Sr Product Manager II

Job ID 10109464 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Jan. 15, 2025

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Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

As a Sr. Product Manager II within the Ad Platform technology team at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, you will be a part of the team redefining multi-media advertising. You will be responsible for establishing product strategy, defining requirements consumable for engineering and driving execution to establish the platform’s future.

The right person for this role can identify business value, solve complex problems, concisely articulate solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders and ultimately drive results. If you are someone who can drive strategy, create data driven experiences and brings a passion for building the future of advertising technology, at a fast pace, this is a great role for you.

Responsibilities:

Own and drive the product strategy, requirements definition, backlog creation, and roadmap for Disney’s Digital and Cross Platform advertisings Billing, Invoicing, and Revenue Recognition products and automated processes. This individual will be responsible for developing detailed, actionable product requirements to ensure your business, architecture, engineering, and QA partners have a clear picture of the product capabilities to be built and how to validate they are functioning as designed. Developing Accounting and Revenue procedures in conjunction with Disney’s Accounting and Finance team that represent Accounting/Finance best practices, including auditing practices and documentation.
Product & Subject Matter Expert: Intimately know the accounting products you are supporting, the accounting principles and user workflows and how they relate to the “Quote to Cash” revenue lifecycle and supporting technical stack.
Product Delivery: Own your team’s execution of the product roadmap, including business use cases, user stories, and UX/UI experience, in an agile develop environment. Organize and execute product User Acceptance Testing and product release planning.
Collaboration: Partner with Engineering and Program Management team members to efficiently estimate level of effort and execute against the product roadmap deliverables within the defined timelines, & budgets.

Maintains a deep empathy for our users and wants to creatively solve problems with a user-first mentality Have a do what it takes attitude. Be flexible, adaptable and a team-player. Experience shipping multiple products in an agile software development environment with on/off shore agile teams.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in a technical field, or equivalent experience in Accounting or Advertising Technology.
7 years of experience in product management and accounting, preferably in video & advertising technology.
Ability to interpret internal/external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services
Working knowledge in finance, understanding concepts of account receivables, general ledger and basic accounting
Expert in working with data and numbers and excellent skills in MS-Excel
Highly analytical, resourceful, team oriented, and ability to work independently
Ability to communicate difficult concepts and collaborate with others to adopt a different point of view
Ability to think strategically to solve complex technical and operational challenges in a timely manner
Proficient in SQL, JIRA, Excel, Visio/Lucidchart, or similar productivity tools

Preferred Qualifications:

Direct experience with the digital advertising life cycle, audience measurement, and ad tech

The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica is $152,200 to 204,100 per year, in San Francisco is $166,800 to 223,600 and in New York/Seattle is $159,500 to 213,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also 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/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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