Product Manager - Kids Experience
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When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
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About Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD)
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is the global leader in scripted and real life entertainment, sports, and news. We serve passionate fans with content that inspires, informs, and entertains, providing leadership across deeply loved and trusted brands, such as HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel. Available in 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, WBD reaches viewers on all screens and services, from free-to-air and paid-TV channels, to digital streaming services, to social and mobile-first content. WBD delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year.
About Us
WBD's Direct To Consumer (DTC) group is the global leader in providing innovative and immersive digital products and content for iconic brands. We are working at the crossroads of technology, entertainment, and everyday utility. As content creators across the digital ecosystem, we leverage our technology to create immersive viewing and interactive experiences. We tell engaging stories to millions of viewers across the Internet every day and bring new interactive experiences to life to entertain and improve the lives of our customers.
Position Summary
We are seeking an energetic team member for the position of Product Manager, Kids Experience. This team member will report to the Director of Product, Kids & Family. This individual will collaborate cross-functionally with the research, design, product, and engineering teams to ensure all kids streaming requirements are prioritized to meet the needs of our HBO Max, Discovery+, TV Everywhere and WBD global audiences.
The Product Manager in this role will be responsible for supporting the end-to-end kids experience on WBD's digital streaming apps. A successful candidate will be a creative thinker who keeps the needs of their customer cohorts at the heart of all decisions. They will manage a product roadmap with at least a 12 month horizon. They must be comfortable regularly engaging with leadership to effectively communicate progress, elevate roadblocks, and secure alignment on product roadmap priorities. This role will require working cross-functionally within the Product and Design organization across multiple product verticals, as well as with global stakeholders across technology, content, advertising, marketing, and PMO. The role requires someone who can work autonomously, has strong organizational and analytical skills, and is a proven collaborator and problem solver.
Responsibilities
- Gather, define, and clearly document requirements
- Share requirements across multiple stakeholder groups, receive feedback, and weigh it against the overall product strategy to make appropriate decisions toward requirements refinement
- Define metrics and objectives that clearly identify when a feature is working, discoverable, and successful
- Conduct regular service reviews and analysis of product health in order to recommend the most effective iteration on existing features and capabilities
- Drive ongoing internal stakeholder communications to align on priorities and remove roadblocks
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a product, program or project manager within a technology or digital organization.
- Experience contributing in valued roles on high profile, multi-faceted programs.
- Experience running planning processes including workshops, discussions and reporting
- Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
- Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and a high-degree of follow-through.
- A love of working closely with others to empower them to excel.
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn.
- Prior experience working within portfolio management systems (ex: JIRA, Confluence, Asana) preferred
- Bachelor's Degree
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How We Get Things Done...
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The Legal Bits...
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $85,400.00 - $158,600.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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