Job Details

Sr Product Mgr II Media Acquisition & Ingest

Job ID 10116754 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / Bristol, Connecticut, United States / Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment Date posted Mar. 28, 2025

Job Summary:

Background

Media Product is a technical and horizontally aligned Product Management domain that enables the backbone of Disney's DTC media ecosystem including acquisition, media processing, video player, and operational tools.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to join our Media Pipeline and Access team. In this role, you will be responsible for the services and workflows that enable VOD and Live media components to be acquired, processed, published, and maintained. These pipelines power content delivery to Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ services and support a wide array of packaging formats, media types, and content shapes, including both Media and Metadata acquisition. This team defines our media ingestion specifications and the tools that facilitate the Live and VOD content QC and publishing process used by our operators and content partners alike.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the product strategy and vision for the acquisition and ingest domain supporting our media platform and workflows.
• Own end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation to launch and iteration.
• Develop and maintain a clear roadmap in collaboration with partners in Engineering, Operations, and Product management.
• Define clear product specifications, create user stories, and work with engineering teams to ensure successful development, testing, and release.
• Track KPIs and incorporate measures into the strategy to continuously optimize the product and make data-driven decisions.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of product management or relevant experience required.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data-driven insights to inform product decisions, measure performance, and optimize the user experience.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven ability to drive product initiatives from concept to delivery.
• Ability to work with engineering teams to discuss technical concepts, make tradeoffs to remove roadblocks, operate a successful delivery cadence, and evaluate new ideas.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of media supply chain concepts and operational workflows.
• Familiarity with live and VOD standardized media and metadata frameworks such as MovieLabs Digital Distribution Framework (MDDF), SCTE 224, EMA Avails, CableLabs, etc.
• Expert comprehension regarding file formats, resolution, dynamic range, frame rates, audio asset types, images and the use and conversion between various combinations as they relate to asset management, transcoding, and distribution.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $152,200 to $204,100 per year, in New York, NY $159,500 to $213,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. 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.

About Disney Entertainment:

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company's powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you'll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment .

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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