Product Mgr II

The Walt Disney Company • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming Disney's media business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world. A few reasons why we think you'd love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology: Building the future of Disney's media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney's media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come. Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more. Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news. DE&ET Ad Platforms is seeking a Product Manager – Programmatic Data and BI Our team is dedicated to building and managing the technology driving Disney's multi-billion dollar advertising enterprise. Working with globally distributed teams across all Disney media brands, we influence everything from foundational infrastructure development to innovative ad experiences and formats. Recognized for our award-winning technologies, we are integral to Disney's advertising success and the future of streaming.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in technology or business domains
• 3+ years of product management or equivalent experience in programmatic advertising, data operations, or a technically adjacent domain
• Deep familiarity with the programmatic advertising ecosystem — SSPs, DSPs, ad servers, auction mechanics, and revenue attribution
• Proven experience managing complex third-party data integrations, including API-based ingestion, normalization, and QA workflows
• Strong understanding of data pipeline operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Unwavering bias for execution and impeccable follow-through
• Strong command of project management principles and tools (Jira, Airtable, Google Workspace) with experience owning product roadmaps and sprint workflows
• Ability to influence, collaborate, and deliver solutions in a fluid environment across a diverse set of technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Supporting financial close or billing processes in an advertising or media context; comfort working with high-revenue, high-accuracy data
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting language for data validation and workflow automation
• Experience with AI coding tools and/or agentic IDEs in writing queries, building prototypes and/or automating workflows.
• Proven success in a product role with a demonstrated record of delivery and excellence
• Experience working in streaming media, digital advertising, or a data-intensive technology environment

Responsibilities

• Run programmatic self-service reporting via STAQ end to end — from intake and planning through staging, QA, production, and stakeholder handoff.
• Serve as internal POC for programmatic data and the STAQ platform across Product, TPMs, BI, ODS, Ad Sales Finance, Revenue Yield Management, Saleshub, Tech Ops, Accounting, Planners, Account Management, and Automated Operations teams.
• Serve as external POC to SSPs, DSPs, and ad servers; function as Disney's liaison to STAQ support — managing bug validation, release testing, and feature requests.
• Design, maintain, and optimize data pipelines and third-party business logic; drive improvements to reduce job failures and improve job runtime performance.
• Maintain operational documentation including the operations manual, user guides, SOX/audit documentation, and Jira workflows; organize STAQ sprints and maintain the STAQ roadmap.
• May mentor junior team members in platform operations, integration practices, and stakeholder communication.

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree