Project Hire/Internal Assignment-Senior Tech Project Manager

Job Posting Title:

Project Hire/Internal Assignment-Senior Tech Project Manager

Req ID:

10087833

Job Description:

"We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences. Our team builds extraordinary immersive digital experiences for the Company’s world-class 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 MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

About the Role & Team

The team at Disney Signature Experiences is seeking an experienced and energetic Technical Project Manager. A large portion of the role will be providing technical project health assessment, including leading the performance to budget, scope and timeline for an assigned list of projects. This position also will provide direct leadership and influence with technical peers, facilitating all stages of the project lifecycle through initiation of the concept to delivery.

This is a Project Hire/Internal Assignment and hybrid role that sits primarily in Florida within the Disney Cruise Line team.

What You'll Do:

• Performs all other responsibilities of a Project Manager at a proficient level, plus: Identifies project risks; analyzes and communicates prioritized mitigation plans to partners

• Understands most project domain components, including architecture, tools and deployment practices that development team is employing

• Accountable for driving execution and delivery of technical programs from start to finish

• 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 & return on investment

• Develops infrastructure needed to support the program

• Drive Program accountability to meet Tech & Digital strategic objectives

• Facilitate evaluation and alignment on the delivery of rationalized and prioritized S/VP program input to forecasts in alignment with key parameters (financial targets, ramp-up plans, project priorities, etc.)

• Identify and taking a proactive approach to problem-solving; share reporting & insights to make actionable recommendations to Executives on behalf of the team.

• Produce monthly expense and capital forecasts

• Research and provide cause of change for variances; deliver monthly/quarterly financial updates.

• Maintain a continuous view of resource demand and capacity across the program; proactively partner with Tech & Digital leadership to plan for leveled resource allocation across development and sustainment activities.

• Champion & evolve partnerships and communication with leaders, Finance, and other related teams to collaborate across the programs for results.

• Collaborate and evangelize to support standard processes & reporting that increase adoption and drive decisions, while finding opportunities to continuously improve.

• Drive solutions for process improvements, standardization, and efficiency within the organization.

• Own accurate inputs within the PPM system/tool to ensure accurate data for program and partnering teams.

• Indirectly Develop effective partnerships and collaborate with peers across departments.

• Identify and drive technology and business integration opportunities and ensure all impacted partners interact together (e.g., leading regular executive forums)

• Create executive-level content for presentation in various Business, Tech & Digital, and/or leadership forums, where our strategies and cost management tactics are on display

• Own budgets alongside project teams and leaders for allocation and management of project costs, including personnel, budget, and equipment, to support program execution.

• Identify and assess potential risks to the program's success and implement strategies to mitigate and lead those risks.

• Facilitate collaboration among squad leaders of Tech, Product, and Design and businesses involved in the program to ensu