Senior Technical PM: AI-Driven Projects (Orlando)

The Walt Disney Company; Orlando (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Orlando is seeking a Lead Technical Project Manager to coordinate a program within the Commerce Technology Portfolio, driving AI‑driven reporting initiatives and aligning with business strategy.

You will partner with engineering, product and design teams to plan, execute, and deliver complex projects with measurable outcomes, while mentoring teams and managing budgets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience with technical teams.
• Experience with technology, creative and user experience teams.
• Experience with budget tracking and cost-benefit analysis.
• Ability to drive forecasts and capacity plans and communicate risks to leaders.
• Hands-on with Agile, Lean, Kanban, or Waterfall methodologies.
• Understand architectural and technical aspects of projects.
• Experience with Agile Application Lifecycle Management and tools like JIRA; Jira expertise required.
• AI reporting to transform complex data sets into actionable insights and executive outputs.
• Understanding of Agile/SAFe, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD.
• Experience coaching teams on standard PM methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drives execution and delivery of technical projects through full delivery life cycle.
• Collaborates with engineering, product and design to standardize processes for success.
• Defines and manages Agile ceremonies for large project teams.
• Delivers AI-driven reporting solutions using advanced analytics and AI tools.
• Leads complex project plans with cross-team collaboration.
• Acts as the point of contact for stakeholders with regular updates.
• Uses user analytics tools to inform project decisions.
• Maintains project documentation including timelines and budgets.
• Assists product owners in developing outcome-based roadmaps.
• Supports benchmarking tools and tool selection; promotes innovations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Forecasting & capacity planning

Agile / Lean / Kanban / Waterfall

AI reporting

JIRA / Confluence

DevOps concepts (CI/CD, TDD)

Mentoring teams

Budget tracking

Financial storytelling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence Wiki

Job description

The Walt Disney Company in Orlando is seeking a Lead Technical Project Manager to coordinate a program within the Commerce Technology Portfolio, driving AI‑driven reporting initiatives and aligning with business strategy.

You will partner with engineering, product and design teams to plan, execute, and deliver complex projects with measurable outcomes, while mentoring teams and managing budgets.