Lead Product Manager

Job Description

Job Description 
 
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand management and consumer product licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, form a brand marketing services division, and launch a family office advisory practice, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for nine consecutive years, CAA represents more than 3,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of property sales and sponsorships, media advisory, brand consulting, venue development and strategic advisory, and executive search. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, London, Nashville, Shanghai, Beijing, Chicago, Washington D.C., Singapore, Toronto, Denver, Charlotte, Jacksonville, and Atlanta, among other locations globally.  
 
The Role 
 
CAA is seeking a Lead Product Manager to join our Product Management team and act as a leader in CAA’s IT organization. 
 
As CAA continues to expand its footprint in the sport and entertainment industry and grow globally, we have an increasing need to implement applications supporting our diverse customers - clients, agents, executives, assistants, and business partners. The Product Management team is focused on implementing technology products to drive productivity and effectiveness of our customers. We are obsessed with delivering intuitive products that embody CAA’s culture. 
 
We seek a curious, creative, and experienced product manager. We are looking for individuals who are highly adaptable, who like solving problems and can drive clarity across diverse stakeholder groups. We seek a product manager who can lead products through the full lifecycle from defining the initial vision and product roadmap to implementing sustainable processes for ongoing product support and customer feedback.  
 
Responsibilities 

• Quickly develop a deep understanding of products you will lead, including the business domains and workflows that these products support. 

• Manage products from vision to launch (and on-going support) delivering features iteratively to provide the expected business outcomes. 

• Collaborate and coordinate with other product managers in the team to ensure alignment across products and product lines. 

• Act as a leader in our cross-functional SAFe Agile Release Train (ART) and take on the roles of Feature Owner and Product Owner.   

• In the Scaled Agile ART, depending on the business needs and priorities in any given planning interval, this role may oversee the work of product managers, or report to another product manager with more domain experience.   

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