Product Manager Streaming

At Viaplay Group we entertain millions of people every day through our streaming services radio networks and TV channels. We believe in the power of content not just as a way of telling stories and touching lives but also expanding worlds.

Were looking for the best people to join us on our journey. Right now were searching for a Product Manager - Streaming in our Stockholm office are you ready to hit play on an exciting career change

The Role

We are now looking for a Product Manager to join our Streaming team - a cross-functional team of around eight engineers and specialists whose mission is to deliver the best possible stream at any given time.

The team owns the backend that makes video streaming work at scale - content packaging CDN delivery play-services and the VOD pipeline. Live streaming is a core part of the remit from sports to news and the team works closely with the Technical Operations Center to keep the experience smooth when it matters most.

You will work closely with the development team and collaborate with other product managers designers data analysts and operations. Alongside this youll have strong support from engineering leadership user researchers and product analysts to ensure we build the right things measure real impact and continuously improve the product for our viewers.

What youll do

Own and prioritise your teams roadmap based on customer value and business impact

Lead the full product lifecycle from discovery and ideation to launch validation and continuous improvement

Initiate and drive your own product initiatives as well as lead projects defined together with stakeholders

Use qualitative insights quantitative data and experimentation to guide decisions and validate outcomes

Collaborate closely with your development team and align product data tech and business stakeholders around clear priorities and shared goals

Champion live streaming quality - partnering with engineering and the Technical Operations Center to deliver low-latency resilient experiences for sports broadcasts and live events

Define and track streaming Quality of Experience metrics - startup errors buffer ratio join time - and use them to guide priorities

What were looking for

We understand you may feel confident ticking certain boxes more than others and thats why we always keep an open mind in our recruitment process. But in order to thrive in this role we do believe youll have at least some experience in the following:

5 years of experience as a Product Manager Product Owner or Project Manager in digital products

Strong experience in modern agile product discovery and impact-driven delivery

Comfortable working with technical teams and curious about the streaming domain - you dont need to write code but you understand (or want to) how things like CDNs video packaging and streaming protocols work

Data-informed decision-making - comfortable defining metrics reading dashboards and using data to challenge assumptions and guide priorities

A confident communicator able to align diverse stakeholders and navigate complex organisations

Structured outcome-driven and motivated by measurable impact

Comfortable working in fast-moving environments where priorities shift and direction evolves

Its a bonus if you have:

Knowledge of video streaming protocols - HLS DASH CMAF or low-latency variants (LL-HLS LL-DASH)

Familiarity with DRM systems - Widevine FairPlay PlayReady - and how content protection fits into the streaming stack

Experience from subscription-based or consumer streaming services

What we offer you

• Weve got you covered! 30 days of paid vacation every year an attractive pension and insurance scheme and generous parental leave pay lift.

• Your wellbeing matters. We provide you with various wellbeing initiatives including wellness allowance.

• Flexibility that works. We follow a hybrid model with at least three days a week in the office giving you the best mix of collaboration and focus time.

• A safe space to grow and up-skill. Our learning culture puts you in the drivers seat of your own development.

• An innovative environment with Hack Days once a year. This week-long initiative allows you to think outside the box and deliver creative technical solutions that (more often than not) go on to be implemented either in our product or our ways of working.

• Entertainment is what we love and entertainment is what we do. So unlimited access to Viaplay seems only fair for you to get to know the product including serier & viewing events new release movie rentals linear channels and more.

Hit play today

If this feels like your kind of challenge make sure you apply by attaching your CV here you may also want to add your LinkedIn profile. Please dont send us your application via email because we wont be able to accept it. We do however welcome any questions you may have about this particular position.

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