Sr Product Manager II- Commerce Platform

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product strategy and execution across commerce and growth initiatives, from discovery through launch and iteration.
• Drive impact across key surfaces including:
• Acquisition (onboarding flows, landing experiences, conversion funnels)
• Engagement (feature adoption, lifecycle experiences, experimentation)
• Retention & Monetization (subscriptions, pricing, paywalls, incentives, lifecycle optimization)

Requirements

• 7+ years of product management experience, including experience building and shipping consumer products at scale.
• Proven experience working on growth, commerce, or monetization initiatives with measurable impact.
• Strong understanding of acquisition funnels, monetization, retention drivers, and lifecycle optimization.
• Comfortable working with experimentation frameworks and data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to quickly absorb platform architecture and constraints while maintaining deep empathy for users.
• Skilled at balancing business goals, user experience, and technical considerations.
• Thrives in ambiguous environments and can prioritize effectively under time constraints.
• Clear, concise communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with subscription businesses, growth, and monetization.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives that required influencing without direct authority.
• Experience in experimentation and track record of driving impact.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Demonstrates the ability to translate ML/AI capabilities into measurable growth outcomes across acquisition, engagement, retention, and monetization
• Strong understanding of model constraints, algorithms, and iteration cycles, with the ability to apply this knowledge to real product and user experience decisions
• Proven track record of partnering closely with ML engineering, data science, and cross-functional teams to ship scalable, production-ready solutions
• Data-driven mindset with hands-on experience in experimentation (A/B testing, cohort analysis) and defining success metrics to optimize performance

Benefits

Base pay ranges from $170,500 - $228,600 per year in San Francisco, CA, $155,700 - $208,700 per year in LA, and $163,100 - $218,700 per year in New York.

Pay

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.

Schedule

Rotational, high-impact projects: Work on urgent, strategic initiatives across multiple product areas.

Company

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

Disney

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.

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.

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

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.