Senior Product Manager II
About the role
At The Walt Disney Company, we believe in the power of storytelling to inform, connect, and inspire. We're looking for a Senior Product Manager II to shape the future of new video experiences for ABC News and bring trusted journalism to life with on-demand formats.
Responsibilities
- Strategy & Vision
- Define and drive a clear, user-first product strategy for news video on-demand experiences.
- Identify opportunities to innovate across formats - short form video, vertical video and emerging storytelling experiences.
- Establish success metrics that reflect both audience value (engagement, retention, watch time) and business impact.
- Video Product Leadership
- Partner with the Media Product team and engineering to deliver high-quality streaming experiences, with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.
- Help shape how news is experienced through video - balancing editorial integrity with engaging, modern product experiences.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with engineering, design and editorial teams to bring products to life with clarity and craft.
- Partner with research and data teams to understand audience behavior and continuously refine the experience.
- Build alignment across stakeholders, ensuring shared understanding of goals, priorities and outcomes.
- Execution & Delivery
- Translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and deliver in iterative, measurable phases.
- Lead product launches with strong coordination, clear communication and a focus on impact.
- Champion experimentation and continuous improvement through data, testing and audience feedback.
- Audience-Centered Product Development
- Advocate for intuitive, high-quality video experiences that meet audiences’ expectations for speed, relevance and ease.
- Collaborate with design to create user journeys and experiences that reflect how people consume news today.
- Balance audience needs with technical feasibility and long-term scalability.
- Stakeholder Leadership
- Build strong, trusted relationships across product, engineering, editorial and business teams.
- Clearly communicate product strategy, progress and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
- Drive alignment while staying grounded in a long-term vision for audience value and storytelling excellence.
Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of product management experience, ideally in consumer technology or media.
- Experience building and scaling video products, including live streaming and VOD experiences.
- Proven ability to define product vision and align cross-functional teams, including engineering, design, and editorial stakeholders.
- Experience delivering complex products with measurable impact on audience engagement and growth.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort using both qualitative insights and quantitative data.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate ideas to diverse audiences.
- Technical fluency and experience working closely with engineering teams in agile environments.
- A deeply audience-focused mindset and a commitment to quality, storytelling, and impact.
- Bachelor’s Degree required
Pay
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $163,100 to $218,700 per year and in Glendale, CA is $155,700 to $208,700 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.
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