Great American Media is home to the family-friendly portfolio of brands Great American Family, Great American Faith & Living, and Great American Pure Flix. We are dedicated to our audience, and we believe that strong brands and high-quality programming create an unparalleled fan experience across the Great American Media portfolio.
We're looking for a growth-centric Vice President of Product Management to help us achieve our mission of becoming the best. Ideal candidates will be able to work a hybrid schedule at our Great American Pure Flix office in Scottsdale office (typically 3 days onsite, 2 days remote). Some travel may be required.
The Vice President of Product Management is the head of the digital direct to consumer product streaming service. This role is a critical product leadership role responsible for developing and driving the product roadmap, prioritization, partnership and communication across the organization. This role reports directly to the CTO.
Duties & Responsibilities
Help define the video content delivery roadmap and customer experience for video across all platforms and geographies.
Participate in developing the video strategy, and develop product roadmaps to implement that vision.
Work with engineering, program management, design, content operations, finance, legal, business development, customer service, content acquisition, and executive teams to launch products, develop business opportunities, and enhance our customer experience.
Oversee the development and management of the product strategy, roadmap, and features for the streaming platform.
Collaborate with Engineering and 3rd party platform partners to build delightful and engaging customer experiences and scalable backend infrastructure to meet current and future business needs.
Partner with Engineering and Data teams to ensure data integrity and track and report on all KPIs.
Collaborate with Engineering and Data teams to launch experiments across all platforms globally and develop innovative features and experience that incorporate AI/ML insights.
Validate experiences with customers and gather customer feedback and insights throughout the product development process.
Lead a team of product leaders and professionals, and foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture. Hire, manage, and support the development of product leaders and professionals to help enhance their skills and grow their careers.
Partner with leaders across the streaming organization (Marketing and Distribution) to build a customer-centric strategic vision and effectively communicate prioritization and status of key initiatives and goals to partner teams and leadership.
Other projects and duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in technology field. Advanced degree in business or technology is a plus.
10+ years in digital streaming application product leadership in media, entertainment, technology, or related industries.
Have technical understanding of latest video encoding, playback standards.
Experience working with multi-platform products on mobile, web and OTT.
Demonstrate product instincts and the ability to balance technical, user and company needs.
Must be user-obsessed, team-oriented, and thrive with large ownership: taking on end-to-end strategy.
Extensive experience in managing teams to deliver world-class product experiences, with responsibilities that include day-to-day management, professional development, hiring and retention, and coaching and mentoring.
Extensive experience launching and maintaining services for a broad audience, including front end experiences and backend systems.
Experience developing and executing strategies that drive business growth, including Acquisition and Retention.
Experience developing KPI-driven goals, monitoring data trends, and making data-driven decisions.
Experience working with Media Asset Management tools and video encoding pipelines.
Experience launching A/B experiments, and refining product strategy based on experimentation results.
Experience developing features and customer experiences that incorporate AI/ML insights.
Excellent written, visual, and verbal communication skills; can effectively communicate the results of your (and your team's) work clearly to your audience.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Employer paid medical, dental and vision insurance
Employer paid STD and LTD
Employer paid life insurance and AD&D plus voluntary supplemental options
Pet Insurance
Comprehensive paid time off - vacation, sick leave and holidays
GAC Media, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.