Senior Product Manager - Identity, Devices, and Access Data

About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) 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. 

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally. 

• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Commerce, Data & Identity provides the core product management functions for areas crucial to Disney’s media businesses. These include initiatives and products that power digital commerce, identity, and growth, as well as those that reach uniquely across The Walt Disney Company enterprise, such as messaging and privacy, among others. Additionally, it is responsible for the data engineering, science, and products for Disney Entertainment & ESPN, along with their interconnection with other parts of The Walt Disney Company. 

About the Role

The Commerce Data and Identity alliance in Disney Entertainment ESPN Product & Technology is looking for a Senior Product Manager to own and evolve our centralized source of truth for identity, device, and access data. This role is pivotal in ensuring seamless cross-platform user experiences, accurate device and access intelligence, and compliant data activation for analytics, personalization, and security.

As a key leader within the Data team, you will define the vision, strategy, and roadmap for managing identity, device, and customer access metadata. Your work will empower internal teams—including Product, Analytics, Data Science, and neighboring Data teams—to leverage trusted, high-quality data to drive business decisions and enhance user experiences. This role requires a strategic thinker with deep data expertise, capable of translating ambiguous business needs into actionable product roadmaps while balancing scalability, performance, and privacy compliance. Join us in delivering scalable, high-quality data solutions that power world-class entertainment experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and define the vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory requirements

• Drive the development of a device intelligence product, supporting data enrichment, machine learning, and cross-product device resolution

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Data Architecture, Privacy, Governance, and Business Teams to build scalable, compliant, and highly available data products

• Enable data activation by ensuring data is easily accessible for analytics, machine learning, data science, and other data use cases

• Oversee stakeholder engagement, prioritizing intake requests, defining requirements, and ensuring timely, compliant data delivery

• Develop and maintain clear product documentation, including detailed product briefs, roadmaps, and success metrics

• Identify and mitigate risks, addressing key blockers and dependencies across teams

• Champion data governance and privacy compliance, ensuring adherence to evolving regulatory landscapes while maintaining business agility

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data product management, platform development, data engineering, or related fields

• Proven ability to manage cross-functional engineering teams and vendor relationships

• Ability to translate complex business needs into clear technical requirements and deliver scalable, high-impact data solutions

• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to measure success through data-driven insights

• Bachelor's degree required

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate Degree in Engineering, Math, Science, Economics, or equivalent.

• Advance CS degree or MBA is a plus

• Shown experience in video streaming, OTT, and subscription based services

• Experience working with data ingestion APIs, warehouse infrastructure, and data sharing technologies

• Familiarity with identity resolution, authentication flows, and device metadata management

• Familiarity with big data storage, processing technologies, and modeling techniques (Druid, Kafka, Snowflake, Redshift, star schema, OLAP, etc.)

Additional Information

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The hiring range for this position in NYC/Seattle is $148,700 to $199,400 per year, and in Bristol and Santa Monica is $141,900-$190,300 per year, and in San Francisco is $155,400-$208,400 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.