Senior Product Manager II, Tax and Billing

L7

walt disney studiosSanta Monica, CA8 days ago
Senior Product Manager, Tax and Billing Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally. The Commerce Data and Identity alliance in Disney Entertainment ESPN Product & Technology is looking for a Senior Product Manager to drive the design, implementation, and optimization of scalable, compliant, and reliable tax and billing infrastructure, supporting seamless subscription experiences for our growing global customer base. The Senior Product Manager, Tax and Billing, is a pivotal member of our Commerce Product team dedicated to enabling global monetization of our streaming products (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN). As a subject matter expert, you will ensure accuracy in all our transactions, drive compliance with an evolving regulatory landscape, and mitigate legal and financial risksempowering Disney's streaming business to scale boldly and sustainably.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Own and drive product strategy and vision for core commerce platform features: recurring billing, invoicing, refunds, and tax compliance
  • Serve as a critical escalation and decision-maker for billing, tax, and revenue-impacting platform issues
  • Establish and maintain high-integrity systems with the goal that every transaction charged, taxed, invoiced, collected, reported, and refunded is correct, scalable, compliant, and transparent
Monitor and navigate regulatory change, supporting Disney's global footprint and growing products while actively mitigating compliance, legal, and financial risks. Lead projects for scalable systems that can adapt to business growth and increasing complexity. Maintain all necessary JIRA tasks, boards and detailed documentation across teams, as well as all necessary communication to internal stakeholders Work cross functionally with members of the product team, revenue recognition team, legal teams, data & analytics teams, localization team and more, to identify requirements for new features that ensure compliance
Required Qualifications: 7+ years of product management experience, with focus on billing, tax, commerce, or financial platforms at scale (preferably in subscription-based businesses).Strong track record of leading cross-functional platform teams in large global organizations. Ability to simplify complex business and regulatory problems and turn them into scalable, user-focused platform features. Proven experience working with engineering and data teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, and communication skillsBA/BS in Engineering, Math, Science, Economics, or equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced CS degree or MBA is a plus
  • Experience in a media, streaming, or direct-to-consumer subscription business.
  • Expertise in global tax, invoicing, and regulatory compliance requirements for digital subscription services.
  • Strategic and decisive, with the judgment to clearly evaluate and communicate risks in ambiguous environments
  • Deep understanding of modern commerce stacks, including microservices architecture and API design principles
  • Direct experience or expertise with major global payment gateways (e.g., Adyen, WorldPay) or global tax engines (e.g., Vertex)
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Level

ManagerL7

Location

Santa Monica, CA

Occupation

Online Merchants

Industry

Software Publishers

Posted

8 days ago

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