Sr. Manager, Technical Product Management – Edgecast – Yahoo!
About the job Edgecast offers an industry-leading, integrated digital media platform to prepare, deliver, display and monetize online content. The platform is built on a global network, ensuring high-quality delivery of digital content on any device, anytime, anywhere. Providing streaming, delivery, security and compute, Edgecast powers websites, apps and OTT video services for the world’s largest enterprises and media. Learn more about how Edgecast is delivering the future of media at www.edgecast.com. Job Description At Edgecast Streaming, we scale and streamline OTT video workflows by providing world class media companies with the tools needed to deliver high-quality video experiences to viewers across the globe. Our b2b services are trusted by broadcasters to stream the world’s largest events, such as the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, and The World Cup as well as premium television and movie content. As Sr. Manager, Technical Product Management you will lead a team of product managers responsible for developing b2b video streaming services for the OTT industry. Your product experience and leadership will be relied on to mentor your team, continuously improve our processes and ensure development alignment with company priorities. This role will report to the Head of Product Management, Streaming. The ideal candidate will lean on their skills and proven track record to drive the following activities: Technical Product Leadership – You will be the product team point of contact for engineering and PMO by organizing around principles of agile software development. Guide team members’ priority decisions and ensure that our disparate features coalesce around a unified workflow and design. Ensure continuous improvement of our processes and cross-department interactions. Technical Excellence– Work with engineering to support efforts around platform stability, availability and performance. Understand customer use cases to ensure seamless customer onboarding. Track infrastructure and other costs to help inform pricing decisions. Strategic Alignment – Work across product leadership, to define strategies and initiatives that meet our organizational objectives and ensure alignment with your team’s work. Distill and surface development team activities to influence our cross-portfolio roadmap. Mentorship – Mentor your team across various product competencies, such as prioritization, requirements gathering and release planning to uplevel their skills. Collaboration & Communication – Display maturity, good judgment, and the ability to work across many disciplines and teams in a matrixed environment to share knowledge and expertise. Effectively communicate across the organization to champion efforts and provide transparency. Demonstrated Qualifications 5+ years of product management experience over software products and services Experience managing other product managers Deep experience leading product development efforts within agile frameworks Understanding of distributed software development best practices and cloud architectures Collaboration with front-end designers to ensure consistent and streamlined user experiences Passion for and understand of OTT products and technologies Mastery of written and oral communication demonstrated by gaining consensus and rallying all levels of management around top priorities and innovative ideas Education Level: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, masters degree a plus Field of Study: Engineering, Business, Computer Science or IT majors preferred Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response. At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more. US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.
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