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Great data only matters if it arrives. Gracenote's delivery platform moves millions of pieces of TV entertainment data every day into the backend systems of the world's leading cable, OTT, CE, and digital companies, powering entertainment experiences used by hundreds of millions of consumers. We are hiring a Director of Product Management to own this platform from our Bengaluru product and engineering center. You will set the product vision and roadmap for our Unified Data Delivery Platform, the centralized repository that consolidates diverse data from across Gracenote into a single Source of Truth, and for the full family of Video metadata delivery solutions that carry that data to clients worldwide. It is where Gracenote's data meets client systems, with all of the schema, integration, scale, and reliability challenges that implies. It is also the tip of the spear. Own the product vision and roadmap for the Unified Data Delivery Platform, the new platform being built to deliver all of Gracenote's Video data to clients and partners
Own the portfolio of Video metadata delivery solutions that clients rely on today




Collaborate with clients and partners to understand the business problems of delivering and ingesting TV entertainment data into their backend solutions, and turn that insight into a clear product vision and roadmap
Travel to the US and Europe a couple of times per year to meet clients and partners face to face, building the direct market understanding that informs the product vision
Work closely with UX and engineering to deliver the configuration and analytics tools that make the platform successful for clients and internal teams
Work with senior management to identify opportunities and risks, including new products, infrastructure strategy, and quality initiatives
Closely manage the cloud infrastructure and costs associated with the data platform
12+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years owning data delivery, distribution, or client integration products

- Experience managing and mentoring product managers
- Experience building and operating high-scale data or distribution systems
- Hands-on experience with XML, JSON, and REST APIs. Actively uses LLMs to write Python scripts and SQL to answer product questions independently
- Experience running structured development processes with distributed engineering teams, from requirements through release
- Preferred Skills/Experience

Bachelor's degree or higher. Computer Science or Engineering major is preferable
Experience in OTT, TV broadcast, or supporting customers who develop products for digital content consumption
Development experience with Gracenote, TMS, ROVI, or other structured entertainment databases

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📌 Head of Product Management - Executive (Bengaluru)
🏢 The Nielsen
📍 Bengaluru