications that leverage emerging technology solutions.

Cross-Functional Delivery, Mentorship & Process Optimization:

• Partner closely with Engineering, QA, and Program Management/Scrum Masters, and peer product teams to drive execution within an Agile framework.

• Facilitate product reviews, draft precise user stories/acceptance criteria, and collaborate to ensure high-quality, on-time releases.

• Act as a leader within your squad, providing coaching and informal mentorship to peer or junior Product Managers.

• Continuously improve internal and cross-team processes to optimize delivery and raise the organization's overall ability to ship

Cross-Portfolio Alignment & Governance:

• Establish trusted, influential relationships with internal stakeholders and peer platform teams across production and distribution.

• Use data storytelling and negotiation to align cross-team priorities.

• Collaborate across organizational boundaries to deliver complex,