Job description

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next. The Team The Product Merchandising organization connects members to our world of entertainment by creating a Netflix experience that is engaging, relevant, and truly delightful for everyone, everywhere. Blending intuitive discovery and local expertise, the team positions, promotes, and presents content so members find it easy and enjoyable to choose what they'll love. Within this organization, the Content Experience Innovation (CEI) team of Product Managers is leading the strategy to shape how Netflix members discover and engage with emerging content. This includes areas like Games discovery, Live & Sports streaming events, Podcasts, and much more. Our work spans all platforms (TV/living room, mobile, tablet, and web), and includes features and experiences across discovery/browse, player, profiles, and new surfaces. The Role We're hiring a Product Manager, Emerging Formats to join the CEI team. You'll lead the evolution of discovery and engagement experiences for emerging content types as Netflix's offering grows. You'll set the vision and shape discovery experiences, partnering with cross-functional teams on features and capabilities that delight members. You'll turn those concepts into a well-scoped roadmap, prioritize among competing efforts, and help the team deliver its best work. As Netflix expands beyond film and series, you'll work across the PM community so the member experience for new formats fits into the bigger picture, alongside Live, Games, Podcasts and more. You'll sit at the intersection of Product, Tech, Content, and Production, and act as the connective tissue that keeps our product surface in step with our content strategy. Your mission is to define the product strategy, member needs, roadmap, and experimentation approach that let diverse content types thrive on one unified platform. You'll bring curiosity and a collaborative approach to translating Emerging Formats and CEI goals into product strategy. You'll thrive at the hub of a fast-moving environment, working daily with experts across the tech and entertainment sides of the business and balancing requirements and tradeoffs along the way. You're passionate about building alignment, and you can keep momentum and move forward amid ambiguity, even when full consensus isn't possible. What You'll Do As Product Manager, Emerging Formats, you'll be the strategic lead for emerging content types on Netflix: • Work through open-ended problems and identify opportunities to evolve existing experiences or define new discovery, capability, or feature requirements • Build a roadmap and take product concepts from idea through validation, shipping, measurement, and iteration • Author strategy memos and presentations that represent your team's work, so the broader organization understands the Emerging Formats product strategy and roadmap • Proactively seek diverse viewpoints to keep our focus on the most strategic and impactful work in Emerging Formats • Influence and align a team of talented colleagues across design, engineering, consumer insights, merchandising, and data science to deliver outstanding products • Build business cases and measure the impact of your product innovation with your data science partners • Deeply understand and socialize the evolving needs of our members with your consumer insights and design partners What You'll Bring As Product Manager, Emerging Formats, you're passionate about the work and bring: • 7+ years of experience developing consumer products and features, and comfort operating with complex tradeoffs • Experience owning the product development lifecycle end to end, from inception through planning to launch • Demonstrated leadership of a space, working effectively across organizations to drive alignment • Experience with A/B testing and strong business acumen, including identifying, tracking, and acting on metrics, designing tests, and collaborating with data science partners • Strong attention to detail, with the ability to connect the smallest experience elements to company and team goals • Data-informed judgment, and the ability to use data to tell the right story, not the other way around • A balance of collaboration and openness to alternative views with clear, timely decision-making and communication of vision • An eagerness to seek feedback and improve Nice to have: • Experience with film, tv, audio, podcasts or other streaming media products at scale, and an understanding of the content lifecycle What We Offer • Meaningful Impact: Make a significant difference in our business when it matters most, as we launch ambitious new initiatives that shape our future. • Responsibility & Autonomy: We believe in transparency and empower our employees with the autonomy to innovate. Our unique Netflix culture is a cornerstone of how we drive innovation. • Creative Freedom: Enjoy the freedom to tackle interesting challenges and influence outcomes in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. • Collaborative Excellence: Work alongside intelligent, driven individuals who are passionate about solving complex problems together and who support each other in doing their best work. Location of Work The Product Merchandising organization embraces flexibility with regard to location of work, with most folks working remotely. This US-based role has flexibility from West to East coasts, with the understanding that key collaborators are primarily based in our California offices (Los Angeles and Los Gatos). We therefore expect availability during California working hours. Remote team members will need to travel to the California offices for key meetings as needed and for occasional team gatherings. Netflix is known for its unique culture and environment. Learn more here . Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $440,000.00 - $725,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location. Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here . Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here . Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner. We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service. Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

Requirements

Must-haves

We're hiring a Product Manager, Emerging Formats to join the CEI team. You'll lead the evolution of discovery and engagement experiences for emerging content types as Netflix's offering grows.
As Netflix expands beyond film and series, you'll work across the PM community so the member experience for new formats fits into the bigger picture, alongside Live, Games, Podcasts and more.
As Product Manager, Emerging Formats, you'll be the strategic lead for emerging content types on Netflix:
Work through open-ended problems and identify opportunities to evolve existing experiences or define new discovery, capability, or feature requirements
Build a roadmap and take product concepts from idea through validation, shipping, measurement, and iteration
Author strategy memos and presentations that represent your team's work, so the broader organization understands the Emerging Formats product strategy and roadmap
Proactively seek diverse viewpoints to keep our focus on the most strategic and impactful work in Emerging Formats
Influence and align a team of talented colleagues across design, engineering, consumer insights, merchandising, and data science to deliver outstanding products
Build business cases and measure the impact of your product innovation with your data science partners
Deeply understand and socialize the evolving needs of our members with your consumer insights and design partners
As Product Manager, Emerging Formats, you're passionate about the work and bring:
7+ years of experience developing consumer products and features, and comfort operating with complex tradeoffs
Experience owning the product development lifecycle end to end, from inception through planning to launch
Demonstrated leadership of a space, working effectively across organizations to drive alignment
Experience with A/B testing and strong business acumen, including identifying, tracking, and acting on metrics, designing tests, and collaborating with data science partners
Strong attention to detail, with the ability to connect the smallest experience elements to company and team goals
Data-informed judgment, and the ability to use data to tell the right story, not the other way around
A balance of collaboration and openness to alternative views with clear, timely decision-making and communication of vision
An eagerness to seek feedback and improve

Nice-to-haves

Experience with film, tv, audio, podcasts or other streaming media products at scale, and an understanding of the content lifecycle

Application prep

Use the role’s language and application details while tailoring your materials.

Platform: eightfold
Effort: medium

Benefits

Benefits detected in the listing.

Vision

401(K)

Paid Time Off