Sr Business Product Mgr (Rights Management)
$141,900–$190,300 year
On-siteGlendale, California, United States
Job Summary
Articulate product strategy and create roadmaps for the Rights Management domain, managing end-to-end product lifecycle from requirements gathering to specification. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, and QA to prioritize backlogs, coordinate major releases, and refine solutions into minimum viable products. Own cost/benefit analysis, define realistic KPIs and OKRs, and facilitate workshops to align business partners with product vision. Drive operational improvements and automation to maximize revenue for Disney's direct-to-consumer and content sales businesses while ensuring legal compliance and intellectual property protection.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ year of product management experience, preferably in digital media supply chain
- Demonstrate strong product understanding and platform familiarity
- Knowledge and experience in product management for content rights and availability
- Knowledge and experience in the first party, third party, and acquired content workflows for direct-to-consumer streaming service
- Self-starter and can work independently under time constraints
- Demonstrate strong presentation skills and ability to clearly communicate goals, status, and issues
- Demonstrate strong technical writing skills
- Demonstrate ability to derive actionable insights or alternative solutions through user research
- Demonstrate ability to craft and validate problems
- Efficiently support experimentation execution and analysis, such as proof of concepts
- Demonstrate ability to define Product Roadmaps
- Demonstrate understanding of business modeling and analysis vis structured cost/benefit analysis
- Demonstrate understanding and ability to write and prioritize user stories
- Demonstrate ability to adjust and pivot as business strategy and product priorities shifts
- Experienced in leading and/or facilitating business workshops
- Exhibits a clear understanding of development process, methodologies, and tools
- Can provide informal guidance to junior team members
- Exhibits appreciation and experience in incorporating data science and analytics in holistic product solutions
- Familiarity with Rightsline
Desired Qualifications
- MBA or Masters in related technical field preferred
- Exposure or experience with Agile development tools, such as Jira, Airtable
- Prior work experience in financial/accounting in content exploitation
- Strong understanding of financial systems, processes, and enhancements
- Established expertise in financial operations, financial controls, financial reporting, and financial systems
- Understanding of general ledger, hierarchies, and data structures
- Experience utilizing AI/ML to automate business processes and drive monetization opportunities
- Knowledge of or experience in Media & Entertainment industry
- Enthusiasm and interests in Disney brands
- Understanding of media production workflows, digital video workflows, or consumer-facing video product features
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