Senior Product Manager, Enterprise Solutions

Overview /Objective

 

 As Senior Product Manager, you will be responsible for the product lifecycle activities for a portfolio of applications, including but not limited to Rights Management, Brand Protection Solutions, Licensing Solutions, CRM, as well as a broad range of technologies and platforms that assist in marketing activities.  This includes understanding the business facing issues of the department(s) who utilize your product(s), creating/updating product management deliverables (support models, roadmaps, training strategy, product reviews, product administration), managing 2nd Level Application Support, 3rd party vendors, and a Product team that support the product(s).  In addition, you will be responsible for project related tasks and deliverables for projects that impact your product(s) as well as managing the budget for your portfolio of applications.

Overview /Objective

As Senior Product Manager, you will be responsible for the product lifecycle activities for a portfolio of applications, including but not limited to Rights Management, Brand Protection Solutions, Licensing Solutions, CRM, as well as a broad range of technologies and platforms that assist in marketing activities.  This includes understanding the business facing issues of the department(s) who utilize your product(s), creating/updating product management deliverables (support models, roadmaps, training strategy, product reviews, product administration), managing 2nd Level Application Support, 3rd party vendors, and a Product team that support the product(s).  In addition, you will be responsible for project related tasks and deliverables for projects that impact your product(s) as well as managing the budget for your portfolio of applications.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end product deliveries of solutions from scoping to design, deployment, and post-production support, ensuring timely completion of initiatives and fostering retrospective learnings for future success.
• Develop and manage product budgets. Track and report on financial metrics, including planned versus actual expenditures. Analyze variances and implement corrective actions to stay on budget and achieve financial targets.
• Team Leadership: Mentor and coach a product team of 2-4 resources, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Collaborate across all areas of the organization to find innovative solutions that are aligned with the organization’s short-term and long-term objectives. Establish a strong relationship with stakeholders, vendors and IT shared services to define application objectives, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target use cases of the application.
• Lead cross-functional teams, driving delivery of Marketing Technology (MarTech) solutions, ensuring timely delivery of initiatives, Agile planning, and fostering retrospective learnings for future success.
• Act as the advocate for your product both within and outside the company, frequently collaborating closely with the business to deepen your understanding of the factors driving their needs. This will include managing the resolution of production support related issues.
• Serve as the intersection between business, technology, and user experience. Craft and manage essential product elements such as support models, roadmaps, technical and solution design documents, user stories. Develop training materials and deliver end-user training as required.
• Build and sustain professional, customer-focused relationships with application owners. Provide 2nd Level Support and collaborate with support teams to resolve issues.
• Market Analysis: Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and stakeholder interviews to identify opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of software solution/product management experience, with a track record of delivering successful products from concept to launch.
• A passion for “why” – understanding business strategy and the value to be gained from technology enablement. You should also have a strong collaborative nature to make sure we bring the best to each engagement.
• A solid working knowledge of the product management lifecycle and understand the tenets of best-practice software development. Prior experience with Scrum or Agile development methodologies.
• A passion for emerging technologies, including Marketing Technologies, and understanding of how the various components of the applications and products work together.
• Experience managing software vendors and experience influencing vendor roadmaps.
• Existing product knowledge of corporate business systems used throughout the enterprise is a plus – rights management, content management systems, brand protection solutions, contract management solutions, collaboration platforms, HCM, ERP, CRM, MarTech, legal case management, etc.
• Proven leadership skills, with experience leading and motivating cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication (written and oral), presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organization and time management skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Product Management Certification.
• Experience as an Internal Facing Application Product Manager.
• Exposure to Marketing Technology solutions a strong plus – Adobe Experience Platform Salesforce, Adobe Analytics, Orchestration tools, Adobe Experience Manager, or similar.
• Experience with Data Engineering and Data Modeling.
• Experience with Business Intelligence (PowerBI, TableauCRM).
• Experience in Sports, Media and Entertainment industry.
• Bachelors in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science or Business degree a strong plus

Salary / Pay Range

This job posting contains a pay range, which represents the range of salaries or hourly rates that the NFL believes, in good faith, at the time of this posting that it might be willing to pay for the posted job in the location(s) specified. The NFL expects to hire for this position near the middle of the range. Only in truly rare and exceptional circumstances, where an external candidate has experience, credentials or expertise that far exceed those required or expected for the position, would the NFL consider paying a salary or rate near the higher end of the range.

Terms / Expected Hours of Work

• NFL employees are required to work 40 hours per week. Indicate whether or not the role will require overtime (time worked in excess of 40 hours) and/or weekends. Note* If your position will work under 30 hours per week, they should be Part Time. FLSA** If an employee will be paid hourly, they will be non-exempt, and if they are paid a salary, they are exempt.
• [IF EXTERNAL AGENCY] This job posting is for a position with one of the NFL’s third-party agency partners that provides services to the NFL. The individual selected for this role will be an employee of that third-party agency and not the NFL. All compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are handled by the agency. The assignment to provide services to the NFL will be limited in duration but may be extended for an additional period by agreement between the NFL and the agency.

Salary $150,000—$190,000 USD 

The NFL maintains a Flexible Workplace Policy that provides members of our workforce with opportunities to periodically work from a location of their choice while maintaining a priority on in-person work at an NFL office, which enables us to more effectively collaborate, connect, and build a workplace culture that will drive our continued success.

The NFL is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment that reflects our incredibly diverse fan base. We provide an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

 

WHO WE ARE:

NFL Core Values:

• Respect: Everyone matters. We celebrate diverse opinions, honor hard work, and value every contribution.
• Integrity: We do what's right, even when it's tough. We hold ourselves accountable and always follow through.
• Team Responsibility: We support each other and our communities. No one is bigger than the game, and every action impacts others.
• Resiliency: We set high standards, overcome adversity, and adapt to challenges, always striving for excellence.

NFL Leadership Attributes:

• Build Talent: We develop and nurture potential, empowering individuals to grow and succeed.
• Execute: We take action with precision, delivering results that drive our goals forward.
• Inspire: We motivate others through vision, energy, and a commitment to excellence.
• Live Our Values: We embody our core principles in every decision and action.
• Know the Business: We stay informed, understand our industry, and make decisions that strengthen our position.
• Think Big: We challenge the status quo, envision bold possibilities, and strive for transformative impact

WHO YOU ARE:

Talent Attributes:   What we expect for our employees:

• Embody an enthusiastic, proactive can-do attitude
• Embrace grit, free from ego or entitlement
• Excel as a relationship builder, with the ability to influence
• Eager learner, driven by passion rather than just ambition
• Encompasses an incredible work ethic with an agile mindset