Technical Product Owner, Video Player Technology, Peacock

NBCUniversal, LLC, Remote, Remote

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Level: Manager (Supervisor)

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Technical Product Owner - Video Player Technology, Peacock
The Video Player Technology team is looking for a Technical Product Owner to take ownership of the requirements analysis process and contribute to the success of Video Player Technology. You will work closely and collaboratively with engineers and stakeholders across Peacock technology, and be part of an inclusive, high-performing team.

What the team does

Develops libraries providing video playback capabilities of DASH and HLS formats, including ad insertion and video analytics
Collaborates with video streaming and encoding teams to drive innovation and improvements in video delivery and playback user experience
Collaborates with teams building Peacock applications, ensuring optimal integration of the video players libraries on all types of devices

Role Responsibilities

Work closely and collaboratively with stakeholders to understand new features and initiatives
Break down functional and non-functional requirements into user stories, and present them to the team in planning sessions
Predict potential problems, identify edge cases and outline key risks or issues together with the team and ensure they are communicated to the Engineering Managers
Documenting features or initiatives through API documentation, sequence diagrams or feature documentation
Prepare and facilitate pre-planning/planning sessions with the team for weekly iterations, based on the priorities on our product roadmap
Understand how the video player interacts with other Peacock components and contribute to ensuring these integrations are both resilient and reliable
Facilitate estimation sessions with the team to obtain high level roadmap estimates and RAID logs
Be a constant source of product information and direction for the team
Support the team in delivering high impact, high quality work that is built with focus on optimal user experience

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrable experience working with highly collaborative software engineering teams
Experience working with BDD, writing detailed user stories and supporting acceptance criteria
Hands on experience defining and documenting technical requirements and translating them into user stories/accompanying documentation
Ability to communicate effectively and explain complex problems in a simple way
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Enjoy collaborating with others, both inside and outside the team
Understanding of deadlines, constraints and scope of delivery and experience working with the business partners to ensure the right balance between these are met, setting expectations and handling risks early
Ability to integrate into a large agile development project and manage rapid development cycles
Understanding of the basics of video streaming technologies
Interest in promoting an inclusive team culture where engineers of diverse backgrounds can grow
Committed to quality in every assignment, large or small
Transparency, selflessness and authenticity.
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About NBCUniversal, LLC

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.

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