Sr Product Manager

Job Requirements

We have created one of the most powerful brands in entertainment by delivering memorable, life-changing storytelling to audiences around the world. The foundation of this creativity starts with The Walt Disney Studios, where we produce, acquire, and distribute live-action and animated motion pictures, experiential content, music, and live performances. Our portfolio includes Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Animation, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures.

As part of the Studio Technology organization, you will join a team of experienced technologists solving meaningful business problems in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment. We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to own the strategy, roadmap, and outcomes of internal platforms that power Marvel Comics’ business operations with a foundation based on Oracle EBS.

Role Overview

The Senior Product Manager is accountable for defining product vision, aligning stakeholders, and delivering high-impact solutions across enterprise platforms. This requires a proven track record delivering Oracle EBS R12 complex solutions.

This role partners closely with business, engineering, design, and operations teams to ensure products deliver measurable value, scale effectively, and support long-term business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Ownership

• Own end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and outcomes for assigned platforms.

• Align business partners and cross-functional teams on product vision, priorities, and success measures.

• Apply modern product discovery techniques to deeply understand user needs and validate solutions.

• Translate business objectives into clear, actionable product initiatives tied to value and impact.

• Manage external vendor and partner engagements where applicable.

• Develop trusted relationships across domains to drive alignment and delivery.

Product Intake & Prioritization

• Own intake of product requests by evaluating fit against strategy and business value.

• Shape approved requests into well-defined initiatives with clear scope, assumptions, and success criteria.

• Continuously refine priorities based on outcomes, dependencies, and organizational goals.

Delivery & Application Development

• Analyze and define current and future-state business processes to inform product design.

• Lead user and stakeholder discovery to guide functional and platform decisions.

• Partner with engineering and design teams to ensure solutions align with product vision and long-term platform strategy.

• Participate in software selection activities when applicable.

• Drive delivery of high-quality solutions through close collaboration with development teams.

Product Quality & Release Management

• Own UAT strategy, acceptance criteria, and release readiness for major product launches.

• Partner with engineering and operations teams to triage defects and ensure quality standards are met prior to release.

• Provide product-level oversight for production issues, identifying root causes and prioritizing durable fixes.

• Support change management activities to ensure successful adoption.

Enablement & Adoption

• Oversee preparation of end-user documentation, training materials, and rollout plans.

• Deliver or coordinate training sessions, including train-the-trainer and targeted stakeholder sessions.

• Ensure solutions are usable, well-adopted, and aligned with business workflows.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field

• 5+ years owning or leading product, platform, or enterprise system initiatives within a large organization.

• Strong experience working with enterprise ERP systems; Oracle R12 preferred.

• Functional knowledge across business processes such as Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Project Accounting, Inventory, WIP and BOM.

• Ability to analyze data using query tools (e.g., SQL) to inform decisions.

• Working knowledge of testing methodologies and product quality practices.

• Familiarity with modern application architectures, including SaaS, PaaS, and distributed systems.

• Ability to manage multiple products simultaneously and prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.

• High sense of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related technical field preferred.

• Prior experience in the Publishing industry or Entertainment is a plus

• Prior Manufacturing Experience

Disability accommodation for employment applications

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email View email address on click.appcast.io with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

The Walt Disney Company 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.

Disclaimer

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in California is $144,100.00 to $193,200.00 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.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Studios.

To learn more about Disney's guidelines on the use of AI for candidates, click here. (

Walt Disney Pictures 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.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS

The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs ( . We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.

Having technical issues? View the FAQs for help. (

The Walt Disney Company 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 fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.