Principal Product Mgr

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product & Technology is seeking an innovative Principal Product Manager to help lead the launch of the Disney+ app on next-generation immersive platforms. In this critical role, you will define strategy and own the roadmap for expanding Disney+ experiences into VR/XR environments, guiding how audiences discover and interact with content in new dimensions.

You’ll collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure our immersive app is built with flexibility and scalability, empowering configuration, personalization, and experimentation across a diverse range of XR devices. Your expertise in building impactful applications for XR platforms—especially with Android development experience—will be pivotal to our success.

By working hand-in-hand with client architects and development teams, you’ll translate requirements from backend infrastructure all the way through to immersive front-end presentation.

The ideal candidate is collaborative and quick to learn, comfortably bridging business vision and technical execution. You bring a systematic approach, a passion for immersive media, and empathy for both end users and colleagues. If you’re a product leader with a track record of launching XR apps and driving innovative strategy, we want to meet you!

Responsibilities

• Lead product development for launching Disney+ on XR platforms, ensuring immersive experiences are flexible, scalable, and captivating, while balancing both customer and business needs.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to deliver, manage, and experiment with new XR experiences for Disney+ viewers

• Present complex features and product roadmaps across the organization, building alignment and championing the value of flexible, cross-platform solutions

• Define product requirements, objectives, and success metrics for Disney+ XR features.

• Drive the roadmap and prioritization of Disney Streaming features

• Facilitate collaboration between the Product team and the UX, Design, Engineering, Data and Customer Service teams to deliver features.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years in Product Management, or equivalent experience successfully delivering features in an agile environment

• Proven experience as a Product leader crafting compelling vision and securing cross-functional support

• Track record building and launching applications for XR (VR/AR/MR) platforms

• Outstanding communication skills and ability to drive clarity at all levels

• Ability to think holistically while acting pragmatically

• Passion for immersive technology and a love for streaming entertainment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with media streaming or Android application development

• Background in technical problem solving, asset pipelines, game engine programming, film technology, XR development, or R&D and prototyping teams

• Experience working with 180°, 360°, and/or stereoscopic content

• Working knowledge of key technical tools & engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal Engine, etc.)

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA and Santa Monica, CA is $188,400 to $252,600 per year, and in San Francisco, CA is $206,400 to $276,700 per year, and in New York, NY is $197,400 to $264,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.