Job Posting Title:

Sr. Technical Project Manager

Req ID:

10089187

Job Description:

Job Summary

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to improve flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world!

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Disney Streaming’s Media Engineering team is seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager for the Quality, Targeting & Experience team. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for partnering with the engineering director to ensure the overall success of our QTE organization and its teams. This includes directly leading some of our most visible and key projects end to end across teams, while also creating and/or managing the processes so that we can effectively intake, prioritize, and deliver work across teams within and outside of this organization. You will partner closely with Engineering and Product Management to translate product and technical ideas into engineering requirements, while collaborating with all impacted teams and external partners to ensure a successful launch of the product or feature.

Responsibilities

• Own execution for a program or high-profile features and products, driving roadmap, specifications, and delivery

• Identify, assess and mitigate risks, provide visibility to management, anticipate and make trade-offs balancing the business needs versus constraints

• Scope projects into manageable chunks that enable us to quickly and efficiently release iterative products

• Lead team Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming), and provide Agile guidance for areas and ways to improve

• Collaborate with the engineering teams and program managers to evolve and lead the overall fleet roadmap across included teams, identifying necessary investments and dependencies to support execution and delivery.

• Act as main communication liaison with disparate internal stakeholders and external partners across a variety of time zones and locales

• Dig in and understand the overall architecture and distinct components of a project, applying this knowledge to more effectively plan and deliver your projects

• Collaborate with other TPMs within the organization to continuously improve our program management process, communication protocols, and operational procedures related to effective, on-time and to-scope software delivery

What to Bring

• 5+ years of Technical Project Management experience

• Experience in shipping multiple feature or products simultaneously, ideally in an Agile environment

• Ability to dive into technical details, understanding and providing input on overall technical designs

• Ability to breakdown a large and complex project into distinct and incremental deliverables

• Eagerness to continuously seek feedback around how we work and iterate as such

• Ability to work in a dynamic and geographically dispersed environment

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with a clear attention to detail

About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a