The Walt Disney Company · 3 hours ago
Sr Product Manager
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment, and they are seeking a Sr Product Manager for their Content Platforms’ Rights Management Team. This role involves defining and launching products that support the distribution of Disney's content, ensuring legal compliance, and enabling content monetization across various channels.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Articulate product strategy and gain alignment from business stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams
Create product roadmaps that clearly link vision, strategy, objectives, and execution
Provide end-to-end product management for a specific product or platform within the Rights Management domain
Collaborate with business partners to evaluate the value proposition of enhancement requests and propose alternative solutions when necessary, ensuring alignment with the overall product strategy
Collaborate with business partners and cross-functional teams to identify and clearly define business requirements
Assist in process alignment and standardization
Work with engineering and program managers to deliver solutions that support product and Content Platforms' strategy
Work closely with cross-functional teams—including engineering, design, quality assurance, and product leadership—to optimize product features and improve business processes
Manage maintenance and prioritization of product backlog, ensuring transparent, well-aligned, and justified prioritization within your area of responsibility
Support the team in identifying, developing, and verifying appropriate solutions for issues, including assistance with complex problems when needed
Refine solutions into a practical minimum viable product that efficiently addresses the highest-priority requirements
Coordinate major product releases
Participate in daily scrum meetings, planning, reviews, and retrospectives
Make thoughtful, well-documented assumptions
Own cost/benefit analysis and prepare lean business cases
Define realistic product targets / KPIs / OKRs
Leverage product frameworks and tools to document information in a structured way (user journey maps, flow, information architecture, etc.)
Exhibit natural and intuitive user empathy
Constantly seek out ways to improve the user experience and streamline business operations
Own system processes, user guides, and training materials for product features as needed
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
5+ year of product management experience, preferably in digital media supply chain
Demonstrate strong product understanding and platform familiarity
Knowledge and experience in product management for content rights and availability
Knowledge and experience in the first party, third party, and acquired content workflows for direct-to-consumer streaming service
Self-starter and can work independently under time constraints
Demonstrate strong presentation skills and ability to clearly communicate goals, status, and issues
Demonstrate strong technical writing skills
Demonstrate ability to derive actionable insights or alternative solutions through user research
Demonstrate ability to craft and validate problems
Efficiently support experimentation execution and analysis, such as proof of concepts
Demonstrate ability to define Product Roadmaps
Demonstrate understanding of business modeling and analysis vis structured cost/benefit analysis
Demonstrate understanding and ability to write and prioritize user stories
Demonstrate 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 development process, methodologies, and tools
Can provide informal guidance to junior team members
Exhibits appreciation and experience in incorporating data science and analytics in holistic product solutions
Preferred
MBA or Masters in related technical field preferred
Exposure or experience with Agile development tools, such as Jira, Airtable, Confluence
Prior work experience in financial/accounting in content exploitation
Strong understanding of financial systems, processes, and enhancements
Established expertise in financial operations, financial controls, financial reporting, and financial systems
Understanding of general ledger, hierarchies, and data structures
Experience utilizing AI/ML to automate business processes and drive monetization opportunities
Familiarity with Rightsline
Familiarity with Workato
Knowledge of or experience in Media & Entertainment industry
Enthusiasm and interests in Disney brands
Understanding of media production workflows, digital video workflows, or consumer-facing video product features
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-20
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