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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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Sr Mgr Product Management joins the Media Product team to lead the Live and Linear Media Pipeline team. This role is responsible for managing platform capabilities that power live sports, entertainment, linear dMVPD services, DVR, FAST channel playout, content marking, decoration, and in-stream ad insertion. The manager sets product vision, strategy, and OKRs while building business cases for investments and coaching a distributed team of product managers. Key responsibilities include partnering with engineering leaders to develop roadmaps and ensuring a coherent end-to-end content journey across VOD, live, and linear formats. The role requires expertise in complex media technology environments involving signal acquisition, SCTE 224/35 processing, and operational tooling. Candidates must possess strong communication skills to align cross-functional stakeholders and experience utilizing AI-assisted tools to improve reliability and accelerate discovery within the media ecosystem.
Define and own the product vision, strategy, and OKRs for the Live and Linear Media Pipeline portfolio.
Build business cases for infrastructure investments and identify emerging problems within the live media domain.
Partner with engineering leaders to establish joint roadmaps and drive alignment across technical domains.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure a coherent end-to-end content journey across all platforms.
Lead, coach, and develop a geographically distributed team of product managers.
Identify opportunities for AI and automation to improve system reliability and reduce operational burdens.
Communicate complex portfolio strategies and technical roadmaps to executive leadership and stakeholders.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
10+ years of experience in product management or a related discipline.
Experience leading and developing PM teams with a focus on coaching and raising the standard of product thinking.
Experience owning product strategy across a complex, multi-domain platform or media technology environment.
Strong communication skills to frame portfolio strategy for executive audiences and align cross-functional stakeholders.
Proven ability to operate across organizational boundaries and unblock teams in ambiguous situations.
Familiarity with live media workflows, including signal acquisition, linear playout, dMVPD, DVR, SCTE processing, and in-stream ad insertion (preferred).
Experience with FAST channel operations, platform infrastructure at scale, or AI-assisted PM workflows (preferred).
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