Manager, Product Solutions

1 Month ago • 8-8 Years • Product Management • $138,900 PA - $203,900 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As Manager, Product Solutions, you'll lead a team managing four product lines (Observability/Event Management, Data Solutions, Quality Tooling, Atlassian Enterprise Suite). Responsibilities include defining product vision, establishing a customer rhythm, using data to find opportunities, building a roadmap, and managing the entire product lifecycle (vendor billing, financial planning, metadata management, customer engagement, training, roadmap alignment, and support). You'll partner with engineering and product leaders, drive best practices, and ensure organizational adoption of product methodologies. Technical expertise in software and data development lifecycles and Agile methodologies is crucial. The role demands strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Must have:
  • 8+ years in technical engineering role
  • 8+ years in technical product/program management
  • 8+ years managing individual contributors
  • Experience in Agile/SCRUM frameworks
  • Excellent communication & collaboration skills
  • Strategic vision setting & large-scale deployments
Good to have:
  • Experience using Azure DevOps

Job Details

Job Summary:

Department Description

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company 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.

Team Description:

You will be part of the Cloud & Data Transformation Engineering organization, that provides next-level cloud, data, and developer enablement services to unleash digital magic for Disney. We use modern technologies, design patterns, culture, and organizational alignment to enable teams to seamlessly ship content, products, and magical experiences better, faster, safer, and happier.

As a Manager of Product Solutions, you are responsible for partnering across engineering and product peers, as well as leadership, and manage and guide a team of individual contributors to cohesively and consistently define product vision (lead with the why and think big!), establish a consistent customer rhythm of business, use data to find opportunities, and build 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.

This role is specifically focused on the end-to-end management of four product lines, bought from industry and integrated across Disney – Observability/Event Management, Data Solutions, Quality Tooling, Atlassian Enterprise Suite. The main focus is a consistent and automated approach to all phases of product lifecycle – Vendor billing, Disney financial planning, metadata management, data democracy, customer engagement, customer training/skilling, cross enterprise roadmap alignment, planning/communicating vendor releases & upgrades, and product support.

The ideal candidate is technically adept in software and data development lifecycles, Agile and MVP approaches, 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).

Responsibilities of Role:

  • Directly manage, develop, attract, and retain a team of Product Solutions, driving a consistent practice across CDTE’s vendor product suite as well as driving optimization of usage

  • Partner with product and engineering leaders across the organization to assess baseline product maturity and develop a plan to streamline and drive best practice across the organization

  • Lead your team to collectively deliver a streamlined, organization-wide adoption of product methodologies and best practices

  • Set priorities for the team and provides supervision, guidance & feedback as needed to ensure the right outcomes are delivered

  • Leverage techniques that increase collaboration, predictability, and transparency for the team and organization, while promoting a culture of experimentation and innovation

  • Act as a product subject matter expert (SME) for the team and organization, imparting knowledge on product principles, and providing the team with tools for tailoring and implementing best practice.

  • Lead the team to identify opportunities to continually improve and implement organizational change

  • Oversee market and industry analysis of trends and conditions

  • Manage the development of the team, including performance appraisals, reviews, and training

  • Build a diverse product solutions team through a combination of training, career development, recruiting, and process improvement. 

  • Lead by example to ensure the right strategic direction, planning, and prioritization is aligned to organizational priorities and the right business outcomes

  • Collaborate with engineers, customers, and stakeholders to prioritize work and set goals for the team. 

  • Enact positive change within the team and foster/champion the team’s outcomes

  • Regularly report on status and team health, while identifying your team gaps and needs for your leadership. 

  • Use a lifelong learning mentality, knowing the latest best practices and technologies

  • Exercise good judgment when faced with risk, blockers, or tradeoffs

  • Communicate expectations to partners, leaders, and customers, and optimally resets expectations as priorities or deliverables shift

  • Engage 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.

  • Ensure business rhythm is established that corrals both customer sentiment feedback, as well as customer data that enables prioritization requests and enhancements for the product line

  • Deep empathy for customer requirements - both the good and the bad

Must Haves:

  • A minimum of 8 years’ experience in a technical engineering role such as software, data or systems engineering

  • A minimum of 8 years’ experience in technical product or program management

  • 8 years’ experience managing individual contributors

  • Proven 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 technologies

  • Experienced in SCRUM/Lean Agile frameworks with an MVP/iterative approach

  • Ability to influence, take calculated risks, make sound business decisions, and resolve concerns as needed

  • Excellent 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 units

  • Must be detail oriented, self-organized, and capable of simultaneously prioritizing multiple efforts

  • Proven ability to develop and deliver presentations geared for Senior and Executive Management

  • Ability to resolve conflict

  • Experience mentoring or growing other individuals; a deep passion for being a servant leader to others

  • Ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, and fast paced environment

  • Models desired company cultural attributes and inclusive behaviors

Nice To Haves:

  • Experience using Azure DevOps for work item management

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, software, electrical or electronics engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience


The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year, Seattle, WA or New York is $145,400 to $195,000 per year and in San Francisco, CA is $152,100 to $203,900. 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.

