Senior Technical Project Manager

Department Description:At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. We are 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.What You’ll Do:As a Senior Technical Project Manager you will identify, plan and coordinate a set of related projects within a program and manage their interdependencies in support of specific business strategies. You will also apply project management principles and techniques to lead project schedule, scope, quality, cost and performance risks. The Senior Technical Project Manager will work closely with cross-discipline technology teams, leadership and business partners to understand technical and business direction, milestones and budget, as well as provide thought leadership to project management team.The Senior Technical Project Manager will report to the Manager, Technical Project Management.Responsibilities:Drives execution and delivery of technical projects through full delivery life cycle ensuring projects are delivered timely and on-budget.Works with engineering teams, including Software Engineers, Product Managers, Architects, and leadership to establish processes across all program areas that will ensure success on strategically prioritized projects and improve efficiency.Defines, optimizes, and manages Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large project teams. Manage hardware/software procurement of assigned projectsDevelops a project plan comprised of parallel projects and multiple project managers that collectively produce work that has significant business impactMonitors & adjusts project plans to respond to unplanned changes, ensuring program is progressing to meet business goalsCreates governance practices and provides senior-level leadership oversight and control for the programImplements fiscal practices and controls, authorizing, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROIDevelops infrastructure needed to support the programRequired Qualifications & Skills:Minimum of 5+ years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutionsUnderstanding of Cloud, APIs, services, database technologies, technologist roles and responsibilities, capabilities & platform dependencies, software development lifecycle, engineering and/or product developmentInfluence and negotiation, communication, professional maturity & organizational savvy, relationship building, dependency mappingHands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and deliveryDeep understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)Significant experience in coaching and mentoring teams on project management practices including Agile, Lean, Kanban, WaterfallExcellent ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of a projectExperience managing large project budgetsExperience with tools such as: Microsoft suite, Keynote, Smartsheet, MyPPM (Clarity), MyJira, Tableau, and PowerBI.Preferred Qualifications:Project Management Professional (PMP) CertificationExperience in supporting large-scale, global software development programsAgile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSSRequired Education:Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent work experience.The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $123,100 - $165,100. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.Reference: