Senior Product Manager II-Talent Finance

Job Posting Title:

Senior Product Manager II-Talent Finance

Req ID:

10095326

Job Description:

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 our 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 enhance 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 here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our 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 implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Content Operations is ultimately responsible for successfully delivering entertainment and sports content to millions of people every day. This involves developing, operating, and leading a global content supply chain – the myriad of steps involved from taking a finalized TV show/movie, or live piece of content, from inside Disney to audiences around the globe, in their preferred language and format. This team also leads technology operations in Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

The Senior Product Manager for Talent Finance will be responsible for defining, prioritizing, and leading the strategic roadmap that supports the Residuals line of business. The Senior Product Manager for Talent Finance will have an excellent understanding of the Residuals accounting processes in order to understand business needs acting as primary subject matter expert and strategic partner for the supported business. Builds and maintains strong stakeholder relationships with Business clients, demonstrating a deep understanding of client functions in effort to guide technology priorities and workflow efficiencies. Candidate should be aware of the business and technology trends in the Media and Entertainment industry, preferably with experience in Residuals and other financial contract reporting segments.

Working in a cross-functional environment, you will collaborate with engineering, design, and others to reimagine the way we leverage technology to shape the future of our business. You will directly contribute to product strategy and be responsible for building and launching products that meet the needs of the business and delight our partners.

Responsibilities

• Establish relationships with business partners to understand their needs and priorities
• Act as the application subject matter authority, working with clients and partners to both address issues and recommend/implement enhancements
• Apply product management standard methodologies
• Define and maintain a set of strategic product roadmaps within the talent finance portfolio
• Serve as key contact to handle requirements discussions with Residuals business teams
• Review and approve product requirements, ensuring these requirements align with the overall product vision stated in the strategic product roadmap
• Motivate change based on new business processes and business functions working with Residuals and business leadership
• Maintain and communicate project status in the domain of responsibility, as required for technology partners and business partners
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and cross-functional environment, and run multiple priorities across a mix of ad hoc and operational projects

Basic Qualifications

• 7 years of related work experience
• Agile certification and 3 years of demonstrated ability using Agile SCRUM methodology in the Product Owner role
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and matrixed organization, executing on several initiatives concurrently while balancing competing priorities
• Collaborative workstyle with exceptional communication and collaboration skills
• Strong communication/presentation abilities with a track record of presenting complex analyses to executives/senior management clearly and concisely
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal skills and ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical