Head of Product / Product Lead
Job title: Head of Product / Product Lead in Los Angeles, CA at Nexus Studios
Company: Nexus Studios
Job description: Location: US-based (Remote or Hybrid)
Type: Perm or FTC (Fixed-Term Contract)
Start Date: June 2025 (TBC)Nexus Studios is an award-winning global studio in film and experience design. Our world-class directors, producers, artists, and technologists create groundbreaking works for entertainment, music, sports, and brands. With studios in LA, London, and Sydney, we specialise in creating film and experiences across all platforms, including cutting-edge work in XR. Our in-house team of artists and engineers work side by side, delivering a prolific multi-platform output. Our work has received accolades from BAFTA, Emmy, Cannes Grand Prix, Grammy, Annie and the Oscars. Recent highlights include the epic UFC 306 night at the Las Vegas Sphere, Pedigree's AI-supercharged Adoptable campaign, a series of video and live activations for Gorillaz, and ‘The House’, the Netflix special.The Role:We are now looking for a Head of Product to guide the development and delivery of a first-of-its-kind immersive media and/or live sports platform. This role will drive the roadmap, lead a lean cross-functional team, and work closely with our internal and partner stakeholders to create high-impact live sports experiences at scale.You’ll play a critical role in translating vision into actionable priorities - bringing structure, clarity, and velocity to a fast-moving product as it evolves from MVP through launch and live operations. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-on, able to manage day-to-day delivery while keeping a long-term view on growth, iteration, and fan value.RequirementsWhat You’ll Do:
- Own and deliver the product roadmap, working closely with engineering, design, and production leads internally and with partners.
- Align internal stakeholders and external partners around vision, priorities, and sprint planning.
- Translate platform and fan insights into actionable features that can scale across live sports and formats.
- Guide MVP definition, modular team structure, and phased rollout aligned with launch milestones.
- Drive clarity in fast-changing or ambiguous environments, making smart tradeoffs in real time.
- Collaborate with developers on technical architecture, SDK integration, and product performance.
- Lead planning for live service operations, content updates, and in-market user feedback loops.
- Work with analytics, QA, and UX to track product health and optimize against measurable KPIs.
- Ensure the product experience is intuitive, emotionally resonant, and tailored for target sports fans.
- 10+ years of product management experience, ideally with immersive media, streaming, gaming, live events, sports leagues or broadcasters, and / or media platform-based products.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams from concept through live delivery.
- Strong understanding of platform SDK development, technical collaboration, and feature scoping.
- Experience with real-time engines, XR, or other spatial computing platforms.
- Familiarity with the sports landscape and how fan behavior informs product design and engagement.
- Confident communicator who can translate across creative, technical, and business priorities.
- Track record of making progress quickly without all the answers and evolving with platform constraints.
- Bonus: experience collaborating with large-scale streaming platform partners or co-developing with external teams at streaming platforms.