Manager, Tech Project Management
Job Summary:
At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates world-class immersive and digital experiences for the Company’s vacation brands, Disney’s Parks and Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. The Disney Experiences Technology team is responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including the MyDisneyExperience app and Hey, Disney!
The Manager, Tech Project Management for Disney Signature Experiences is responsible for leading a team of Project Managers, tasked with delivering sophisticated technology and digital projects, partnering with internal & external partners and vendors. The Manager, Tech Project Management will concurrently lead multiple medium to large scale projects across applications and Disney Signature Experience businesses. The position ensures timely and on-schedule delivery for their projects working closely with External Business partners, Product, Technology, and Design. Additionally, this leader will make certain there is collaboration and communication regarding all projects with the Portfolio and Financial teams to build visibility and drive business decisions.
What You'll Do:
Leadership
Lead and encourage a team of Cast and third party project managers to build a cohesive team
Play an active role in team growth through the mentoring and development of talent
Sponsor process improvements that serve as a motivator for project management excellence
Proactively communicate across all involved groups within our organization to promote visibility, accuracy with forecasting, project/product planning and delivery processes.
Project Estimation
Facilitate scope definition, and high-level planning, discovery, and estimation workshops for projects with cross-functional teams
Quantify cost factors to deliver project results including resources, project oversight, objective risk and related contingency
Detail key assumptions and dependencies established through estimation activities
Prepare high-level plan with estimates for executives and cross-functional leaders based on estimate outcomes
Project Planning
Create project timeline and communication plans
Ensure proactive scheduling of key results, tasks and achievements
Establish project financial forecasts including resource plans and other expense plans
Develop the project plan and schedule with cross subject area leads
Ensure vital steps and dependencies to deliver projects and components are established
Validate that scope can be completed within timeline and budget
Partner with the Security and Compliance delivery team to ensure any known vulnerabilities are planned to be addressed within the project
Estimate resource needs with help from functional leads
Project Delivery
Authoritatively lead and drive cross-functional projects, and individual project tracks of large programs through full delivery life-cycle ensuring project is delivered on-time and on-budget
Handle resource assignment, budget, scheduling, and scope prioritization, and change control
Work with cross field team members to validate project assumptions and review project plans with leadership
Ensure proper documentation of scope of work with help from cross team functional leads
Serve as primary liaison among multiple teams, including Product Management, Design, Technology, vendors and other key functional delivery teams for the project (when appropriate)
Communicate regular updates to project and executive leadership team on delivery progress, plan updates and budget spend and forecast, including status report updates, financial/budget/variance reports, and other reporting as required
Supervise adherence to schedule and commitments
Raise key issues and risks to ensure timely resolution and mitigation
Prevent scope creep, record causes of change, and facilitate change requests to ensure impacts to schedule or budget, as well as forecasts, are approved and communicated in a timely manner
Use metrics, including burn-down charts, to drive performance, efficiency and forecast improvements
Ensure proper project closure including retroactive/lessons learned, transition and hand-off to production operations support, and final financial reporting
Required Qualifications & Skills :
Direct management and accountability for single project budgets of $2 - $15M in labor
A minimum 8 years of relevant work experience in project management
Strong project leader with proven track record in leading large, multidisciplinary digital teams (preferably websites, mobile web, and apps)
2-5 years Agile delivery experience
3 years of client management experience in efficiently delivering internet solutions, preferably in a global client-service organization
Experience in a matrixed responsibility organization working with multiple Product Managers per effort
Strong experience facilitating the gathering and development of requirements for sophisticated solutions
Possesses significant practical experience in the basics of project management (estimation, project planning, resource planning, issue management, risk management, organizational change, communication planning).
Experienced in multiple full lifecycle software deliveries from business development to final software acceptance
Led teams with multiple subject area represented (including product management/strategy, technology, design, SEO, and analytics)
Confirmed accomplishment as a driver of multiple projects running concurrently
Proven track record leading individual project budgets and budget roll-up of multiple projects
Ability to lead teams to a successful delivery approach
Able to work both collaboratively and independently while maintaining a high level of productivity under high pressure situations
Must possess excellent business communication, writing, and social skills
Proactive and solution-oriented when leading issues
Comfortable when communicating with executive level (Directors, VPs) in presentations, working sessions, and 1-on-1 interactions
Use good judgment skills on when to seek guidance and when to raise risks and issues
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience
About Disney Experiences:
Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.
Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
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