Product Owner

The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA

15h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Product Owner to join our Custom Products development team. In this role, you will support the delivery of high-quality digital products by working closely with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Designers, and other cross-functional partners. You will help translate business and user needs into clear, actionable work for the development team while learning modern product discovery and delivery practices.

Requirements

• Basic Understanding of Agile software delivery and common ceremonies.
• Ability to translate customer needs into clear requirements and collaborate across functions.
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to learn and accept feedback
• Strong written/verbal communication and organization skills; comfort presenting to mixed technical/non-technical audiences.
• BA/BS in a relevant field (e.g., computer science, information systems, business) or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• Internship, coursework, or project experience in product management, business analysis, engineering, or design.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira/Confluence, Smartsheet or similar project management and product analytics tools.
• Curiosity about user needs and data-driven decision making.
• Exposure to basic data practices (event instrumentation, dashboards, experimentation).

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Managers to understand product vision, goals, and success metrics, and help translate them into executable work items for the team.
• Contribute to problem framing: synthesize user research, stakeholder input, and data to define clear problem statements and hypotheses.
• Help maintain a well-groomed backlog: write concise user stories with acceptance criteria; group work into epics/features.
• Facilitate prioritization using customer value, feasibility, and alignment to company goals. Prioritization factors commonly include customer needs and company objectives.
• Partner with engineering, design, and QA to clarify scope, and iterate toward outcomes.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives) and keep work items updated in Jira/Confluence.
• Prepare updates that clearly articulate the “why,” the plan, and progress; capture decisions, risks, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with partner teams to ensure readiness for launch and adoption.
• Define success metrics for features; monitor usage and performance; propose follow-ons based on evidence.
• Contribute to post-launch retrospectives and incorporate learnings into roadmap and practices.

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: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees