Manager, Product - Production Operations

Versant Media’s Content and Operations group is seeking a Manager, Product (Production Operations) to lead product strategy and delivery across production workflow management. Reporting to the Director of Product (Content Operations), this role oversees a team of 2-5 Product Owners and Specialists responsible for enabling, streamlining, and optimizing end-to-end production workflows. This Manager will serve as a subject matter expert across production operations, defining and delivering capabilities that modernize and integrate tools used to manage show trackers, asset delivery, metadata, and production documentation. The scope spans onboarding of new platforms (e.g., Airtable, Frame.IO), optimization of existing processes, and ensuring security, reliability, and compliance across production data and asset workflows. You’ll own the product vision and roadmap for production operations, partner with stakeholders across Production, Content Operations, Scheduling, and Finance, and embed automation and scalability into the platforms that power Versant’s production ecosystem. Core Responsibilities People Leadership & Coaching – Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Product Owners; create an environment that fosters collaboration, ownership, and continuous growth. Domain Strategy & Vision – Define and evolve the strategy for production workflow tools and integrations, aligning platform investments with operational requirements and stakeholder needs. Workflow Optimization & Integration – Partner with production, scheduling, and operations teams to streamline core workflows such as deal memos, production trackers, and asset delivery processes. Prioritize interoperability, consistency, and automation across systems. AI & Automation Enablement – Embed intelligent automation into production workflows, including metadata tagging, anomaly detection, predictive reporting, and automated tracker population from external forms and production partners. Delivery Oversight – Drive end-to-end delivery across your portfolio, facilitating planning, sprint execution, and delivery milestones while removing roadblocks. Operational Resilience – Champion robust instrumentation, data governance, and controls that ensure sensitive production data (financial, scheduling, legal) is securely managed with broadcast-grade reliability. Stakeholder Communication – Provide clear, executive-ready updates on product direction, roadmap progress, and delivery risks; co-lead production partner and vendor conversations as needed. Legacy Modernization – Lead the transition of production workflows from fragmented Excel/SharePoint trackers to cloud-native, integrated platforms. Partner with architecture and engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure, event-driven solutions.