Director of Product Management, Data Governance

Job Posting Title:

Director of Product Management, Data Governance

Req ID:

10097889

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

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.

The Product Management team guides the strategy and vision for Disney’s incredible global digital products portfolio - from Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and the ESPN App to Marvel Unlimited, National Geographic, ABC and ABC News, and film websites and games. This team impacts the way millions of people around the world experience and engage with Disney’s iconic stories and unmatched content in more personalized and immersive ways, leveraging cutting-edge technologies ranging from Machine Learning to Extended Reality.

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is seeking a Director, Product Management - Data Governance & Privacy to lead high visibility data governance and privacy strategy and technology solutions across Disney’s portfolio of entertainment & sports brands, including flagship streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN.  This is an executive leadership role focused on enabling Disney Streaming and Disney business and technology teams with best-in-class data capabilities to power our digital applications, enable analysis and reporting on user behavior, marketing, ad targeting, financial reporting, and more while ensuring our products adhere to international and domestic privacy laws as well as TDWC Global Information Security Policies and Standards.  Products developed & supported by the Data Governance team support data management, access management, policy enforcement, sensitive data detection, consent management and more.  This team captures behavioral and technical data as consumers use our websites and applications, ensuring we adhere to regional privacy regulations for data usage, honor user preferences, and maintain excellent data quality and reliability.   This team also chairs a Data Stewardship Council as well as a Data Governance Council which include business, legal, technology, partner product teams’ senior leadership in order to drive DE-ET-wide privacy and governance cross-functional initiatives.   

Successful candidates will have experience in technical product management developing and implementing tools for consent management, metadata and master data management, privacy services, OneTrust CMP, as well as data quality in support of high visibility/high-volume consumer applications.  The teams in this organization work with senior stakeholders from many parts of the Disney Entertainment business to ensure data requirements from across the breadth of the business are well understood, documented, translated into technical requirements, and implemented & validated by technical teams.  This role requires a high degree of communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to creatively solve problems, troubleshoot issues, and interpret data. This role reports to the Executive Director, Data Governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vision, mission, and overall strategy for Data Governance products across Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

• Lead and grow highly technical product management teams supporting data governance and privacy across the business.

• Drive the strategic direction of data governance and privacy technology across the business.

• Develop and maintain critical business relationships throughout the organization, ensure senior leaders are consistently well