Senior Technical Project Manager

The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Technical Project Manager where you will drive execution of complex technical projects across diverse business lines. Working with top-tier engineering teams, you will oversee project management practices that lead to successful delivery. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in technical project management with a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and strong leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in technical project/program management.
• Experience with Agile, Lean, Kanban, and Waterfall practices.
• Ability to manage large budgets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects on-time and on-budget through full life cycle.
• Work with engineering teams to establish successful processes.
• Monitor program plans and adjust as necessary.

Skills

Project Management

Agile

Technical Aptitude

Leadership

Communication

Time Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Smartsheet

MyPPM (Clarity)

MyJira

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences - Technology & Digital. Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

The DX Technology & Digital team is 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 the MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of project management for highly complex and strategically prioritized projects.

What You Will Do

Drives execution and delivery of technical projects through full delivery life cycle ensuring project is delivered timely and on-budget.

Works with engineering teams, including Software Engineers, Product Managers, Architects, and leadership to establish processes across all program areas that will ensure success on strategically prioritized projects and improve efficiency.

Defines, optimizes, and manages Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large project teams. Manage hardware/software procurement of assigned projects

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 & ROI

Develops infrastructure needed to support the program

Required Qualifications & Skills

Minimum of 5 years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions

Technical aptitude:

Understanding of Cloud, APIs, services, database technologies, technologist roles and responsibilities, capabilities & platform dependencies, software development lifecycle, engineering and/or product development

Influence and negotiation, communication, professional maturity & organizational savvy, relationship building, dependency mapping

Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery

Deep understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)

Significant experience in coaching and mentoring teams on project management practices including Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall

Excellent ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects

Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail

Experience managing large budgets

Tools:

Office productivity software, including Microsoft suite, Keynote, Smartsheet,

Project management software, including MyPPM (Clarity), MyJira

Reporting tools, including Tableau, PowerBI

Preferred Qualifications

Technical project management experience

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Experience in supporting large-scale, global software development programs

Agile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSS

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

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Descrição do cargo:

About the Role & Team

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences - Technology & Digital. Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

The DX Technology & Digital team is 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 the MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

The Senior Technical Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of project management for highly complex and strategically prioritized projects.

What You Will Do

• Drives execution and delivery of technical projects through full delivery life cycle ensuring project is delivered timely and on-budget.

• Works with engineering teams, including Software Engineers, Product Managers, Architects, and leadership to establish processes across all program areas that will ensure success on strategically prioritized projects and improve efficiency.

• Defines, optimizes, and manages Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large project teams. Manage hardware/software procurement of assigned projects

• 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 & ROI

• Develops infrastructure needed to support the program

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions

• Technical aptitude:

  • Understanding of Cloud, APIs, services, database technologies, technologist roles and responsibilities, capabilities & platform dependencies, software development lifecycle, engineering and/or product development

  • Influence and negotiation, communication, professional maturity & organizational savvy, relationship building, dependency mapping

  • Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery

  • Deep understanding of Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)

  • Significant experience in coaching and mentoring teams on project management practices including Agile, Lean, Kanban, Waterfall

  • Excellent ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects

  • Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail

  • Experience managing large budgets

• Tools:

  • Office productivity software, including Microsoft suite, Keynote, Smartsheet,

  • Project management software, including MyPPM (Clarity), MyJira

  • Reporting tools, including Tableau, PowerBI

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical project management experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

• Experience in supporting large-scale, global software development programs

• Agile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSS

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

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