Lead Technical Project Manager Project Hire

Job Posting Title:

Lead Technical Project Manager - Project Hire

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Job Description:

Department Description

We Power the Magic! Thats our motto at Disney Experiences Technology (DXT). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Companys premier vacation brands including Disney Cruise Line Aulani A Disney Resort & Spa Disney Vacation Club Storyliving and Adventures by Disney.

Team Description:

The DXT team is responsible for digital and physical Guest and Crew experience for all technology and digital-led initiatives.

As a Lead Technical Project Manager you will oversee the full lifecycle of large-scale projects ensuring successful delivery from initiation through completion. This position reports to the Manager of Technology Project Management.

What Youll Do:

Strategic Program & Project Leadership

• Lead high-priority multi-site strategic programs and cross-functional projects through the full delivery lifecycle ensuring timely and on-budget delivery.

• Collaborate with engineering teams (Software Engineers Product Managers Architects and leadership) to establish scalable processes that drive success and efficiency across program areas.

• Guide and support junior technical project managers throughout the project lifecycle.

• Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to align engineering efforts with program goals.

Agile & Operational Excellence

• Define optimize and manage Agile ceremonies and processes at the team-of-teams level.

• Maintain accurate project documentation including scope RAID logs plans and budgets.

Financial & Resource Management

• Reconcile actuals adjust forecasts and communicate budget updates and billing changes to leadership.

• Align resource capacity with project plans and collaborate with managers to balance workload and budget.

Risk Issue & Scope Management

• Anticipate and mitigate risks; manage scope changes and assess impact on timelines and budgets.

• Communicate risks issues and solutions transparently to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Lead stakeholder coordination and ensure alignment on goals and timelines.

• Own communication plans manage expectations and deliver weekly updates dashboards and executive presentations.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 7 years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions

• General understanding of APIs services database technologies technologist roles and responsibilities capabilities & platform dependencies software development lifecycle engineering and/or product development

• Influence and negotiation communication professional maturity & organizational savvy relationship building dependency mapping

• Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile Waterfall and Hybrid as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery

• Strong ability to interpret and navigate architectural and technical aspects of complex projects and familiarity with Agile technical practices DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD TDD)

• Highly organized with exceptional time management and attention to detail

• Proven experience managing large-scale budgets and financial oversight

• Tools & Technologies:

• Office Productivity:Microsoft Office Suite Keynote Smartsheet

• Project Management:MyPPM (Clarity) MyJira

• Reporting & Analytics:Power BI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical project management experience in Commerce or a related field

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

• Agile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSS

Required Education:

Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent relevant experience.

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The hiring range for this position in Celebration FL is $148000 - $195000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates 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

Job Posting Segment:

DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Disney Signature Experiences

Primary Job Posting Category:

Project Management Tech

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City State Region Postal Code:

Celebration FL USA

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Date Posted:

Required Experience:

IC