Product Manager - Video Technology

MBC Group

UAE

Ref: LP104-123

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Job Description:

- Familiarity with online video encoding, decoding and playback systems. This includes codecs & packaging (HLS, MPEG-DASH, HEVC, UHD), protocols (HTTP, WebRTC, UDP) encoders (FFMPEG), DRM and more.
- Experience in video workflows orchestration starting from content ingestion point to client playback
- Familiarity with video analytics and optimization including QoS and video delivery metrics
- Familiarity with cloud-based platforms across both AWS and Azure clouds
- Deep working knowledge of OTT video management, publishing, syndication and other related video management services
- Proficient in agile software development methodology like Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.
- Expertise managing the end-to-end product lifecycle including ideation, definition, development, acceptance testing, and operations
- Ability to build consensus and ensure convergence of disparate work streams into a unified customer experience

Requirements

Qualifications:

- 7+ years product management experience with large-scale customer-facing technology products
- Experience in the video encoding and transcoding market
- Proven track record of developing user stories
- Demonstrated experience interacting with all levels of management
- SAFE and CSPO certifications a plus
- BA or MA in Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology is preferred

About the Company

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on “Dish Network” in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the region’s most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.

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Product Manager salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 21,500

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