Staff Product Manager

Job Posting Title:Staff Product ManagerReq ID:10137583Job Description:Department Description:At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.What You’ll Do:As a Staff Product Manager, you are responsible for defining the product vision (lead with the why and think big!), establishing a consistent customer rhythm of business, using data to find opportunities, and building a deep roadmap and backlog that prioritizes the highest value for users. This role requires a servant leader mindset and someone who is both technically capable and highly adept at building strong partnerships that deliver critical organizational outcomes. This role requires deep interaction and cross team dependency management for a portfolio of foundational services and capabilities that enable an integrated experience across several products.The ideal candidate is technically adept in software and data development lifecycles, Agile and MVP approaches, multi-cloud capabilities (AWS, Azure, Google), AI technologies, as well exemplary leadership and communication abilities (both verbal and written). This role requires you to engage customers of both technical and non-technical skillsets (e.g. Information Workers, Developers, and IT Admins).Understands technical customer requirements and can articulate them into technical build requirementsDeep empathy for customer requirements - both the goods and the badWilling to say no as appropriate when customer asks are not aligned with strategic directionUses data to see opportunities and build hypotheses worthy of prioritizationCorrelates multiple data dimensions to identify patterns that can be transformed into build requirementsPerforms market and industry analysis of trends and conditions for products, platforms, and features for the relevant product lineDefines strategy, vision, & prioritizes product roadmapEnsures business rhythm is established that corrals both customer sentiment feedback, as well as customer data that enables prioritization requests and enhancements for the product lineEngages with customer and organizational leadership to deeply understand unarticulated needs, successes, and new opportunities; then conveys that information to the team in a manner that is traceable and useful.Uses data, strategic direction, and feedback loops, prioritizing high value outcomes firstUses an Agile framework, specifically with an MVP and iterative approach, partners and collaborates with engineering team to ensure the right work is prioritized and delivered; communicates effectively to stakeholdersBrings to bear techniques to increase collaboration, predictability, and transparency for the team while promoting a culture of experimentation and innovationChampions organization-wide processes and best practices related to ideation, delivery, prioritization, and customer engagementProductively challenges engineering design to ensure customer requirements will be fulfilledUses a lifelong learning mentality, knowing the latest best practices and technologiesExercises good judgment when faced with risk, blockers, or tradeoffsCommunicate expectations to partners, leaders, and customers, and optimally resets expectations as priorities or deliverables shiftEffectively onboards customers and stakeholders to new releases and functionalityPlan and prioritize work with our Software Engineering team focused on multi-cloud provisioning, governance, and data transparencyWork across a team of developers who will design, build, and maintain APIs and services that underpin our productsRequired Qualifications & Skills:A minimum of 7 years of experience in technical product management.Minimum of 2 years of product management experience in building and launching AI products.Good understanding of the Generative AI, Agentic development process and ML model lifecycle.Able to define priorities based on the OKRs defined by leadershipAbility to define product success KPIs measuring outcomes and drive business success.A minimum of 5 years cloud experience (AWS, Google, Azure) preferredProven experience setting strategic vision, large scale application/data deployments, managing software or data development lifecycles, and resolving issues that impact design, product success, or address future technologiesAbility to work with large data sets for analysis and interpretation of business resultsExperienced in SCRUM/Lean Agile frameworks with an MVP/iterative approachAbility to influence, take calculated risks, make sound business decisions, and resolve concerns as neededExcellent interpersonal, business development, and communication skills (both written & verbal for both technical and non-technical audiences)Positive can-do partnership demeanor while working with cross-functional teams and business unitsMust be detail oriented, self-organized, and capable of simultaneously prioritizing multiple effortsProven ability to develop and deliver presentations geared for Senior and Executive ManagementAbility to resolve conflictPrioritizes work effectively, making tradeoffs as necessaryAbility to synthesize robust and cost-effective technical solutions against customer requirements providing buy versus build decision makingMust be detail oriented and self-organized/motivatedAbility to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, and fast paced environmentModels desired company cultural attributes and inclusive behaviorsPreferred Qualifications:Experience using Azure DevOps for work item managementCertification in one or more cloud providers (AWS, Google, Azure)Products built with agentic AI frameworkRequired Education:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experienceMBA or equivalent to post-graduation program related to product management domain.The hiring range for this position in Seattle, Washington is $145,400 to $195,000 per year and in Burbank, CA $138,900 to $186,200 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.Job Posting Segment:Enterprise TechnologyJob Posting Primary Business:Cloud & Data Transformation EngineeringPrimary Job Posting Category:Product Management SolutionsEmployment Type:Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:Seattle, WA, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:USA - CA - 820 S Flower StDate Posted:2025-12-22