Senior Product Manager -Talent Finance

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 audiences
• Strong partnering skills and ability to work within a collaborative team environment
• Proven ability to meet project milestones and customer expectations
• Ability to communicate with all levels of organization
• Responsive to business needs and highly motivated to improve the skills and capabilities of their organization

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience using JIRA and other product and project management tools
• Expertise in the entertainment industry is preferred specifically related to Participations, Residuals, Royalties, and/ or studio payroll
• Enthusiasm and interests in Disney brands
• Disability accommodation for employment applications

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

The hiring range for this position in California is $149,300- $200,200 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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 & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney's two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which

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