Product Manager

Responsibilities

• Product Lifecycle Management Manage the end-to-end life cycle of products, from ideation through delivery and ongoing optimization. Define and own overall product vision, strategy, and success metrics for key initiatives, including data warehouse and business intelligence platforms.
• Manage the end-to-end life cycle of products, from ideation through delivery and ongoing optimization.
• Define and own overall product vision, strategy, and success metrics for key initiatives, including data warehouse and business intelligence platforms.
• Roadmap & Backlog Ownership Develop and maintain feature roadmaps, prioritizing capabilities based on business needs and strategic goals. Lead grooming sessions to ensure a consistently up-to-date backlog of clearly defined features and user stories. Fully document product features and capabilities in JIRA, including measurable acceptance criteria.
• Develop and maintain feature roadmaps, prioritizing capabilities based on business needs and strategic goals.
• Lead grooming sessions to ensure a consistently up-to-date backlog of clearly defined features and user stories.
• Fully document product features and capabilities in JIRA, including measurable acceptance criteria.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Gathering Collaborate across functions (Engineering, Ad Sales, Programming, Operations, Product, Architecture) to capture and analyze requests, define data needs, and align priorities. Translate complex business requirements into actionable product features and conceptual models.
• Collaborate across functions (Engineering, Ad Sales, Programming, Operations, Product, Architecture) to capture and analyze requests, define data needs, and align priorities.
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable product features and conceptual models.
• Technical Collaboration & Solution Design Partner with architecture and solutions leaders to identify optimal technical solutions that meet client and business needs. Work closely with engineering teams and vendors to implement automation and workflow optimizations.
• Partner with architecture and solutions leaders to identify optimal technical solutions that meet client and business needs.
• Work closely with engineering teams and vendors to implement automation and workflow optimizations.
• Data-Driven Product Development Perform hands-on data exploration and analysis of large datasets to inform product decisions and enable data-driven features. Continually leverage business insights and analytics to refine platform strategy and solve high-impact problems.
• Perform hands-on data exploration and analysis of large datasets to inform product decisions and enable data-driven features.
• Continually leverage business insights and analytics to refine platform strategy and solve high-impact problems.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance Define and execute user acceptance testing for new features and integrations. Ensure all workflows and vendor deliverables adhere to NBCUniversal standards and industry regulations.
• Define and execute user acceptance testing for new features and integrations.
• Ensure all workflows and vendor deliverables adhere to NBCUniversal standards and industry regulations.
• Incident & Change Management Coordinate resolution of operational issues promptly to minimize disruption. Manage change requests effectively to maintain stability in live environments.
• Coordinate resolution of operational issues promptly to minimize disruption.
• Manage change requests effectively to maintain stability in live environments.
• Reporting & Analytics Track and report on vendor performance metrics (uptime, error rates, turnaround times). Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve service quality and operational efficiency.
• Track and report on vendor performance metrics (uptime, error rates, turnaround times).
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve service quality and operational efficiency.
• Documentation & Governance Maintain comprehensive documentation for processes, integrations, and SLAs. Ensure all product and vendor workflows comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for processes, integrations, and SLAs.
• Ensure all product and vendor workflows comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in the technology or media industry.
• 3+ years’ experience in a role demonstrating strong technical, quantitative, and analytical skills.
• 3+ years’ experience in a role exhibiting excellent written and oral communications, effective interpersonal skills, project management, and strong formal presentation abilities.
• 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
• 2+ years of direct client engagement experience

Desired Characteristics

Additional Requirement

• 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.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States
• Must be 18+ years of age
• Must be willing to submit to a background check investigation
• 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 - $140,000
• 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.
• NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.
• 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].