Manager, Product Management - Burbank, United States - The Walt Disney Studios

The Walt Disney Studios

Verified Company

Burbank, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Disney has created one of the most powerful brands by bringing memorable, life-changing storytelling to the world. The foundation of this creativity starts with The Walt Disney Studios.

As a member of Studio Technology Team, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of products and software solutions supporting our production, content operations and marketing teams.

Responsibilities:

Engage business unit stakeholders for project definition and support
Be a point of contact for other company projects as it pertains to Digital Media Supply Chain initiatives
Participate in a handson capacity for evaluations of platform solutions
Provide daily direction to a team of business analysts and product owners
Actively participate in standardsetting activities that are directly supporting the business objectives of the group
Collaborate closely and effectively with other technology teams across Disney Studios and The Walt Disney Company
Develop and nurture relationships with external platform partners and stakeholders

Requirements:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Effectively communicate across all levels of the organization
Confidently speak about postproduction technologies, encoding, & transcoding
Ability to communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical people
Represent company interests with outside customers and vendors in a succinct and articulate manner
Proactive and possess a handson, collaborative working style
Proven ability to influence cross functional teams in a matrix organization
Action oriented with high standard for quality and performance
Excellent orientation to both the details and the bigger picture
Must be a leader with high energy, sensitivity, and charisma
Strong leadership and management skills
Autonomous

Experience and Qualifications:

8+ years' relevant industry experience
4+ years' developing consumer facing internetbased technologies and projects
Strong experience with digital media supply chain technologies
Proven track record in delivering complex software projects using a recognized project management methodology (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, etc.)
Proven track record in using external resources (vendors, contractors, offshore, etc.) for developing software
Proficient understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle
Demonstrated ability to perform handson technology and platforms evaluations
Demonstrated ability to transform requirements into a final deliverable
Demonstrated understanding of software development principles and how to implement them
Demonstrated understanding of design patterns and their usage models

Education: