Senior Data Platform Program Lead

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; Seattle (WA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Lead Program Manager to drive strategic data initiatives across Data Platforms. You will translate business value into actionable plans and lead delivery with engineering and product teams.

The role requires strong ownership, collaboration across teams, and expertise in Agile methods, Jira, Confluence, and data platform ecosystems. Seattle-based, high-impact, business-critical projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years delivering large-scale data platform projects.
• Experience coordinating across multiple business units.
• Able to define and sustain complex program structures.
• Experience with consumer data platforms at scale.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication.
• Proficient in Scrum/Agile methodologies.
• Familiar with Jira, Confluence and Airtable.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of highly complex data platform projects end-to-end.
• Partner with engineering and product management to align objectives.
• Forecast risks and proactively resolve blockers.
• Develop and execute communication plans for stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

Data platforms

Agile / Scrum

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Risk forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business management or computer science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Airtable

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Lead Program Manager to drive strategic data initiatives across Data Platforms. You will translate business value into actionable plans and lead delivery with engineering and product teams.

The role requires strong ownership, collaboration across teams, and expertise in Agile methods, Jira, Confluence, and data platform ecosystems. Seattle-based, high-impact, business-critical projects.