Sr Product Manager II in London

About the Role & Team

As a Senior Product Manager II within the Ad Platform technology team at DEEPT, you will be a part of the team defining Addressable advertising. Reporting to a Director of Product Management, you will drive the strategy and execution of core ad serving capabilities that power global ad delivery across Disney’s streaming and digital platforms. You will lead initiatives focused on global prioritization, system interoperability, and scalable integrations across a complex ecosystem of internal services and external partners. This role is central to ensuring reliable, performant, and extensible ad delivery across all formats and markets. You’ll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions that improve delivery efficiency, enable seamless integrations, and support global operational scale.

The ideal candidate is an action-oriented problem solver with deep experience in digital advertising platforms, ad serving systems, and distributed architectures. You are comfortable navigating technical complexity, driving alignment across teams, and translating strategic objectives into durable platform capabilities. If you’re passionate about building the foundation of modern ad delivery and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, this role is for you.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DEEPT Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home.

Values

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

• Drive product strategy and plan for a key product domain.
• Own product roadmap and delivery execution of initiatives, aligning stakeholders and driving results.
• Responsible for product prioritization, including value identification, cost savings and progress against the broader business strategy.
• 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 in agile ceremonies, responsible for prioritization, backlog refinement, and feature definition.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to inform product decisions and drive improvements.
• Manage, and optimize business processes and tools to streamline product development.
• 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 targeting, measurements, operational data store and BI.
• 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.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 7 years of product management or relevant experience.
• Proven track record of building and launching products at scale.
• Ability to articulate strategy and define roadmap.
• Strong critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with CTV digital advertising.
• Experience with Streaming TV business models and ad monetization.
• Knowledge of agile software development practices.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave.
• Private medical insurance & dental care.
• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free.
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing.
• Excellent parental and guardian leave.
• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney Mosaic, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.