Lead Technical Project Mgr

Lead Technical Project Manager

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.

The Lead Technical Project Manager is a central leadership role in the project management team. In this position, you will lead high-priority, multi-site strategic programs related to software development and infrastructure. You will also partner with engineering teams and leadership to establish processes across all program areas and ensure projects are delivered on time and on budget. This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Technical Project Management.

What You Will Do:

• Lead large-scale programs and/or projects, ensuring seamless collaboration across various teams and work streams.
• Act as the point of contact for project partners such as Engineering, Product Management and Architecture, and providing regular updates to ensure alignment with project goals.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• Build and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including timelines, budgets, and prioritization plans.
• Produce monthly expense and capital forecasts.
• Research and provide cause of change for variances from the project scope, schedule and cost.
• Maintain a continuous view of resource demand and capacity across projects; proactively partnering with leadership to plan for leveled prioritization across development and sustainment activities.
• Lead project meetings and maintain minutes, including purpose, agenda, and progress towards goals.
• Lead and direct junior technical project managers in the execution of their work during the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and facilitate project status presentations, dashboards, risk assessments and data-driven storytelling for leadership and executives.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 7 years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions.
• Possesses a technical understanding of Cloud, APIs, services, database technologies, capabilities & platform dependencies, software development lifecycle, and engineering.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills with the ability to influence others and build consensus.
• Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall including a blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery.
• Deep understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)
• Experience with project management tools like MyPPM (Clarity) and Jira and with reporting applications such as Tableau and PowerBI.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical project management experience in Commerce or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Education:

• Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $148,300.00 to $198,800.00 per year. 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.

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.

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.