Sr Product Manager

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Glendale, CA, USA
In-Office
142K-190K Annually
Senior level
Digital Media • Gaming • News + Entertainment • Sports
The Role
Lead delivery and evolution of studio and production office applications by gathering requirements, defining roadmaps, using AI-assisted tools to prototype and deliver solutions, managing Agile teams and backlogs, integrating with data platforms, monitoring KPIs, and communicating risks and successes to stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In

Job Posting Title:

Sr Product Manager

Req ID:

10154988

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Product Manager/Product Owner Tech to lead the delivery and ongoing evolution of the Studio and Production Office applications that support The Walt Disney Studios. This role elevates traditional technical business analysis into an AI-empowered, strategic product position, leveraging current and emerging technologies to drive meaningful improvements in production office workflows.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in production workflow and technology, creating solutions that return valuable time to the creative process. This role blends business analysis, product management, AI fluency, and stakeholder partnership to ensure technical solutions are strategically aligned, user-focused, and positioned for future growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Engage with business clients or other product teams within the organization to gather requirements, define use cases, and translate needs into actionable acceptance criteria and prototypes.
  • In close partnership with leadership and business stakeholders, develop and execute the product vision and roadmap across internal applications, customized Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) options, and licensed SaaS solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical feasibility.
  • Using AI-assisted coding tools, build and deliver high-quality solutions on time and within scope. Establish and evolve new AI-enabled workflows, including integration of LLM-powered tools and agents.
  • Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritization activities. Define, groom, and accept user stories that translate stakeholder requests into engineering work.
  • Author and maintain product documentation, data flow and UML diagrams, and other technical artifacts to support development and stakeholder understanding, using context files, rules, and blueprints where possible.
  • Analyze and interpret data to support decision-making at the studio, production and individual contributor levels.
  • Partner with infrastructure and data engineering teams to support integration with studio data platforms.
  • Monitor product KPIs and user feedback to drive continuous improvement.
  • Highlight all successes, opportunities, and risks in executive-level communications.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in film production, computer science, information systems, software, electrical engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent years of work experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in product ownership within software development environments.
  • 5+ years of experience using Agile Scrum methodology. Proven track record managing technical application delivery in an Agile setting.
  • 5+ years in a Production or Studio environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, etc.) to accelerate prototyping and to build, test, deploy, and maintain applications.
  • Exceptional analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working with data platforms.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Hands-on knowledge of the film production lifecycle.
  • Experience managing projects that leverage cross-functional teams in an enterprise environment.
  • Experience developing or managing agents; creating agentic workflows.
  • Experience creating dashboards, reports, and providing business insights via analytics.
  • Certified Agile Product Owner is a plus.
  • Experience using code repository version control and collaboration tools (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 per year. 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.

Job Posting Segment:

TWDSTECH

Job Posting Primary Business:

Technology-Slt Dlv DADT

Primary Job Posting Category:

Product Management Tech

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Glendale, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-07-29

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in film production, computer science, information systems, software, electrical engineering, or comparable field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in product ownership within software development environments.
  • 5+ years of experience using Agile Scrum methodology and managing technical application delivery in an Agile setting.
  • 5+ years working in a Production or Studio environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to leverage AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude) to accelerate prototyping and build, test, deploy, and maintain applications.
  • Exceptional analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience working with data platforms.
  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.
  • Hands-on knowledge of the film production lifecycle.
  • Experience managing projects that leverage cross-functional teams in an enterprise environment.
  • Experience developing or managing agents and creating agentic workflows.
  • Experience creating dashboards, reports, and providing business insights via analytics.
  • Certified Agile Product Owner (preferred).
  • Experience using code repository/version control and collaboration tools (GitHub, GitLab, etc.).

The Walt Disney Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Walt Disney Company and has not been reviewed or approved by The Walt Disney Company.

  • Pay Growth & Progression Recent union agreements raised wage floors for large groups of park cast members—e.g., Disneyland’s $24/hour minimum rising to $26 over the contract and Walt Disney World’s path from $18 toward about $20–$20.50 by 2026—signaling upward movement in hourly pay. These steps are described as meaningful improvements for many frontline roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Company materials outline medical, dental, and vision coverage for many full‑time roles, wellness resources, and (in Central Florida) access to Centers for Living Well clinics and pharmacy. References to mental‑health support and paid time off reinforce a strong core health offering.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Complimentary theme‑park admission and discounts on hotels, dining, merchandise, and recreation are positioned as signature perks. Education support through Disney Aspire adds notable lifestyle value for eligible hourly employees.

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The Company
HQ: Burbank, CA
219,548 Employees
Year Founded: 1923

What We Do

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that operates through segments including entertainment, sports, and experiences.

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