Principal Product Manager, UTA
$200-250k
Office located in Foothill, Los Angeles, CA
Talent & entertainment agency
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Talent & entertainment agency
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$200-250k
Office located in Foothill, Los Angeles, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To shape talent, build careers, and tell stories.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in product management, including primary ownership of complex products or platforms across the full development lifecycle
- Deep experience working with data models, APIs, and integration patterns, with a demonstrated ability to partner closely with engineering on technical design and trade‑off decisions
- Proven track record leading large‑scale data cleanup and migration initiatives
- Advanced proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and other agile product management and collaboration tools
- Strong command of agile methodologies, tools, and best practices, with experience guiding teams through agile planning and execution
- Experience in the entertainment, media, or adjacent industries, with a nuanced understanding of customer and stakeholder pain points
- Strong technical aptitude and the ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and technologies used in day‑to‑day operations
- Ability to operate at both the strategic and tactical levels in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment, effectively translating vision into actionable plans
- Demonstrated success driving high‑impact initiatives in evolving or rapidly scaling organizations, including leading teams through ambiguity and change
- Excellent analytical and creative problem‑solving skills, with a history of using data and insights to inform product direction and prioritization
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills, with experience influencing and aligning senior leadership and cross‑functional teams
What the job involves
- UTA seeks a Principal Product Manager to drive the next wave of innovation across the company
- In this highly visible role, you will define and scale platforms that unlock new creative opportunities for some of the world’s most influential talent in film, television, and literature
- If you are energized by operating at the intersection of technology and creativity, and by setting the vision for what’s next in entertainment media, this role offers the opportunity for your product leadership to directly power the next generation of storytelling
- Set the vision for modernizing and unifying core systems, identifying high‑impact opportunities for innovation and driving a multi‑year product roadmap that advances technical capabilities across the organization
- Own the end‑to‑end product lifecycle for critical technology platforms and features—from discovery through launch and ongoing iteration—ensuring they deliver measurable user and business outcomes
- Partner with senior product and engineering leadership to define and evolve foundational platforms and tools that power business operations and creative workflows at scale
- Provide data‑driven product insights and strategic recommendations that influence technology investments, operational priorities, and near‑ to long‑term planning
- Build deep partnerships with cross‑functional leaders—including agents, executives, operations, and engineering—to surface needs, align on priorities, and champion a client‑ and creator‑centric product approach
- Lead high‑impact client demos and internal walkthroughs to align stakeholders on goals, gather strategic feedback, and refine product direction, functionality, and user experience
- Guide UX/UI teams in translating complex business and creative requirements into clear product flows, detailed specifications, and intuitive end‑to‑end experiences
- Define and maintain epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria for complex initiatives, enabling effective agile execution and clear alignment across engineering and design teams
- Own product backlogs, roadmaps, timelines, and KPIs, using analytics, qualitative feedback, and business context to drive prioritization and informed trade‑offs
- Orchestrate cross‑team execution for major releases, managing dependencies and risks to ensure delivery on time, within scope, and at a high quality bar
- Monitor product performance and user feedback at scale, overseeing bug triage, enhancements, and experiments (including A/B tests) to drive continuous optimization
- Serve as the primary voice for your products in cross‑functional and executive forums, clearly communicating priorities, strategy, trade‑offs, and progress
- Mentor and elevate other product managers, helping to establish best practices, refine processes, and strengthen a culture of product excellence across the team
Our take
Founded in 1991, UTA represents some of the world’s most acclaimed and recognised figures - from actors and athletes to writers and digital influencers. These include Lizzo, The Coen Brothers, Bad Bunny and Timothee Chalamet.
The entertainment landscape is in a permanent state of flux, but the boom of digital and social media has brought rise to new kinds of talent. To remain on the cultural pulse, UTA has expanded its business into gaming, digital media and influencers, as younger consumers spend more time playing games or watching social content over traditional media.
With the acquisitions of Fletcher & Company and Curtis Brown, UTA took on the estates of esteemed literary figures like John le Carré and Ian Fleming. This reflects a larger competition between agencies to acquire intellectual property to develop into content. In doing so, UTA hopes to find competitive edge over other dominant agencies, WME and CAA.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Beverly Hills, CA
Leadership
Jeremy Zimmer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Has served as CEO for UTA since 1991.
Jim Berkus
(Co-Founder & Chair)Served as a partner at Leading Artists Agency, which merged with Bauer-Benedek Agency to form UTA.
Peter Benedek
(Co-Founder & Owner)Also served as a partner at Bauer-Benedek Agency.
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