Director of Product, News & Entertainment Growth

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Director of Product News & Entertainment Growth

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Job Description:

Technology is at the heart of Disneys 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 Disneys media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products enhance storytelling and drive velocity innovation and scalability for our are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Companys 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 thinkyoudlove working here:

Building the future of Disneys 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 Disneys technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans connections with the companys brands and stories. Disney. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC Newsand 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 industrynorms andsolve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Product Managementis responsible fordriving the overall user experience feature strategies and concepts and engagement paradigms for Disney Entertainment & ESPNs global portfolio of consumer-facing streaming and digital products including Disney Hulu ESPN ABC ABC News Nat Geo Marvel and Star Wars.

We are looking for a Director News & Entertainment Growth Products to lead the product strategy across user journey messaging and algorithmic consumer experiences to drive acquisition and retention across the News & Entertainment portfolio. This role reports to the VP of Product Management News & Entertainment and leads a team of product managers.

You will define the vision and roadmap for the growth that powers how we understand and drive user reach engagement and retention for our audiences from advancing our lifecycle messaging to optimizing more direct relationships for our users and so much more. This is a high-impact high-visibility role at the intersection of consumer experience engineering data science programming & editorial and marketing.

Responsibilities

• Define the long-term product vision roadmap and OKRs for growing reach and deepening engagement to drive loyalty across the News & Entertainment portfolio

• Lead and develop a team of product managers; provide coaching career development and clear direction

• Drive the strategy for driving direct 1:1 relationships with users enabling more relevant and engaging content experiences for our audiences across brands that drive our OKRs around habituation and stickiness

• Oversee audience messaging across email push and in-app channels across portfolio so our users get the right messages and the right time - whether those messages are editorially-driven or programmatic

• Lead development of personalized consumer experiences across our product suite to deepen relevance

• Define how we use data signals in our user experiences to improve targeting timing and relevance and drive users further into their user journey

• Evolve our experimentation culture across News & Entertainment in partnership with our Platform teams making it easier for teams to test learn and iterate quickly

• Identify and prioritize cross-brand needs across the portfolio advocating for the infrastructure investments that enable better product decisions

• Partner closely with cross functional teams internal to Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology and Product as well as end creative stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

• 12 years of product management experience with a track record of leading complex cross-functional initiatives

• Background in consumer products at scale ideally worked in news products or storytelling experiences

• Proven experience managing and developing teams of product managers

• Deep expertise in driving product acquisition and retention strategies and experience in driving growth through key levers i.e. personalization experimentation and A/B testing CRM/lifecycle messaging or data products

• Strong analytical instincts you define KPIs understand data and make decisions grounded in evidence

• Demonstrated ability to define and execute product strategy in ambiguous high-stakes environments

• Exceptional communication and influence skills; comfortable navigating complex matrixed organizations

• Experience in consumer digital media streaming or entertainment

• Passion for news entertainment or media and creating transformative user experiences at scale

Education

• Bachelors degree required; any field of study considered

The hiring range for this position in New York NY is $217300 to $291500 per year and in Glendale CA is $207400 to $278100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates 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:

Product Management

Job Posting Primary Business:

PM - News & Ent Product

Primary Job Posting Category:

Product Management Tech

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City State Region Postal Code:

New York NY USA

Alternate City State Region Postal Code:

USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave

Date Posted:

Required Experience:

Director