Hybrid Senior Product Manager – Licensing, AI

at The Walt Disney Company

• Job title: Senior Product Manager – Licensing, AI
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $135,000 - $165,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Glendale, United States

About the role

• Senior Product Manager managing the development of technology products at Disney. Collaborating across teams to align business and technical objectives in Licensing and AI Systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage the full-cycle development of DCP technology products from ideation to delivery with an understanding of Disney’s Licensed merchandise product lifecycle
• Translate finance, revenue accounting or AI model governance goals into a technology product strategy and roadmaps by effectively communicating with global business partners
• Collaborate with engineering, design, architecture, and quality assurance partners to ensure development is in line with product strategy and roadmap
• Define processes for DCP applications and platforms, system specifications, and working parameters for software use and compatibility
• Develop Proof of Concept prototypes collaborating with engineering, architecture and technical operations
• Connect with users regularly to have a deep understanding of their needs, pain points, and how they experience your products
• Define and write clear requirements and user stories for the development team
• Participate in and influence technical discussions to solve complex business/system problems
• Prioritize the product backlog and make recommendations to business partners and leadership while considering trade-offs
• Establish product release plan and set expectations with new feature delivery
• Perform analysis across a complex finance environment to assess data accuracy, troubleshoot issues, and answer partner questions
• Create user training documentation and host user training sessions for product adoption
• Demonstrate knowledge and mastery of Agile project methodology and change management principles

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management, defining and implementing end-to-end product strategies influencing the business
• 4+ years of experience in building consumer-quality technology products from ideation to launch/support
• Experience with highly integrated accounting applications, including interfaces to SAP, forecasting, data warehouses, master data management, and product master
• Demonstrated ability to define and shape future products by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems.
• Expertise in multi-layered technical environments which shape next generation initiatives
• Experience in creating product roadmaps for new and existing products
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and set expectations
• Proven leader that nurtures positive relationships with business users and technology engineering partners
• Ability to explain complex concepts in a digestible way across business and technology partners at all levels
• Experience in Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Excellent analytical, trouble shooting and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Ability to lead cross-team projects

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
• full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered