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Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. 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.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Our Media Group portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands, supported by media industry leaders, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky. When you join our team, you’ll work across our dynamic portfolio including Peacock, NOW, Fandango, SkyShowtime, Showmax, and TV Everywhere, powering streaming across more than 70 countries globally. And the evolution doesn’t stop there. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We’re always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we’re backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive.

About the Role

Do you enjoy digging into data, finding insights and opportunities, and using your creativity to make good things great? Have you been called “consumer-centric?” Do you excel at communicating up, down, left, and right across an organization?

As part of the Product team, you will serve as an expert on metadata, sports results data, CMS tools, and workflow within several NBCUniversal’s direct-to-consumer digital properties, including NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, and NBC Entertainment. You will maintain a strong understanding of how our multiple complex systems interact, and ensure it scales as we add more variables into the systems. The successful candidate likes to solve problem and know their way around data structure. This is a highly cross-functional role and will require the consummate team player to be successful. Are you someone who can think big and then roll up your sleeves to get it done?

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an appropriately prioritized backlog of user stories for implementation
• Write, prioritize, and accept product user stories
• Partner with the Design/UX, Engineering, PMO, Editorial/Operations, and Product Marketing teams on projects and work closely with them to ensure product specifications meet their needs, understand current challenges, identify opportunities to innovate and improve
• Plan and perform analysis of content management processes and guide the subsequent design and implementation or improvement
• Developing and ensuring timely delivery of data products to internal and external clients, including data science teams, content management systems, digital streaming systems, and media distributors.
• Collaborate with other members of the product team
• Be a strong and vocal voice of the consumer
• Develop and nurture relationships with external platform partners and technology vendors
• Mentor or manage other members of the product team
• Keep on top of industry trends, technologies, and techniques

Qualifications

• Proven Product Management experience, preferably working on CMS platforms or a mixed role of Developer / Product Manager
• Strong understanding of technology platforms and how data flows between applications
• Understanding of media production workflows, digital video product workflow
• Knowledge of web technologies (e.g., APIs, HTML/CSS/JS, etc.), content management systems, and experience with Taxonomy and API
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to logically analyze complex requirements, data sets, processes, and systems
• Solid understanding of application integrations with technology partners such as Yahoo, Apple, Google, Amazon, and MVPD integrators like Charter & Xfinity

• Ability to quickly understand and operate comfortably within complex ecosystems

Desired Characteristics

• Driven to find and improve solutions
• Detail oriented and organized
• Ability to perform effectively in a rapidly changing environment with new tools and technologies
• Understanding of best practices for effective and scalable API development
• Self-starter who can work autonomously
• Analytics and strategic thinking, solid decision-making skills
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, competitive, fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to lead meetings and workshops to drive to conclusion and next steps
• Curious in nature and able to balance what the data says with what your gut tells you

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered 
• Must be able to work in Universal City, CA or Stamford, CT 
• Must have work authorization to work in the United States 
• Must be 18 years or older 
• Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program

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: $120,000 - $160,000 (bonus and long-term incentive eligible).

Additional Information

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] .

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