Senior Product Manager at Paramount Skydance

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Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance. Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled. Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day. If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO! Senior Product Manager, Sign-Up Flow Optimization Team: Applied Intelligence Company: Paramount Streaming (Paramount+, Pluto TV) About the Role Paramount is building the next generation of personalization and discovery across our global streaming platforms, and we are looking for a Senior Product Manager to contribute to high-impact initiatives across the Paramount+ and Pluto TV sign-up/registration flow. In this role, you will help shape how millions of viewers discover films, series, live sports, and news on Paramount+, Pluto TV, and our future streaming products. You will work closely with senior engineers and applied scientists to build and deploy production systems that improve engagement, retention, and viewer satisfaction. This is a highly collaborative technical role where you will contribute to innovation at the intersection of ML modeling, retrieval and ranking systems, embeddings, experimentation, and real-time user understanding. What You’ll Do • Contribute to the design and development of personalization in the Paramount+ sign-up flow and Pluto TV registration experiences. • Help define and lead the multi-year product strategy across Paramount+ and Pluto TV for sign-up flow/registration flow optimization • Build the specifications to develop real-time, personalized experiences in the sign-up flow (in cases with both low-information and high-information) • Partner with product, design, content, platform engineering, and data science teams to deliver measurable user outcomes. • Support the development of semantic search and browse experiences using embeddings, query understanding, and domain-specific model architectures. • Apply experimentation best practices, including A/B testing and offline evaluation, to inform model and feature improvements. • Collaborate with and learn from senior engineers and scientists, contributing to a solid and growing Applied ML culture. Basic Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on data, machine learning, or highly technical platforms. • Strong knowledge of machine learning concepts (e.g., recommendation systems, ranking, experimentation) and the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Proven track record of spearheading end-to-end product initiatives, from problem definition and strategy through execution, launch, and iteration. • Experience working closely with engineering, data science, and design teams to deliver data-driven products at scale. • Fluency in experimentation methodologies, including A/B testing, metric design, and interpreting results to inform product decisions. • Ability to define clear product requirements, prioritize successfully, and balance short-term wins with long-term platform investments. • Strong analytical skills, with comfort using data to identify opportunities, measure impact, and guide decision-making. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels. • Familiarity with data and ML ecosystems (e.g., BigQuery, experimentation platforms, model lifecycle concepts) is a plus. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in streaming, media, growth, or user acquisition funnels (e.g., sign-up, onboarding, personalization) is a plus. Why Join Us • Impact: Your work will directly shape how hundreds of millions of users get to their content. • Influence: You will help define our personalization architecture and grow a senior ML team. • Innovation: Work alongside experts across Core ML, Causal Science, Content Knowledge, and ML Platform. • Growth: Paramount is investing heavily in personalization and foundational AI capabilities—this is a ground-floor opportunity to build what comes next. Paramount Streaming, a division within Paramount Global, is the home to the company's direct-to-consumer services spanning free and paid in the form of Pluto TV and Paramount+. Pluto TV is the global leader in free ad-supported TV, delivering more than 1,400 global channels and an extensive library of streaming content, including live and original channels. Paramount+, digital subscription video-on-demand and live streaming service, combines live sports, breaking news, and A Mountain of Entertainment™. Paramount+ features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including SHOWTIME®. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Hiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 165,600.00. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible. What We Offer : • Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here . • Generous paid time off. • Complimentary subscriptions to HBO Max, Paramount+, and other Skydance streaming services and digital news products. • Robust employee engagement opportunities, including access to exclusive screenings and events, speaker series, volunteer activities and more. Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.

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Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!
Senior Product Manager, Sign-Up Flow Optimization
Team: Applied Intelligence
Company: Paramount Streaming (Paramount+, Pluto TV)
What You’ll Do
Contribute to the design and development of personalization in the Paramount+ sign-up flow and Pluto TV registration experiences.
Help define and lead the multi-year product strategy across Paramount+ and Pluto TV for sign-up flow/registration flow optimization
Build the specifications to develop real-time, personalized experiences in the sign-up flow (in cases with both low-information and high-information)
Partner with product, design, content, platform engineering, and data science teams to deliver measurable user outcomes.
Support the development of semantic search and browse experiences using embeddings, query understanding, and domain-specific model architectures.
Apply experimentation best practices, including A/B testing and offline evaluation, to inform model and feature improvements.
Collaborate with and learn from senior engineers and scientists, contributing to a solid and growing Applied ML culture.
5+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on data, machine learning, or highly technical platforms.
Strong knowledge of machine learning concepts (e.g., recommendation systems, ranking, experimentation) and the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proven track record of spearheading end-to-end product initiatives, from problem definition and strategy through execution, launch, and iteration.
Experience working closely with engineering, data science, and design teams to deliver data-driven products at scale.
Fluency in experimentation methodologies, including A/B testing, metric design, and interpreting results to inform product decisions.
Ability to define clear product requirements, prioritize successfully, and balance short-term wins with long-term platform investments.
Strong analytical skills, with comfort using data to identify opportunities, measure impact, and guide decision-making.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels.

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Familiarity with data and ML ecosystems (e.g., BigQuery, experimentation platforms, model lifecycle concepts) is a plus.
Experience in streaming, media, growth, or user acquisition funnels (e.g., sign-up, onboarding, personalization) is a plus.

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