Senior Product Manager - Project Hire

Job Posting Title:

Senior Product Manager - Project Hire

Req ID:

10139245

Job Description:

Join us at Disney Experiences (DX) where we bring magic to life every day. At the heart of our mission is the drive to inspire wonder and create unforgettable experiences. As part of our team, you'll play a pivotal role in pushing the boundaries of entertainment and bringing never-before-seen innovations to life!

Disney Experiences Technology & Digital (DXT) is the dynamic force behind the technical solutions that power the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. We're seeking a passionate Senior Technical Product Manager to join our Digital Lodging product team. In this role, you'll lead the delivery of groundbreaking initiatives that will revolutionize how consumers book experiences at our worldwide parks and resorts.

The ideal candidate is a proactive self-starter with a knack for creating and executing a product vision, all while possessing a passion for learning. If you thrive on taking ownership, driving action, and contributing to the growth of product organizations, we want to hear from you!

This role is a project hire with an end date of 1/1/2028 with no guarantee of permanent placement. This role is in person in Orlando, FL  

Responsibilities: 

• Shape the strategy: Lead the product vision and roadmap execution throughout the entire product delivery process. 

• Create clarity: Lead requirement gathering, user story creation, prioritization, and execution with cross-functional teams, ensuring consistent communication with peers, business stakeholders and leadership. 

• Define success: Define and monitor key performance metrics to track product performance while identifying areas for optimization that drive continuous improvement initiatives. 

• Build relationships: Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and cross-functional collaborators, including product, engineering and creative services.  

• Deliver excellence: Collaborate with Engineering and QA to deliver product releases and updates, ensuring timely and smooth deployment. 

• Think proactively: Identify potential risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies to project timelines or deliverables. 

• Lead communication: Serve as a passionate advocate for your product(s), internally and externally, while educating stakeholders and customers about product features, benefits, and value propositions. 

• Look beyond: Conduct market research to understand industry trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs. 

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of product management experience, with digital software development experience. 

• Minimum four-year college degree in Technology, Business or related field. 

• Demonstrated success in launching and scaling products by recognizing customer needs, creating a vision, building roadmaps, identifying success measurements, and executing excellence with peers. 

• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to accelerate product discovery, decision making and execution.  

• Ability to translate customer and business needs through requirements and user stories. 

• Experience leading cross-functional teams within an agile, collab