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About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media
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The Manager, Product Management leads a team of Product Managers within the Emerging Technology group at Disney Experiences Technology. This role involves managing, coaching, and developing individual contributors while providing hands-on ownership of the roadmap, business cases, and executive narratives for the Technology portfolio. Key responsibilities include overseeing the product lifecycle from ideation and rapid experimentation through initial launch, specifically focusing on commercial and operational intelligence efforts. The position requires managing initiatives involving AI-driven Ecommerce, process automation, and commercial optimization. Candidates must utilize skills in data-driven prioritization, agile methodologies, and executive communication. Required tools and technologies include JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Airtable, Cursor, and Claude Cowork/Code. The work involves solving technical problems through POCs and prototypes to improve operational efficiencies and guest-facing experiences.
Manage, coach, and develop a team of product managers to improve their product management craft and performance.
Own the product roadmap for Emerging Technology’s Commercial Intelligence efforts, including AI-driven Ecommerce and commercial optimization.
Track emerging technology trends like AI, ML, and automation to identify and validate new growth opportunities.
Oversee the full product lifecycle from initial ideation and rapid prototyping through launch and production handoff.
Define epics, user stories, requirements, and success criteria to ensure consistent product development standards.
Establish KPIs and use data to inform prioritization and report outcomes to senior leadership.
Prepare and deliver executive summaries and risk updates, translating technical details into decision-ready narratives.
Represent initiatives in cross-functional forums to build relationships with engineering, design, and business partners.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Master’s degree in Business Management, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience (preferred).
8+ years of Product Management experience delivering customer-facing and employee-facing products, digital only and hybrid experiences, hardware and/or software delivery.
Direct experience leading and developing teams or equivalent experience leading cross-functional product initiatives within a matrixed organization.
Experience with iterative test-and-learn processes, POC development, and production-level delivery; familiarity with an R&D environment.
Proven ability to use data and metrics to back business cases and influence prioritization decisions.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present at an executive level.
Experience working in highly collaborative, cross-functional, agile teams.
Familiarity with AI and data-driven approaches within the Ecommerce space or operational efficiency (preferred).
Ability to communicate complex technical topics to non-technical, senior stakeholders (preferred).
Experience with agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, Airtable, Cursor, or Claude Cowork/Code (preferred).
IoT
UX/UI
AI Tools
User Stories
Epics
Requirement Documents
Test Cases
Acceptance Criteria
Go-to-Market Plans
Product Roadmap
Technical Systems
Mobile Applications
Websites
Generative AI
Computer Vision
Agentic Systems
Biometrics
Spatial Intelligence
JIRA
Confluence
Smartsheet
Airtable
Claude
Cursor
Agile
User Research
Usability Testing
Product Lifecycle Management