Disney Parks and Resorts
Senior Technical Project Manager
Disney Parks and Resorts, Celebration, Florida, United States
Job Summary:
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. 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 Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of project management for highly complex and strategically prioritized projects. What You Will Do:
Drives execution and delivery of technical projects through full delivery life cycle ensuring project is 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 projects. Develops a program plan comprised of parallel projects and multiple project managers that collectively produce work that has significant business impact. Monitors & adjusts program plan to respond to unplanned changes, ensuring program is progressing to meet business goals. Creates governance practices and provides senior‑level leadership oversight and control for the program. Implements fiscal practices and controls, authorizing, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI. Develops infrastructure needed to support the program. Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum of 5 years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions. Understanding of Cloud, 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, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery. Deep 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, Waterfall. Excellent ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects. Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail. Experience managing large budgets. Experience with tools such as: Office productivity software, including Microsoft suite, Keynote, Smartsheet. Project management software, including MyPPM (Clarity), MyJira. Reporting tools, including Tableau, PowerBI. Preferred Qualifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Experience in supporting large‑scale, global software development programs. Agile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSS. Education:
Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent relevant experience. Equal Opportunity Employer Information:
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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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. 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 Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of project management for highly complex and strategically prioritized projects. What You Will Do:
Drives execution and delivery of technical projects through full delivery life cycle ensuring project is 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 projects. Develops a program plan comprised of parallel projects and multiple project managers that collectively produce work that has significant business impact. Monitors & adjusts program plan to respond to unplanned changes, ensuring program is progressing to meet business goals. Creates governance practices and provides senior‑level leadership oversight and control for the program. Implements fiscal practices and controls, authorizing, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI. Develops infrastructure needed to support the program. Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum of 5 years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions. Understanding of Cloud, 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, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery. Deep 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, Waterfall. Excellent ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects. Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail. Experience managing large budgets. Experience with tools such as: Office productivity software, including Microsoft suite, Keynote, Smartsheet. Project management software, including MyPPM (Clarity), MyJira. Reporting tools, including Tableau, PowerBI. Preferred Qualifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Experience in supporting large‑scale, global software development programs. Agile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSS. Education:
Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent relevant experience. Equal Opportunity Employer Information:
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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