Sr Business Product Mgr I

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization focused on building and advancing the technological backbone for Disney’s media business. The team combines technology with creativity to develop world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive innovation and scalability. Content Platforms & Operations is responsible for the development and advancement of technical and operational functions for worldwide distribution and monetization of Disney’s linear networks and theatrical content. This includes Disney’s media supply chain, network and theatrical distribution operations, media localization, and network transmission. The team also serves as a key collaboration point with regional business teams. The Music Supply Chain fleet manages products and optimizes workflows for publishing and recorded music businesses, covering acquisition, distribution, administration, and monetization, using analytics for data-informed decisions. As a Senior Product Manager I, you will collaborate with business users, software engineering, QA, shared services, vendors, and other product professionals. Your responsibilities will include refining product designs, defining scope, and documenting epics, features, and user stories in an Agile environment. You will support both a music publishing royalty/income processing system and a data delivery & reporting application to ensure business continuity for Accounting, Copyright Administration, and Royalties departments within Disney Music Group and Controllership. The music application ecosystem relies on financial and non-financial data for timely processing and delivery of revenue-expense, royalties, reporting, and journal entries.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience, preferably supporting digital media supply chain, content platforms, or enterprise systems.
• Proven ability to define product strategy, develop product roadmaps, and manage product backlogs.
• Experience writing and prioritizing user stories and working within Agile development environments.
• Strong analytical and business modeling skills, including cost/benefit analysis and business case development.
• Ability to conduct user research, define problems, and translate insights into actionable product solutions.
• Experience supporting experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and solution validation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation and executive presentations.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and adapt to changing business strategies and product priorities.
• Solid understanding of software development processes, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven product decision making.
• Bachelor’s degree and equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the entertainment industry, particularly within music publishing and recorded music functions and workflows.
• 3+ years working in an Accounting/Finance capacity, or in support of accounting (and/Finance) applications.
• Experience supporting Music Publishing (Copyright Admin, Performance, Mechanical) or Music Royalties (Recorded Music: Artist, Mechanical).
• Experience with integration between applications and ETL systems (upstream/downstream data delivery).
• Strong documentation, visualization, and presentation skills, with proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Google Workspace, and Lucid chart.
• Familiarity with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Miro, or similar platforms used for wireframing and user experience collaboration.
• Working knowledge of query languages such as SQL for data analysis and validation.
• Experience with Agile development and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Airtable.
• Experience leveraging AI/ML or automation technologies to improve business processes, workflows, or monetization opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate product strategy and vision, gaining alignment from business stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams.
• Create and maintain product roadmaps that clearly connect vision, strategy, objectives, and execution including on-going sustainment activities to support weekly, monthly, quarterly, & semi-annual deadlines (accounting close, royalty statement cycles).
• Provide end-to-end product management ownership for a specific product or platform within the sales, finance, accounting and royalty for recorded music domain.
• Evaluate enhancement requests with business partners, assess value proposition, and recommend solutions aligned with overall product strategy.
• Define product targets, KPIs, and OKRs to measure product success.
• Partner with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to identify, document, and clearly define business requirements.
• Collaborate with engineering, program management, design, and QA teams to deliver solutions aligned with product and overall music supply chain technology and business strategy and vision.
• Support process alignment and standardization across teams and workflows.
• Work closely with product leadership and cross-functional teams to optimize product features and improve business processes.
• Own and manage the product backlog, including prioritization and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Refine business requirements and solutions into practical minimum viable products (MVPs) that address high-priority needs.
• Coordinate and support major product releases.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including daily scrums, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Support issue resolution by helping teams identify, develop, and validate solutions, including complex problem solving when necessary.
• Make thoughtful, well-documented assumptions and product decisions.
• Conduct cost/benefit analysis and develop lean business cases.
• Use product frameworks and tools to document and communicate product concepts (e.g., user journey maps, workflows, information architecture).
• Maintain strong user empathy and advocate for the end-user experience.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve user experience and streamline business operations.
• Own system processes, user guides, training materials, and documentation for product features as needed.

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