Senior Product Manager II

The Walt Disney Company • Bristol, CT

7d • $155,700 - $208,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Product Manager II to join the Content Intelligence group. This role is responsible for driving the next evolution of Disney's media supply chain by defining and creating AI-assisted products and workflows that intelligently analyze, enrich, and transform the company's global content catalog. The position involves bridging business stakeholders, data science, and engineering to guide cross-functional teams and deliver scalable solutions within the media supply chain. The role requires working at the forefront of emerging technology, collaborating globally, and maintaining a dual horizon view of delivering near-term business value while steering towards long-term strategic goals.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in product management, with a proven track record of managing complex platform products, enterprise systems, or digital workflows.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams (Engineering, QA, UX Design, Program Management) to deliver high-quality, scalable product releases under tight deadlines.
• Strong technical baseline with an understanding of backend architectures, APIs, data flows, and modern development frameworks.
• Exceptional ability to conduct workflow analyses, translate highly ambiguous business needs into clear product specifications/user stories, and prioritize backlogs based on business value (ROI).
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to "storytell with data," negotiate alignment among disparate stakeholders, and influence cross-team priorities.
• Experience setting, tracking, and measuring product success through KPIs and OKRs, using quantitative and qualitative data to drive roadmap decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a squad leader, with experience providing informal guidance, coaching, or mentorship to junior Product Managers or cross-functional team members.
• Practical experience working within Agile/Scrum environments, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, and utilizing tools like Jira and Confluence.
• High degree of autonomy with the proven ability to pivot quickly and effectively as business strategies and product priorities shift.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of the media and entertainment industry, specifically regarding media supply chains, digital video pipelines, post-production, or television workflows.
• Experience with (or strong conceptual knowledge of) AI tooling, machine learning models, computer vision, natural language processing, or automated quality control (QC) and localization systems.
• A strong interest in, and enthusiasm for, Disney brands and the evolution of content experiences.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for a collection of key products within the Content Intelligence portfolio.
• Drive the long-term vision and roadmap (not just execution) based on refined product intuition and a deep understanding of business goals.
• Influence the broader portfolio strategy and effectively communicate your vision and product narrative to senior leadership and cross-functional business stakeholders.
• Conduct deep-dive workflow and process analyses to evaluate complex operational needs.
• Distinguish immediate stakeholder requests from underlying business needs, translating them into clear, concise, and balanced product specifications that leverage emerging technology solutions.
• Partner closely with Engineering, QA, and Program Management/Scrum Masters, and peer product teams to drive execution within an Agile framework.
• Facilitate product reviews, draft precise user stories/acceptance criteria, and collaborate to ensure high-quality, on-time releases.
• Act as a leader within your squad, providing coaching and informal mentorship to peer or junior Product Managers.
• Continuously improve internal and cross-team processes to optimize delivery and raise the organization's overall ability to ship.
• Establish trusted, influential relationships with internal stakeholders and peer platform teams across production and distribution.
• Use data storytelling and negotiation to align cross-team priorities.
• Collaborate across organizational boundaries to deliver complex, multi-team capital initiatives, and ensure Disney’s broader strategic priorities are met.
• Define, track, and measure the impact of your products using meaningful OKRs and KPIs to drive strategic business value.
• Proactively research and propose new feature ideas, solutions, and proof of concepts that continuously push boundaries.
• Develop a deep understanding of the underlying technologies, architectures, and data flows powering your applications to effectively collaborate with engineering and data science on technical constraints and solutions.
• Partner directly with business units and internal client groups to ensure seamless user adoption into daily production and operational workflows.

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: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree