Manager, Product

Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Job Description
NBCUniversal's Enterprise Product Team builds products that provide essential capabilities to organizations throughout NBCUniversal. The team leverages deep relationships with our business engagement and engineering counterparts to build cohesive, end-to-end solutions for their clients or users. The product portfolio is aligned around critical NBCU functions such as Content/Title Management, Data & Analytics, Scheduling & Distribution, and Content Sales.
As a Manager of Product, you will be responsible for partnering closely with software development, QA, Support and Client groups to drive the successful implementation of key feature sets and critical issue fixes. The ideal candidate is a technology savvy individual, passionate about software development and adaptable manager able to work on multiple, key projects while maintaining high quality standards and commitment to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Working closely with Product Owners and Scrum Leads they will keep the targeted work streams on track and flag obstacles that could put our products and timelines in jeopardy.
Responsibilities:

• Experience in managing the end-to-end life cycle of a product
• Manage a team of Product Owners and Product Specialists focused on building out NBCUniversal's Media Asset Management and File Distribution platforms
• Define, rollout and enforce best practices in the areas of requirements capture, story management and end-to-end testing of features
• Measure quality of stories through the agile process keeping focus on acceptance criteria, documentation and operational test cases
• Develop and lead long term vision and strategy across the Product portfolio using cloud native tools and industry standard technology
• Take ownership of the Product & Development reliability metrics for executive review
• Drive process improvements through structured training while upholding a high standard driven though employee scorecards
• Work with client user groups to ensure operational needs are being appropriately met
• Support software development project management, Agile, Scrum, as needed

Qualifications
Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in the technology or media industry
• Minimum 3+ years' experience in a role demonstrating strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills
• Minimum 3+ years' experience in a role exhibiting excellent written and oral communications, effective interpersonal skills, project management, and strong formal presentation abilities
• Expertise in the SDLC process, with a focus on scoping, iteration planning, user story and acceptance criteria writing, rollout management

Desired Characteristics:

• Minimum 3+ years product management experience in media, gathering client requirements, writing product and/or technical specifications, working with development teams, and managing product roadmaps as well as launches
• At least 4 years of direct client engagement experience
• Experience in Television/Broadcast, Media, Technology, or related field
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Experience with using Jira or a similar system to track and maintain feature requirements and development progress
• Natural problem solver, who is adaptable in a fast-paced environment and is highly collaborative
• Strong decision-making skills with minimal supervision, leveraging technical expertise to interpret complex problems and deliver optimal solutions.

Additional Requirements:

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, which currently requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
• Ability to work in a hybrid capacity from one of the following locations: Stamford, CT; Centennial, CO; New York, NY; or Universal City, CA.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $110,000 - $150,000 (bonus eligible)
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].