About the position
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. We are looking for a Senior Product Manager- Accounting to help deliver the best consumer-facing commerce services in the world. Part of the rapidly growing Commerce Product team, you will be tasked with defining and supporting key aspects of our commerce experiences as part of the core platform group. This role functions as a day-to-day liaison between business, data and analytics, legal and compliance, finance and accounting, technology and product organizations to maximize commerce objectives.
Responsibilities
- Establish product strategy for the next generation commerce platform that powers Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu consumer experiences, with a focus on finance and accounting data
- Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for systems and services that support accounting and revenue operations across multiple products
- Deliver features that allow us to continue to scale our services globally
- Foster data-driven prioritization of features and set measurable objectives
- Provide domain expertise and leadership for features and systems in your portfolio, partnering with finance, accounting, tax, legal, product, data, and engineering and other stakeholders to ensure accurate, compliant, timely, and scalable financial reporting processes
- Monitor data system performance and integrity, proactively identifying and resolving issues that impact reporting accuracy or downstream financial dependencies
- Maintain all necessary JIRA tasks, boards and detailed documentation across teams, as well as all necessary communication to internal stakeholders
- Translate inputs and business needs into detailed product requirements documents and user stories for engineering teams to execute
- Develop a product roadmap that accomplishes business/customer goals and aligns with the team charter
Requirements
- 7+ years of product management experience in an enterprise environment
- Bachelor's degree in a related field; and/or equivalent work experience
- Direct experience working with an internationally distributed digital product
- Familiarity with the streaming video industry and understand the different value propositions that all the market leaders offer their customers
- Experience using JIRA and other product and project management tools
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to coordinate multiple projects at a time
- Strong problem-solving skills, with an ability to make quick decisions to solve complex technical and operational challenges
- Able with working on projects with distributed teams, making use of technology and process to overcome the challenges of working with remote staff
Nice-to-haves
- Masters Degree in a related field/MBA, and/or related certification/s
- Direct experience supporting subscription products
- Familiarity with recurring revenue recognition standards (ASC 606) and SOX compliance
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered
