Product Owner - Englewood Cliffs, NEW JERSEY, United States

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the 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 part of the Product team, you will be responsible for products in the Scheduling & Distribution domain.  You will be in communications with clients on anything product related, including development progress, deliverables, and timelines. You will lead grooming sessions, execute product demos, and walk throughs.  You are an expert in your area’s product features, capabilities and functionality.  You will be a consultant on new multi-product initiatives or programs.  You will be a mentor to product specialists. 
 

Responsibilities:

• Experience in managing the end-to-end life cycle of a product
• Manage feature roadmap, and prioritization of capabilities and features of a product
• Engage across functions with multiple stakeholders, translate requirements into well documented product features
• Lead grooming sessions to maintain a consistently up-to-date backlog of clearly defined features/stories
• Fully document product features and capabilities in JIRA, ensuring all stories have acceptance criteria that is clear and can be measured
• Collaborate across teams and with architecture and solutions leaders, to identify the best technical solution for a feature or capability that meets the needs of the clients

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience required
• Minimum 3+ 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, planning, user story and acceptance criteria writing, rollout management, as well as identifying an MVP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Film / Television (ideally with knowledge of Production / Post-Production workflows), Media, Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 1+ 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 2 years of direct client engagement experience
• Experience in Television/Broadcast, Media, Technology, or related field
• Experience with Agile methodology
• Experience with Technical Products(API), User Interface Products, Cloud technologies
• 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

Additional Requirements:

Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence.

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: $100,000 - $130,000 (bonus eligible)

Additional Information

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