The Walt Disney Company

Sr Product Mgr II

The Walt Disney Company$163K — $218K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of product management experience, preferably in tech or digital media
  • In-depth knowledge of programmatic advertising, including SSPs, DSPs, and Open RTB
  • Familiarity with AI-driven optimizations and advanced targeting in the programmatic space
  • Demonstrated track record of success in product management
  • Strong ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Drive product strategy and planning for the DRAX platform
  • Manage product roadmap and ensure successful delivery of programmatic initiatives
  • Collaborate with Ad Operations and Technical Operations to support the programmatic channel
  • Prioritize product features based on value and business strategy
  • Engage with Business Development to maintain marketplace alignment
  • Ensure adherence to product specifications and backlog health
  • Act as product owner in an agile environment, focusing on backlog refinement and feature definition

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage
  • Financial planning support
  • Access to bonuses or long-term incentive units
  • Opportunity to work within a prestigious global company
  • Collaborative and innovative team environment
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title:
Sr Product Mgr II

Req ID:


Job Description:

The Ad Platforms team is responsible for building and operating the technology that supports Disney's industry-leading, multi-billion dollar global advertising business. Working across all of Disney's streaming brands and linear channels, this team's scope is wide ranging - they impact everything from core infrastructure development that powers Disney's proprietary ad server, to reimagining viewer-first ad experiences and formats. This team's award-winning, in-house built technologies are the backbone of Disney's ad business and a critical element of the Company's streaming future!

Job Summary:

As a Senior Product Manager II, within the Ad Platform technology team, you will be a part of the team redefining TV advertising. You will be responsible for establishing the strategy and drive execution to establish the future of The Walt Disney Company's CTV automated marketplaces and programmatic business. The right person for this role can identify business value, solve complex problems, concisely articulate solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders and ultimately drive results. If you are someone who can drive technical strategy and bring a passion for building the future of advertising technology, at a fast pace, this is a great role for you.

Responsibilities:
  • Drive product strategy and plan for the DRAX platform including guaranteed and non-guaranteed deal types, auction mechanics, programmatic tooling, and optimizations
  • Own product roadmap and delivery execution of programmatic initiatives, aligning stakeholders, and driving results
  • Partner with our Ad Operations, Technical Operations, and Billing to understand the use cases needed to support the programmatic channel
  • Responsible for product prioritization, including value identification, cost savings and progress against the broader business strategy
  • Work with Business Development and Programmatic Partners to ensure marketplace alignment
  • Maintain expected standards across the team for product specifications, backlog health, and consumable user stories for engineering partners
  • Product owner for a Scrum team by participating agile ceremonies, responsible for prioritization, backlog refinement, and feature definition
  • Hold a deep compassion for our users, and creatively tackle problems with a viewer-first mentality
  • Evaluate and recommend investments to maximize the financial results of the product portfolio
  • Collaborate with other product managers to drive innovation in platform services including core ad serving, targeting, measurements, operational data store and BI
  • Enumerate and identify clear business critical metrics for setting annualized objectives and partnering with GTM and financial planning to meet them
  • Partner with the Platform Operations team to optimize the ongoing health and financial viability of our product line
  • Partner with Engineering organization to execute against the product roadmap, delivering on the needs of the business


Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of product management experience, highly preferred from established technology or digital media company
  • Extensive knowledge of programmatic advertising, including SSPs, DSPs, the Open RTB framework, header bidding, and SSAI;
  • Extensive knowledge and interest in innovative solutions within the programmatic space, including AI-Driven optimizations (MCPs and Agentic Workflows), advanced targeting capabilities, standardization and interoperability frameworks (such aS content metadata frameworks and deals API).
  • Proven experience and success in a product role with the ability to demonstrate a record of success
  • Ability to interact with a diverse set of tech and non-tech partners
  • Ability to influence, collaborate, and deliver solutions in a sophisticated, always-changing environment
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills
The hiring range for this position in New York, New York is $163,100 to $218,700 per year, in Glendale, California is $155,700 to $208,700, and in Santa Monica, California is $155,700 to $208,700 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:
Ad Platforms

Job Posting Primary Business:
AP - Product Management

Primary Job Posting Category:
Product Management Tech

Employment Type:
Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
New York, NY, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:
2026-05-15

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows. Using the company's portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services, and consumer products, Walt Disney seeks to develop creative, innovative, and profitable entertainment experiences and related products.

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190,000 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
-$4.9 billion
Founded
1923
5 Year Trend
+3.9%
Revenue
$60.7 billion
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