Product Manager II - Data Observability

Product Manager II - Data Observability

Product Manager II - Data Observability

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• Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

• The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.

• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

• Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

• The Data Foundation Platforms team designs, builds, and operates scalable, efficient, and compliant data platforms that power high-value insights, effective modeling, and data-driven automation in support of the One Disney vision - enabling a more connected, personalized, and immersive consumer experience across Disney's streaming, sports, and experiences businesses.

• We're seeking a Data Product Manager, Data Observability to help ensure data trust across our data ecosystem. This role will drive the launch and adoption of data observability products and tools, playing an outsized part in an organization where data reliability is the top priority.

• You'll own the end-to-end product lifecycle for our Data Measurement Platform - driving data quality outcomes for the broader data organization. The ideal candidate communicates with data, thrives in cross-functional settings, and is comfortable being the go-to expert on process and workflow. Beyond product work, you'll document new features, disseminate updates to stakeholders, run user acceptance testing ahead of release, lead trainings and office hours to drive adoption.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Translate business needs into clear data product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; partner with senior product managers and data product engineers to refine and validate them
• Collaborate with data product engineers, architects, and senior product managers to support delivery - participating in sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, and cross-functional syncs to stay aligned on progress and priorities
• Build relationships with business, product, and engineering partners; lead training and onboarding for new data observability features and tools
• Define and build dashboards tracking data reliability and engineering operational metrics, delivering actionable insights to partner teams across the data platform organization
• Own Data Observability data product - manage roadmap, drive adoption, feedback loops, and ongoing improvement

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data space with 1 year of data product management experience
• Proficiency in SQL is essential
• Enthusiastic about helping people, solving problems, and championing products
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to distill information accurately and convey it (verbally and/or written) to internal data teams
• Strong prioritization and organization skills with experience juggling time-sensitive requests from multiple internal data teams
• Energetic self-starter with a logical approach to problem solving and a technical aptitude

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with modern data platforms and cloud technologies (AWS, Snowflake, Databricks)

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• This position is with Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

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• Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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About The Walt Disney Company:

• The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

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