Product Manager, Animation
Netflix
Los Angeles, CAThis was removed by the employer on 9/12/2018 11:12:00 AM PST
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Product Manager, Animation (Studio Technology)
The Role
We want to empower the animation landscape, utilizing never-before-seen streamlined, cutting-edge production planning, scheduling, and budgeting technology. This empowerment comes with maximizing efficiencies individually and as a whole to facilitate creation of the world's best streaming content. We're looking for a Product Manager who embodies this passion for change with a keen knowledge of what business technology can do for animation now and in the future.
The Product Manager will be assigned to multiple animation business technology initiatives as the primary lead for production/studio related workflows when building in-house applications and partnering on third party builds and/or buys. This role will be responsible for deriving business requirements as it relates to product functionality with a primary focus on identifying and solving for key animation workflows, at the studio and on specific projects. The Product Manager will outline, socialize and prioritize action items and team assignments as the primary project owner. Candidate must have a strong background in the animation environment combined with a passion for excellence and change management experience in utilizing cloud-based technologies. This position is specifically focussed on planning, scheduling, budgeting, and operational technologies.
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Partner with our animation team on dissecting current workflows and ideate on translating those workflows utilizing custom technology and off-the-shelf offerings.
• Generate detailed business requirements that represent operational workflows pertaining to new technology.
• Partner with product managers, technical program managers, engineering managers, and animation experts/consultants across internal and external delivery teams at Netflix, representing the needs of studio technology as the go-to animation expert as a whole and on a given product.
• Partner with the Tech Ops team on external product testing and product launch and Studio Technology on internal launch, with a keen eye for driving tactical adoption in both arenas.
• Socialize project timelines across Netflix and maintain accountability on deliverables.
• Establish industry relationships with crew-level end-users and third-party vendors.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 10 years within animation, either freelance or studio-based OR 5 years with a product background working on similar technologies.
• Keen understanding of current animation workflows, namely: script breakdowns, scheduling, animation budgeting, bidding, vendor management, and asset tracking.
• Knowledge of the current market of animation tracking tools and cloud-based animation technologies and how they are used in an operational capacity.
• Experience with new software development processes: discovery, design, engineering, uat, soft launch.
• Experience managing and working with engineering teams collectively.
• Willingness to regularly travel.
• Strong ability to dive into the unknown and create clarity amid chaos.
• Sharp assessment skills with an ability to vet wants vs. needs.
• Comfortable with running lean.
• Flexible amid an ever-changing and growing environment.