Manager, Product

NBCUniversal•Universal City, CA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Product will lead the product strategy, roadmap, operating model, and execution of complex technology initiatives for Enterprise Rights Management. The role combines senior product leadership, technical product management, and direct people management, including coaching and developing Product Managers and related product resources. It partners with Engineering, Architecture, Data, Security, Operations, and business stakeholders to translate rights-management needs into product direction, technically sound solutions, executable roadmaps, and measurable outcomes. A primary focus is leading the product side of implementing and evolving a modern Rights Management System (RMS), supported by integrated data capabilities, workflow automation, and responsible use of AI. The position oversees a portfolio of initiatives, establishes product governance and delivery practices, and supports successful adoption and long-term platform ownership. It is hybrid, with a minimum of four days per week in the office; the company may change in-office requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 7 years of progressive experience in product management, business solutions, technology product leadership, or a related discipline.
At least 2 years of direct people-management experience, including coaching and developing product professionals.
Demonstrated experience leading complex enterprise product portfolios or large-scale technology transformations from strategy through implementation.
Strong technical fluency and experience partnering with Engineering, Architecture, Data, Security, and enterprise platform teams.
Experience with enterprise SaaS implementations, systems integration, APIs, data platforms, cloud services, workflow automation, or related technologies.
Strong working knowledge of Agile methodologies and product-delivery practices, including roadmap, release, and sprint planning; backlog refinement; estimation; prioritization; sprint reviews; retrospectives; and continuous improvement.
Hands-on experience using Jira and Confluence to manage product backlogs, document requirements and decisions, track delivery, and maintain communication across product, engineering, and business teams.
Practical understanding of AI-enabled products, automation, analytics, data governance, and responsible AI considerations.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, prioritization, problem-solving, and organizational-change skills.

Nice To Haves

Scrum, Agile, or product management certification, such as CSPO, CSM, PMI-ACP, SAFe certification, or an equivalent credential.
Experience in media and entertainment, rights management, licensing, content operations, intellectual property, or a similarly complex domain.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the product vision, multi-year roadmap, priorities, and delivery strategy for RMS and the broader Enterprise Rights product portfolio.
Translate business objectives, operational pain points, and user needs into product capabilities, investment priorities, and sequenced delivery plans.
Oversee concurrent initiatives and workstreams, balancing strategic priorities, dependencies, risks, and capacity.
Establish product governance, decision rights, success measures, and portfolio communication practices, and align investment with enterprise technology strategy and business outcomes.
Partner with Engineering, Architecture, Data, and platform teams through discovery, solution design, implementation, testing, deployment, and adoption.
Guide product decisions involving SaaS platforms, enterprise integrations, APIs, data models, workflow orchestration, cloud services, security, and scalability.
Translate business requirements into product requirements, capabilities, epics, acceptance criteria, and implementation priorities.
Promote effective use of Jira and Confluence for backlog management, requirements traceability, documentation, decision tracking, and collaboration.
Identify technical and process dependencies early and support informed tradeoffs across scope, value, timing, risk, and maintainability.
Provide product leadership for vendor evaluations, implementation partners, and third-party platforms where applicable.
Lead the product side of RMS implementation, including business alignment, capability definition, prioritization, roadmap management, readiness, and adoption.
Coordinate product activities across rights, content acquisition, legal, distribution, finance, operations, engineering, data, and other impacted functions.
Connect RMS delivery to the broader Rights ecosystem, including source systems, downstream consumers, reporting, integrations, and the enterprise data layer.
Report progress, decisions, risks, dependencies, and leadership actions transparently; promote sustainable practices for implementation and long-term platform improvement.
Define and prioritize AI, machine learning, automation, and analytics opportunities for rights workflows, decision support, data quality, and user experience.
Partner with Data, Engineering, Legal, Privacy, Security, and business teams to evaluate AI use cases and advance appropriate concepts into delivery.
Ensure AI-enabled capabilities are grounded in reliable data, clear business value, measurable outcomes, and responsible governance.
Champion reusable data and AI capabilities and monitor technology trends for practical innovation opportunities.
Directly manage, coach, and develop Product Managers and other product resources, setting expectations, priorities, and development goals.
Create a consistent product management operating model across discovery, planning, requirements, delivery, stakeholder engagement, and outcome measurement.
Lead Agile product delivery practices, including roadmap, release, and sprint planning; backlog refinement; prioritization; capacity management; sprint execution; reviews; retrospectives; and continuous improvement.
Assign ownership across initiatives, support Product Managers in leading workstreams, and assess team capacity and capability needs, recommending staffing, role design, or external support when needed.
Build a collaborative, high-performing culture focused on customer value, technical credibility, transparency, and execution.
Represent Enterprise Rights product leadership in cross-functional and leadership forums, align business and technology teams, resolve competing priorities, and escalate decisions when needed.
Communicate roadmap status, delivery health, risks, options, and recommendations concisely and in a decision-oriented manner.
Partner with change-management, training, and operational teams to support adoption and transition to new capabilities.