Senior Product Manager, Fan Engagement, Augmentation Tools

A bit about us: 

Genius Sports is at the forefront of the sports technology landscape, delivering real-time data and innovative digital solutions that connect sports, brands, and fans worldwide. From data capture to distribution, we are an integral partner to sports leagues and federations—including the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA, and NCAA—ensuring that critical data and cutting-edge products reach millions of users.

If you want to be part of a passionate global team shaping the future of sports entertainment, then come and join us. We foster an environment where creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning drive innovation for our partners and end-users. 

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the product strategy and roadmap for video augmentation across VoD and live broadcast streams.
• Develop intelligent overlays, graphics, ad formats, and metadata-driven visuals that enhance the viewing experience.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, production  and broadcast operations to deliver scalable, low-latency solutions.
• Translate complex requirements into epics, user stories, and detailed product specs for agile development teams.
• Partner with AI/ML and computer vision teams to convert structured and unstructured data into real-time visual enhancements.
• Lead user research with broadcasters, rights holders, video platforms, and fans to identify needs and validate solutions.
• Stay ahead of market trends in AR, CTV, broadcast graphics, and real-time video personalization.
• Coordinate with product marketing and commercial teams to drive adoption and communicate product value.
• Act as a key voice for the product internally and externally, supporting customer conversations and cross-functional planning.
  
  

Position Requirements

• 7+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years in video streaming, broadcast tech, or VoD environments.
• Proven track record building or managing video augmentation products (e.g., interactive overlays, live graphics, contextual content layers).
• Deep understanding of video infrastructure, including adaptive bitrate streaming (HLS/DASH), metadata triggers (SCTE 35, EMSG), encoding, and latency.
• Experience collaborating with AI, computer vision, or metadata tagging systems in a video or media context.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and user feedback to inform product decisions.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities across technical and business teams.
• Familiarity with graphics engines (e.g., VizRT, Singular.live, Unreal Engine) or live production workflows.
• Experience in OTT/CTV, sports broadcasting, betting, or entertainment industries is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, balancing long-term vision with near-term delivery.

What’s in it for you?
As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities.  

The salary for this role is based on an annualized range of $165,000 - $200,000. This role will also be eligible to take part in Genius Sports Group's benefits plan.

How we work: 

Genius will be returning to the office 4 days a week, and this will give you the opportunity to work collaboratively face-to-face with colleagues in our Los Angeles office.

Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organization and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses. 

Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.