Job Posting Title:

Senior Technical Program Manager Req ID:

10160086 Technology is at the heart of Disney's past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally. The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world. Here are a few reasons why we think you'd love working here: Building the future of Disney's media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

Reach, Scale & Impact:

More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu.

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News…and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally.

Innovation:

We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems. The Business Operations team helps guide and articulate technology strategy and research, and is responsible for driving the day-to-day operation of the Product & Technology organization, including: project and portfolio management and tracking; organization-level capital, space, and resource management and allocation; process management; technical incident management; and our administrative and workplace experience support team. Job Overview The Program Manager will be responsible for managing enterprise-level projects and initiatives within the Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology (DEEP&T) portfolio. This individual will work closely with various project owners to define the project team and assign responsibilities. The Program Manager will also be responsible for developing a consolidated view of the project, and for project deliverables including calendars, cross project dependencies, risk analysis, stakeholder coordination, and regular communication of status. Primary responsibilities include guiding process development at a project team level and managing high risk, high-impact, strategic projects across a multi-disciplinary, multi-function group of technologists and business professionals. This requires experience communicating across audiences, effectively defining and utilizing escalation paths, and updating technology or business leaders. The program manager reports into the Global Program Management organization and will be responsible for driving delivery across the DEEP&T.

Responsibilities:

Project Management Delivery Accountable for driving execution and delivery of projects or support programs from start to finish Demonstrates a clear understanding of the project/program's vision, objectives, scale and scope of work, expected outcomes, business value and impact, timelines, roadmaps, resource level requirements Establishes strong partnerships and engagement with project stakeholders Create full-scale master project schedules and communication plans consisting of multiple teams or components Supports governance practices and protocols to control and monitor the program/projects Ensure proactive scheduling of key deliverables, milestones, and deliverable tasks Establish project financial forecasts including resource plans and other expense plans Actively participates in process and practice improvements in the project management environment and serves as a catalyst for project management excellence Establishes strong partnerships and engagement with project stakeholders Provides oversight to ensure critical day-to-day program/project deliverables progress forward to deliver specified requirements, objectives, and value Identifies gaps in the project team's accountability and ownership of deliverables Foster a team environment of self-organization, retrospect to learn and adapt with the goal of delivering the highest value to our guests and cast Financial Management Responsible for finance/budget responsibilities for projects and budgets (