Product Manager - NBC Sports Next

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025. 

You’ll be joining our Youth & Recreational Sports group, home to digital platforms that empower families, coaches, athletes, and administrators to participate in and manage sports more efficiently and safely. Products like SportsEngine HQ, SportsEngine Motion, SportsEngine Play, and SportsEngine Tourney offer seamless solutions for registration, payment processing, communication, video streaming, and tournament management. Our team also includes NCSI, which helps protect youth athletes by providing essential background screening and training services. Together, we’re making sports more accessible and inclusive for millions of young athletes across the country. 

As a Product Manager at SportsEngine, you will: 

• Become a subject matter expert on the products you manage and understand how they solve customer problems 
• Write clear, detailed user stories, technical requirements, and acceptance criteria 
• Be hands-on in managing project requirements, scope, and delivery timelines 
• Own and manage the product backlog in a Kanban/Agile environment, ensuring continuous flow and effective prioritization 
• Help communicate strategy, progress, and product direction to internal and external stakeholders 
• Demonstrate thought leadership in addressing key market problems and customer needs 
• Create business cases to support investment in new product capabilities 
• Engage with customers, industry influencers, and partners to gather competitive and market intelligence 
• Oversee the product launch process from concept to post-launch, ensuring smooth commercialization 
• Contribute to the development of market requirements and go-to-market strategies 
• Ensure product metrics are tracked and used to inform iteration and continuous improvement 
• Break down complex releases into milestones to enable consistent, incremental delivery 
• Learn quickly from product releases and iterate using customer feedback and usage data 
• Utilize JIRA to manage workflows, track progress, and report on delivery performance 
• Maintain and organize product documentation in Confluence 
• Act as the day-to-day contact for development teams, clarifying requirements and removing blockers 
• Support data-driven product decisions through analytics, user feedback, and team input 
• Participate in and lead Agile ceremonies such as backlog grooming, stand-ups, sprint planning, and demos 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Product Management, Sport Management, Business Administration, or equivalent experience 
• 2+ years of experience as a Product Manager or Product Owner in a technology-driven organization 
• Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal 
• Highly detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills 
• Strong judgment in managing priorities, resources, and risk 
• Effective stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration 
• Strong strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills 
• Proven experience delivering SaaS projects on time and within budget 
• High proficiency in JIRA (boards, filters, reporting, backlog management) 
• Skilled in Confluence for product documentation and internal communication 
• Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders 
• Experience collaborating with engineering, QA, and design teams 

Desired Characteristics:

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with JIRA 
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and deliver results under pressure 
• Strong ability to investigate and learn unfamiliar systems quickly 
• Familiarity or background in the sports management industry 
• Experience in software engineering, technical support, or systems analysis 
• Exposure to customer discovery practices or product analytics tools 

Fully Remote: This role has been designated as fully remote, meaning it is expected to be performed from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, typically an employee’s residence. 
 

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.