Principal Product Manager, Connected TV Experiences

Job ID 10100576 Location Seattle, Washington, United States / Santa Monica, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Nov. 18, 2024

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Job Summary:

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.

Hulu is the leading premium streaming service in the U.S. offering live and on-demand TV, sports, news, and movies, with and without commercials, in and out of the home. We provide choice and captivate viewers with stories of all flavors, and we're looking for a seasoned product manager ready to redefine TV through creative yet strategic thinking and consistent execution while embracing fun.

Job Summary

Want to join a fast-paced, exciting team serving millions of users daily across 20+ device families? We seek an enthusiastic and experienced senior product manager to lead our efforts in evolving the Hulu product experience.

Hulu is the home of a beloved general entertainment streaming experience for over 15 years, and the Hulu product team is responsible for a reliable and engaging experience across dozens of device form factors, in and out of playback. Keeping the experience compelling, satisfying, and familiar, regardless of what device is in use, is the highest priority. You will work closely with counterparts in engineering, product management, design, and executive teams, to ensure the product roadmap fulfills business, technical, legal, and consumer priorities for target platforms. The ideal candidate is a fast learner, team-oriented, nimble, displays strong product sense, and doesn’t wait to be told what to do.

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders across the organization to define scope, create a vision and strategy, determine trade-offs, and build consensus to deliver engaging product features on connected TV devices.
Ideate, define, and validate new or adjusted product features focused on increasing user engagement (time in playback, title discovery, etc.) on connected TV devices using measurable metrics.
Drive end-to-end responsibility and ownership for your product feature/capability from concept to the finish line and in its daily usage.
Conduct industry research, consult with finance, and analyze data to ensure the viability of new features and product changes.
Lead a scrum team, champion their needs, and prioritize incoming requests for resourcing.
Contribute to prioritizing and driving alignment for a varied product roadmap across a diverse set of stakeholders including product partners, ads, engineering, design, commerce, legal, finance, and operations.
Work with device, platform, and distribution partners to ensure quality, compliance, and maintenance of your product domains.
Define OKRs and KPIs, track the health of your product domains, and understand changes in behavior/data.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience in a relevant field required.
10+ years of product management or other relevant work experience required.
Proven track record of launching successful, engaging, user-centric features on connected TV devices like Roku, Amazon FireTV, Samsung, PlayStation, XBox, and others.
Demonstrated ability to define technical acceptance criteria, discuss technical concepts with engineering teams, and understand architectural and technical implications.
Experience leading a dedicated scrum/dev team as a solo Product Owner.
Ability to shift, adapt, and remain flexible with changing priorities and external factors while continuing to move projects forward.
Independently own and lead large initiatives with many internal and external dependencies and collaborators.
Obsessed with making data-oriented, analytical decisions to keep customers happy.
A strong attention to detail, and the ability to take a step back and understand the bigger picture.
Ability to be scrappy and resourceful, with no fear of getting your hands dirty and an impulse to always find a solution.
Systems thinker – proactive, structured, long-term thinker rather than reactive.
A love for TV!

Preferred Qualifications

Product management experience / high-level technical understanding of the streaming video devices landscape with feature development on Roku OS, Fire OS, and Tizen.
Experience developing product features for video players (HTML5 and native) and multiple streaming protocols.
Familiarity with DRM rules, video performance, and video advertising best practices.
Experience in A/B experimentation, testing tools, and analytics.
Worked in organizations with agile software development practices and latest industry methodologies.
Focus on impact with a proclivity to frame work in terms of impact, effort, and cost.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $184,300 to $247,100 year, in San Francisco is $201,900 to $270,700 per year, and New York, NY or Seattle, WA is between $193,100 to $258,900. 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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