Similar Jobs

Smilegate - Server Engineer

Smilegate

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Windows Azure Build Engineer

Next Level Business Services

Redmond, Washington, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Optiv - Principal Threat Analyst

Optiv

Overland Park, Kansas, United States (Remote)
5 Days ago
Barracuda Networks Inc - Senior Security Engineer

Barracuda Networks Inc

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Rackspace Technology - Data Engineer III

Rackspace Technology

Vietnam (Remote)
2 Months ago
Google - Customer Solutions Engineer

Google

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Next Level Business Services - SAP Hybris

Next Level Business Services

Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Hitachi - Senior Project Manager

Hitachi

San José, San José Province, Costa Rica (Remote)
7 Months ago
OKX - Senior Product Manager, Trading Bot

OKX

Hong Kong (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Product Manager II, Google Photos Gallery

Google

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Outbrain - Cloud Engineer, Cloud Foundation

Outbrain

Montpellier, Occitanie, France (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Beyond Sports - System Admin/IT Support

Beyond Sports

Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Blink Health - Senior Cloud Engineer

Blink Health

(Remote)
2 Weeks ago
Hitachi - D365 F&O  - Excellence

Hitachi

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Remote)
7 Months ago
Electronic Arts - Senior Software Engineer .NET, Game Creation

Electronic Arts

Orlando, Florida, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Loyalty Juggernaut - Senior Product Engineer (ML)

Loyalty Juggernaut

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Aisera Jobs - Senior DevOps Engineer

Aisera Jobs

Palo Alto, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Take-Two Interactive - Lead Systems Engineer - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Take-Two Interactive

London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Oculus VR - Senior Software Engineer - Oculus Studios Developer Experience

Oculus VR

Burlingame, California, United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Tencent - Senior IT Devops Engineer

Tencent

Irvine, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Days ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Burbank, California, United States

Treck - Store Manager

Treck

Issaquah, Washington, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Vimeo - Financial Systems Manager

Vimeo

New York, United States (Remote)
1 Week ago
that game company - Build Engineer (Associate to Mid-Level)

that game company

United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
SimpliSafe - Sr. Manager, Operations Workforce Strategy (CX)

SimpliSafe

Richmond, Virginia, United States (Hybrid)
2 Weeks ago
Blinkhealth - Pharmacy Technician - Data Entry/Intake/Order Entry

Blinkhealth

Boise, Idaho, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Evolution  - In Studio Game Presenter

Evolution

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
zoox - Staff/Senior Staff Software Engineer, ML Performance Optimization

zoox

Foster City, California, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Varonis  - Account Manager

Varonis

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Apple - Senior Software Engineer, Media Processing/Streaming

Apple

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
CharacterAI - Operations Lead, Trust and Safety Operations

CharacterAI

Menlo Park, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Product Management Jobs

Playtika - Product Manager

Playtika

Israel (On-Site)
7 Months ago
bohemia interactive - Senior Producer

bohemia interactive

Prague, Prague, Czechia (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Meesho - Product Manager 2 - Platforms

Meesho

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Advertising Solutions Architect, gTech Ads

Google

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Quizizz - Product Marketing Manager- Interactive Video Platform

Quizizz

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
8 Months ago
Blissclub - Garment Technologist

Blissclub

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Aristocrat Gaming - Product Solutions Manager, iGaming

Aristocrat Gaming

Concord, California, United States (Remote)
2 Months ago
PlayStation Global - Senior Technical Project Manager

PlayStation Global

Aliso Viejo, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Life church - Senior Data Product Manager

Life church

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Spyke Games - Product Manager

Spyke Games

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
1 Year ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to cutting edge sports coverage, and the hottest shows on television, The Walt Disney Company has been making magic since 1923, creating unforgettable stories that connect with audiences around the world. And we’re just getting started!

The key to our success…. The Cast, Crew, Imagineers and Employees who honor Disney’s rich legacy by stretching the bounds of imagination to create the never-before-seen, bringing unparalleled entertainment experiences to people of all ages. Begin a career that delivers unparalleled creative content and experiences to audiences around the world and just imagine the stories you could be part of…

What is #LifeAtDisney like? It’s a series of magical moments with cast members and employees developing and telling our stories in the most innovative ways. Whether it’s a day spent as a Disney VoluntEAR, or celebrating the release of a new interactive experience, retail product or movie, our days are filled with the knowledge that we are creating entertainment experiences the whole family can enjoy. Follow @DisneyCareers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a peek behind-the-curtain, and discover how you could connect to a world of stories with Disney!

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)

Burbank, California, United States (On-Site)

Celebration, Florida, United States (On-Site)

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (On-Site)

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)

Santa Monica, California, United States (On-Site)

Glendale, California, United States (On-Site)

Anaheim, California, United States (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by The Walt Disney Company

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug