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Senior Product Manager

Los Angeles · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$150kDetected 55 days ago

LLMsAgentic AIAccessibilityProduct ManagementProduct StrategyStakeholder ManagementPRDsResearchLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

As a Senior Product Consultant embedded with our client in sports entertainment, you will be responsible for driving the delivery of world-class video and advertising experiences across web, mobile, and connected devices.

Lead coordination across a vendor ecosystem that includes the video player, encoding/pipeline, video analytics and observability, casting and cross-device continuity, and ad insertion partners - including holding vendors accountable to commitments and evaluating technical tradeoffs.
Own release tracking and delivery reporting, proactively surfacing risks and blockers before they become misses.
Serve as the connective tissue between platform teams, engineering, QA, design, and external partners on a daily basis.
Drive roadmap and strategy conversations across Video and Ads - leading opportunity identification, initiative sizing, and prioritization decisions.
Partner with the Ads Product Director to develop and maintain the ads roadmap
Identify new product opportunities across streaming and monetization - bring structured thinking to early-stage ideas and develop them into business cases.
Partner with the Ads Product Director to develop and maintain the ads roadmap; help shape what goes on it, not just execute what's there.
Build and own direct relationships with client stakeholders across product, engineering, ad ops, and business teams.
Lead the development of user-facing features - gather requirements, synthesize feedback, define success metrics.
Drive new initiative discovery - interviews, use-case development, competitive research - as the team explores new product surface areas.

5+ years of product management experience on a digital product team.
Strong understanding of video streaming technologies, content delivery networks (CDNs), encoding, playback optimization, and digital video advertising.
Track record of taking products from concept to launch.
Accelerate your professional growth with generous training budgets and mentorship, with a specific focus on Agentic AI expertise and the critical human skills required for the future of work.
AI & Strategic Upskilling: Accelerate your professional growth with generous training budgets and mentorship, with a specific focus on Agentic AI expertise and the critical human skills required for the future of work.
Sharp product instincts: you lead roadmap conversations, spot what's missing, and push back when something isn't right.
Proven experience coordinating with external technical vendors or partners
comfortable holding people to commitments.
Clear, precise written communication - your tickets, PRDs, and updates don't require follow-up questions.
Curiosity about the business, not just the backlog - you want to understand why things are being built, not just what.

Hands-on experience with ad insertion platforms or DAI/SSAI workflows.
Experience with video analytics (QoE) or observability platforms (Mux, Conviva, or similar).
Ability to analyze product data and translate insights into actionable improvements.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including with senior client leadership.
Demonstrated ability to take products from concept to launch as the directly responsible PM.
Familiarity with third-party streaming platforms, analytics tools, and player integrations.
Knowledge of accessibility standards, internationalization, and content rights management.
Working knowledge of AI productivity tooling - prompt engineering, AI-assisted research or ticket writing, LLM tools for synthesis and planning - and a genuine interest in applying them to PM workflows.

Broaden your skills on a range of engagements with international brands that have a global impact.

Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences.
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We provide you with modern tools, systems and approaches, value your time, safety, and health, and strive to build a work community where you can thrive and grow.
Here are a few benefits we offer to support you: Agentic Delivery: Our people work in a modern way to deliver client outcomes.
Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team's success, so we offer flexible personal time off (PTO); allowing ample time away from work to promote overall well-being.
We bring together deep domain expertise across Retail, CPG, Sports, and Media with AI-native delivery capability, designing and delivering agentic solutions that turn CX vision into commercial reality.
Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both.

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