The Walt Disney Company-posted 1 day ago
Full-time • Principal
Bakersfield, CA
5,001-10,000 employees

About The Role & Team The Walt Disney Company is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial and collaborative Principal Product Manager, Content Mobilization to lead strategic consumer experience initiatives for our partnership with Epic Games in the development of an expansive digital universe connected to Fortnite. Partnering closely with the VP of Content Mobilization, the Product Manager will define and execute product strategies that integrate creative, technical, and operational elements—bridging user experience design, systems architecture, and guest experience across Disney Digital Entertainment and other divisions of The Walt Disney Company (“TWDC”) and Epic Games. The ideal candidate will develop end-to-end consumer journeys for initiatives across multiple physical and digital touchpoints and will combine deep product management expertise, technical fluency, and a passion for creating seamless, story-driven consumer journeys that blend entertainment, interactivity, and innovation. This role requires strong product and project management skills, analytical thinking, and the ability to influence, collaborate and gain alignment across divisional task forces. Candidate should champion a culture of customer-centricity, agility, and results-oriented delivery.

  • Strategic Alignment and Execution: Drive alignment of product vision and creating a strategy, and execution plan across multiple teams to ensure cohesive end-to-end consumer journeys between Epic Games and TWDC environments with accountability for cross-organizational integration and long-term planning.
  • Platform and Product Experiences: Translate high-level creative and business goals into seamless, connected user experiences, ensuring that storytelling, interactivity, and operational elements across platforms deliver a unified brand experience at scale across multiple business units.
  • Cross-Organizational Partnerships: Partner with executives, product managers, engineers, game designers, and operations teams to synchronize roadmaps, define dependencies, and ensure seamless integration across systems, content, and guest touchpoints while providing strategic guidance and influencing decisions across partner organizations.
  • Data Optimization and Product Planning: Lead strategy with technical leads to identify system dependencies, data flows, and integration points and assess technical implications for long range product planning.
  • Technical/Operational Requirements: Define technical and operational requirements and project manage deliverables to ensure alignment with business goals and guest experience outcomes while overseeing cross-functional execution across complex, multi-team programs.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the key partner between TWDC divisions, Epic Games, and internal stakeholders showcase key milestones, risks, and decision points. Identify solutions and facilitate communication and alignment through clear documentation and executive reporting with an emphasis on enterprise-wide visibility and influence.
  • Performance Monitoring: Define KPIs and success metrics based on analytics and consumer insights. Monitor performance, gather feedback, and drive refinements that enhance both digital and physical guest engagement with accountability for informing executive investment and prioritization decisions.
  • Product Roadmap: Apply understanding of emerging technologies, digital ecosystems, and consumer behavior to inform future product roadmaps and cross-platform experience strategies and serve as a subject matter expert advising senior leadership on market and technology trends.
  • 10+ years of experience in Product Management, including end-to-end ownership of digital or technology-enabled consumer experiences with demonstrated leadership of large-scale, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
  • Proven success managing initiatives that span creative development, technical systems, and operational delivery (e.g., digital entertainment, gaming, Parks, or connected experiences) with measurable impact at a divisional or enterprise level.
  • Strong technical fluency—comfortable working with engineering teams, understanding APIs, systems integration, and software development processes at a depth sufficient to influence integration decisions.
  • Experience defining product strategies, writing detailed product and technical requirements, and leading agile delivery teams across complex or ambiguous problem spaces.
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate and influence within a large, matrixed organization at senior levels, driving alignment across competing priorities.
  • Exceptional leadership, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Passion for Disney storytelling, immersive entertainment, and innovation across digital and physical experiences.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.
  • Bachelor’s degree required in technical field; MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.
  • Experience with gaming, interactive media, or connected ecosystem products (e.g., identity systems, digital rewards, or data-driven engagement).
  • Familiarity with park operations, guest experience technology, or cross-platform entertainment initiatives.
  • Knowledge of agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Airtable, Smartsheet, Miro).
  • Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide.
  • Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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