Senior Manager, Product Management

The Walt Disney Company

. Set and own product vision, strategy, and OKRs across the Live and Linear Media Pipeline portfolio .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $197,400 - $264,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on live and linear media pipelines, including strategic vision, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. Proficient in leveraging AI-assisted tools and workflows to enhance productivity and operational efficiency.

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Product ManagementLive Media WorkflowsTeam LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationAI-Assisted Workflows

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Hard Skills

Product StrategyOKR ManagementBusiness Case DevelopmentContent Journey OwnershipOperational ToolingSCTE 224 ProcessingSCTE-35 ProcessingFAST Channel OperationsDVR ManagementIn-Stream Ad Insertion

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCoachingProblem SolvingOrganizational ClarityStakeholder Alignment

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree

Industry Keywords

Live SportsEntertainmentMedia TechnologyDMVPDLinear Playout

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and own product vision, strategy, and OKRs across the Live and Linear Media Pipeline portfolio
Build business cases for Live and Linear Pipeline investments
Identify emerging problems and bring organizational clarity to address them
Serve as senior PM partner to engineering leaders in the live domain
Establish joint roadmap and strategy cadences and drive alignment across live pipeline domains
Collaborate with VOD Pipeline, Content Metadata, and Distribution and Playback PMs on end-to-end content journey ownership
Lead and coach a geographically distributed team of PMs
Build a culture aligned to the Media-generalist model, including AI-assisted tools for discovery and product work
Maintain working fluency across the live and linear platform
Identify opportunities for AI and automation to improve reliability, reduce operational burden, and unlock capabilities
Lead the Live and Linear Media Pipeline team responsible for capabilities powering live sports and entertainment, linear dMVPD service, DVR, FAST channel playout, content marking and decoration, in-stream ad insertion, and operational tooling

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in product management or a related discipline
Experience leading and developing PM teams, with demonstrated investment in coaching and raising the standard of product thinking
Experience owning product strategy across a complex, multi-domain platform or media technology environment, with accountability for measurable outcomes
Strong communication skills, with the ability to frame portfolio strategy for executive audiences and align cross-functional stakeholders
Proven ability to operate across organizational boundaries and unblock teams in ambiguous situations
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required
Familiarity with live media workflows: signal acquisition, live event orchestration, linear playout, dMVPD and DVR, SCTE 224 / SCTE-35 processing, and in-stream ad insertion
Experience with FAST channel operations and content marking, decoration, and scheduling systems
Platform or infrastructure PM background at a large-scale streaming or media technology organization
Experience building or scaling a product team in a new or evolving domain
Familiarity with AI-assisted PM workflows and a point of view on how they raise team productivity and craft

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided
Medical benefits
Financial benefits
Other benefits dependent on the level and position offered
Primarily on-site with occasional work from home