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Job Summary:
United Talent Agency is a premier global talent agency built for the future of media and entertainment. They are seeking a Principal Product Manager to drive innovation and define platforms that enhance creative opportunities for influential talent in film, television, and literature.
Responsibilities:
• Set the vision for modernizing and unifying core systems, identifying high‑impact opportunities for innovation and driving a multi‑year product roadmap that advances technical capabilities across the organization
• Own the end‑to‑end product lifecycle for critical technology platforms and features—from discovery through launch and ongoing iteration—ensuring they deliver measurable user and business outcomes
• Partner with senior product and engineering leadership to define and evolve foundational platforms and tools that power business operations and creative workflows at scale
• Provide data‑driven product insights and strategic recommendations that influence technology investments, operational priorities, and near‑ to long‑term planning
• Build deep partnerships with cross‑functional leaders—including agents, executives, operations, and engineering—to surface needs, align on priorities, and champion a client‑ and creator‑centric product approach
• Lead high‑impact client demos and internal walkthroughs to align stakeholders on goals, gather strategic feedback, and refine product direction, functionality, and user experience
• Guide UX/UI teams in translating complex business and creative requirements into clear product flows, detailed specifications, and intuitive end‑to‑end experiences
• Define and maintain epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for complex initiatives, enabling effective agile execution and clear alignment across engineering and design teams
• Own product backlogs, roadmaps, timelines, and KPIs, using analytics, qualitative feedback, and business context to drive prioritization and informed trade‑offs
• Orchestrate cross‑team execution for major releases, managing dependencies and risks to ensure delivery on time, within scope, and at a high quality bar
• Monitor product performance and user feedback at scale, overseeing bug triage, enhancements, and experiments (including A/B tests) to drive continuous optimization
• Serve as the primary voice for your products in cross‑functional and executive forums, clearly communicating priorities, strategy, trade‑offs, and progress
• Mentor and elevate other product managers, helping to establish best practices, refine processes, and strengthen a culture of product excellence across the team
Qualifications:
Required:
• 10+ years of experience in product management, including primary ownership of complex products or platforms across the full development lifecycle
• Deep experience working with data models, APIs, and integration patterns, with a demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering on technical design and trade‑off decisions
• Proven track record leading large‑scale data cleanup and migration initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and other agile product management and collaboration tools
• Strong command of agile methodologies, tools, and best practices, with experience guiding teams through agile planning and execution
• Experience in the entertainment, media, or adjacent industries, with a nuanced understanding of customer and stakeholder pain points
• Strong technical aptitude and the ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and technologies used in day‑to‑day operations
• Ability to operate at both the strategic and tactical levels in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment, effectively translating vision into actionable plans
• Demonstrated success driving high‑impact initiatives in evolving or rapidly scaling organizations, including leading teams through ambiguity and change
• Excellent analytical and creative problem‑solving skills, with a history of using data and insights to inform product direction and prioritization
• Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills, with experience influencing and aligning senior leadership and cross‑functional teams
Company:
United Talent Agency is a talent and literary agency representing actors, writers, directors, producers, recording artists and more. Founded in 1991, the company is headquartered in Beverly Hills, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.