Senior Manager, Product, Digital Business

Sony Pictures; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a Senior Manager for Product in Digital Business to define the vision of its B2C streaming app. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of product management experience, particularly in B2C mobile apps and streaming platforms. This role emphasizes crafting a product roadmap, collaborating across teams, and championing user experience. The company offers a competitive salary and a dynamic work environment, emphasizing innovation and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Opportunities for professional growth

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience focused on B2C mobile apps.
• Proven success in driving engagement and retention.
• Passion for the streaming industry and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Define vision for the B2C streaming app experience.
• Develop a product roadmap based on user needs.
• Collaborate with engineering and marketing teams.

Skills

Product management experience

UX/UI principles

Agile methodologies

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Google Analytics

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Career Opportunities: Senior Manager - Product, Digital Business (3382)

Location: Gurgaon

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and articulate the vision for the B2C streaming app experience, aligning with the company’s overall goals.
• Develop a product roadmap based on user needs, market trends, and business priorities across platforms and devices such as Connected TV, Web, Android and iOS.
• Champion the voice of the customer by deeply understanding user behaviors, pain points, and preferences through research and analytics.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to create intuitive, delightful, and accessible experiences.
• Work closely with engineering, design, marketing, and content teams to ensure alignment and timely delivery of product initiatives.
• Foster collaboration across teams to integrate features that drive engagement and retention.
• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle across content discovery and recommendations, search, personalization: ideation, requirements definition, development, launch, and post-launch optimization.
• Define and monitor success metrics (e.g., engagement, retention, conversion rates) and iterate based on insights.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, technologies, and competitive landscapes in the streaming and digital entertainment space.
• Identify opportunities for innovation to differentiate the app and grow market share.
• Utilize data and analytics tools to measure feature performance, inform decisions, and validate hypotheses.
• Build A/B testing strategies to optimize user experience and maximize KPIs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• 5+ years of product management experience, with a focus on B2C mobile apps, streaming, or digital entertainment platforms.
• Proven success in driving engagement, retention, and monetization strategies in consumer-focused products.
• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles and app design best practices.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and inspire stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or similar platforms.
• Passion for the streaming industry and creating impactful user experiences.

Other Personal Characteristics:

• Bright, quick, and a team player.
• Authenticity to establish quality relationships across the organization through the highest levels of professionalism, ethics and mutual respect.
• Straightforward and professional.
• High energy, with an ability to motivate.
• A do-it-yourself orientation, consistent with the company’s "roll-up the-sleeves" culture.
• Positive outlook with an ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Inquisitive and analytical mind; out-of-the-box thinking.
• Relevant understanding of the industry & business.
• Takes initiative/energizes others with his/her passion.
• Proactively seeks newer and better ways of operating.
• Displays "Can Do" energy/ is resourceful and persistent in overcoming obstacles.
• Demonstrates accountability and is decisive in taking prudent risks/stretches to take risks that he/she believes in.
• Takes responsibility for failures and learns from them/suggests improvements.
• Is comfortable taking hard calls and making decisions for own area.
• Empowers the team and supports new ideas and data.
• Requires minimal supervision and direction.
• Is a strong team player, owns & celebrates success of the team or a team member.
• Strives for excellence as an individual and as a team member.
• Anticipates & proactively drives change.
• Challenges status quo & pushes persistently for change, simplification & speed.
• Is respected & inspires respect.
• Is a willing listener/Frequently leverages others ideas to improve own work area.
• Operates with unyielding integrity.
• Collaborates with others in an open and transparent manner.
• Does not hesitate to give timely and honest feedback.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on a high-impact product used by millions of users.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

Join Us

If you’re passionate about creating exceptional B2C app experiences and want to shape the future of streaming, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team that’s redefining entertainment for the digital age.

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Our foray into the OTT space with one of the most promising streaming platforms, Sony LIV brings us one step closer to being a progressive digitally-led content powerhouse.
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- ET Human Capital Awards 2021- Winner across multiple categories
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