Principal Software Product Manager

Walt Disney Imagineering; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and savings benefits

Educational opportunities

Disney perks

Potential bonus

Long-term incentive units

Job summary

Walt Disney Imagineering in Orlando, FL, seeks a Principal Product Manager to lead estimating and scope-management products, including AI-enabled capabilities for faster decision making.

You will partner with Imagineers, estimators, planners, and delivery teams across finance, sourcing, engineering, and design to translate complex processes into practical roadmaps and scalable solutions. This role anchors internal technologies behind the scenes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software product management experience.
• Expertise in complex enterprise product ecosystems and operational workflows (planning, costing, delivery, or systems of record).
• Experience building 0-to-1 software products and evolving tools/workflows.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication across functions and levels.
• Ability to translate highly complex business processes into product direction, requirements, and phased delivery plans.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management.
• Experience identifying automation, AI, or intelligent workflows to improve decision-making.
• Passionate about solving problems in creative/entertainment environments.
• Interest in internal technologies behind the scenes, not consumer-facing.

Responsibilities

• Lead product direction for estimating and scope management products, including AI-enabled capabilities.
• Define product strategy for systems supporting estimating, budgeting, forecasting, scope generation, and AI-assisted analysis.
• Represent needs of Imagineers, estimators, planners, and delivery team members.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across estimating, project management, production, engineering, design, sourcing, finance, and technology.
• Create product requirements, user research, user stories, process models, taxonomies, mockups, roadmaps, and strategy documents.
• Guide development for systems that define and manage project scope from high-level structures to assemblies and components.
• Evaluate buy-versus-build decisions to meet unique needs.
• Deliver reliable, usable, scalable capabilities aligned with responsible AI practices.
• Present product vision, roadmap, demos, and progress to senior leadership.
• Drive annual investment and funding strategy for product functions.

Skills

Product management

Enterprise ecosystems

0-to-1 products

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

AI in workflows

Internal technologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Media management or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AI platforms

Enterprise software platforms

Job description

Requirements

Must have:

• We require 10+ years of software product management experience.
• We need expertise in complex enterprise product ecosystems and operational workflows, especially those tied to planning, costing, delivery, or systems of record.
• We require experience building 0-to-1 software products and evolving existing tools and workflows over time.
• We need strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across functions and levels.
• We require the ability to translate highly complex business processes into clear product direction, requirements, and phased delivery plans.
• We need strong cross-functional leadership and stakeholder management skills, with experience aligning technical teams and business operators around shared outcomes.
• We require experience identifying where automation, intelligence, or AI can improve workflows, data interpretation, or decision‑making in enterprise software.
• We want someone who is passionate about solving problems within creative and entertainment‑driven environments.
• We require a strong interest in internal technologies used behind the scenes rather than consumer‑facing products.

Preferred:

• Experience with estimating, budgeting, cost modeling, forecasting, or financial planning systems in capital projects, construction, manufacturing, design, or related fields.
• Experience with scope management, configuration management, bill of materials, asset hierarchies, package planning, or parts and component tracking.
• Recent experience with AI‑enabled product capabilities or enterprise AI workflows such as prediction, classification, summarization, search, recommendation, or decision support.
• Experience evaluating and implementing both commercial software platforms and custom‑built internal tools.
• Familiarity with project delivery, design development, fabrication, procurement, and installation workflows.
• Experience with data models, taxonomies, and structured information systems for organizing complex project scope.
• Experience with microservice ecosystems and component‑based web applications.
• We require a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, media management, or an engineering or science discipline, or equivalent experience.
• A master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities:

• We will lead product direction and implementation for estimating and scope management products, including AI‑enabled capabilities that improve speed, insight, and decision support.
• We will define product strategy for systems and workflows supporting estimating, budgeting, forecasting, scope generation, scope cataloging, scope change management, and AI‑assisted analysis across project phases.
• We will represent the needs of Imagineers, estimators, planners, and delivery team members, prioritizing practical problem‑solving over premature solutioning.
• We will partner with stakeholders across estimating, project management, production, engineering, design, sourcing, finance, and technology to uncover needs, pain points, dependencies, and opportunities for transformation.
• We will create product requirements, user research, user stories, process models, taxonomies, mockups, product memos, presentations, roadmaps, and related strategy documents.
• We will guide product development for systems that define and manage project scope from high‑level experience structures down to detailed assemblies, systems, parts, packages, and fabricated or procured components.
• We will evaluate buy‑versus‑build decisions and determine where commercial tools or custom functionality are needed to meet our unique needs.
• We will collaborate with software engineering, product design, technical program management, finance, sourcing, legal, and data partners to deliver reliable, usable, scalable capabilities aligned with responsible AI practices.
• We will present product vision, roadmap direction, demos, and delivery progress to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• We will drive annual investment and funding strategy for product functions and features within the estimating and scope management portfolio.

Company:

Walt Disney Imagineering is our creative engine that designs and delivers Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. We blend storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences and memorable destinations for families around the globe. Our work is highly innovative, often pioneering first‑of‑their‑kind solutions, and we take pride in shaping experiences that inspire others and create positive impact.

This full‑time Product Manager, Principal role reports to the Product Executive – WDI Apps and is based in Orlando, FL, with a hiring range of $179,500 to $240,600 per year.

We also offer a rewards package that includes:

• health and savings benefits
• educational opportunities
• additional Disney perks
• potential bonus
• long‑term incentive units