Job Description
Sr Director of Product, Cont Systems (Remote)
Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world's biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the US in addition to the ability to stream Paramount Streaming's other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.
BRAND/DIVISION OVERVIEW
Paramount Global is looking for a Senior Director of Product Management to lead the Content Systems & Services team for our Network Streaming division. The Network Streaming portfolio of domestic and international networks is available in over 180 countries! Our team is responsible for delivering websites, apps and video streaming experiences for iconic brands including MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Channel 5, Telefe, Colors and many others!
ROLE DETAILS
This role oversees a team of product owners and works closely with leaders from product management, operations, and production. You and your team build and release systems responsible for ingesting, managing, and distributing content and metadata to all Network Streaming digital products. Your team is also responsible for building tools that provide efficient workflows for global operations teams and collaborators who program our portfolio of digital products every day. Does this sound like you? In close consultation with the VP of Shared Services, you will define the product strategy & roadmap. The position requires broad experience in the video and content management field and collaboration with global teams to deliver results.
A strong candidate for the Senior Director role will have experience with:
• Demonstrating strong people and team management skills.
• Leading the goals of numerous partners across multiple business lines.
• Ensuring that features and enhancements are aligned with Network Streaming key objectives.
• Delivering best-in-class video streaming experiences for video viewers.
• As this position is on a global team, it may be necessary to adjust working hours to accommodate meetings in other time zones.
RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, you will:
• Handle a feature intake funnel and backlog for initiatives and features in partnership with Engineering.
• Communicate and oversee implementation of solutions and strategies across content systems teams.
• Partner with key collaborators to understand current and future content and operational workflow needs to support the Network Streaming division.
• Support growth initiatives across all brands and business models: Subscription VOD, Broadcast VOD, and Ad-supported VOD.
• Develop and champion clear product strategies related to content management, curation, and distribution.
• Oversee a team of product owners and the alignment of their product roadmaps, handling and balancing collaborator priorities against resource availability.
• Ensure high quality deliverables that focus on intuitive workflows and operational efficiencies.
• Navigate and negotiate through complex business and technology relationships within brands, marketing teams and other shared services teams.
• Provide regular status reports and presentations to management and collaborators about strategic direction and product deliverables.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 10+ years of experience in product management, software development, management consulting or related field
• 5+ years management experience
• 5+ years' experience with cloud-based content management systems for premium video content distribution
• Experience working within a global media company is strongly desired
• Agile/iterative product development methodology
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• MBA or Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering or related field
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as excellent relationship-management with customers, peers, and executives
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills
• SAFe development methodology practic
Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8297q-18-212-87-137-42 in your application.