Products / Services

Avail-TVN offers a great opportunity to work for an established organization that offers leading-edge digital media services. In addition to working with a smart, dynamic team and receiving a comprehensive benefits package, you'll enjoy creating innovative solutions that truly influence the latest technological developments in home entertainment.

Job#:
REF13E

Location:
Sherman Oaks, CA

We’re looking for a Director level Product Management Executive to lead the Content Services portfolio for Avail-TVN. This role, will work across functional boundaries to define the strategy, develop the business plan, and launch solutions targeting Content Owners.

• Senior level experience in Product Management & Product Marketing
• Working knowledge of Video On Demand (VOD) technologies, ecosystem and business models.
• Direct work experience at Multichannel Service Provider (MSO, IPTV, Satellite provider), Content Owner and/or for a vendor who sells into this market.
• Working knowledge of trends, technologies and workflows associated with:
  • Content Preparation, Management and Distribution
  • Multi Screen Video Delivery - Cable, IPTV, Broadband and Mobile.
  • Measurement/reporting companies (Nielsen, Rentrak, CIMM, etc.), vendor ecosystems (BlackArrow, Seachange, etc.), emerging industry standards (SCTE, CableLabs), industry initiatives (Canoe), and business realities of traditional and dynamic advertising.
• Experience in conceiving, building and launching services in a rapidly changing market landscape – Strategic Market Development
• Success assisting/managing projects/programs through effective communication, collaboration, shared goals, and trust.
• Track record of managing projects/programs of real or virtual teams while providing oversight of geographically dispersed projects/programs is essential.
• Demonstrated strengths in communications, risk management, conflict resolution skills working in a team environment and mentoring team members.

• Overall development, launch and ongoing management of Avail-TVN’s portfolio of Content Services including; ingest preparation, encoding, distribution and advanced services such as analytics and advertising.
• Market analysis, competitive analysis, product strategy and multi-year product/services road map for content services.
• Participate with the sales organization in client visits, on and off-site, to understand market requirements.
• Lead the development of business plans, forecasting, pricing and positioning of content offerings
• Contribute to the development of annual and quarterly financial plans including details on strategy, operations, forecasting, pricing, resource management and budget for content services.
• Work along side the engineering team to set development priorities, define and implement a product road map, contribute to testing, and manage new products/services through initial launch and subsequent releases.
• Partner with marketing to develop product collateral such as technical white papers, presentations, sales tools, and competitive analysis.
• Create and deliver sales training for the direct sales force, channels and support teams.
• Regularly monitor the performance and trends of content products and report them to the management team.
• Insightful understanding of the marketplace and competitors

• 8+years of experience in product management, program management or product development in a fast paced software environment.
• Experience in deploying, leveraging or marketing Video based technology is strongly desired.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• High degree of technical expertise and business acumen.
• Highly self-motivated, proactive, and self-sufficient.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent field or significant experience with technical software development required.
• Master's Degree desired but not required
• Willing to travel approximately 35%

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.