“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX) Tech & Digital. Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands. We deliver experiences to consumers through our Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Lines, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digitally led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business, as well as other initiatives such as Hey, Disney!
As a Senior Technical Project Manager you will identify, plan and coordinate a set of related projects within a program and manage their interdependencies in support of specific business strategies. You will also apply project management principles and techniques to lead project schedule, scope, quality, cost and performance risks. The Senior Technical Project Manager will work closely with cross-discipline technology teams, leadership and business partners to understand technical and business direction, milestones and budget, as well as provide thought leadership to project management team.
The Senior Technical Project Manager will report to the Manager, Technical Project Management. This role supports the Disney Consumer Products (DCP) portfolio (Branded Retail and Stores, Licensing and Publishing).
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.
Maintain monthly forecast submissions, including adjustments to resource allocations, vendor payment schedules, and forecasts for partner teams
Conduct regular program status meetings with all partners, ensuring needs and requirements are met
Build program reports and dashboards for program management, sponsors, and partners
Monitors & adjusts program plan to respond to unplanned changes, ensuring program is progressing to meet business goals
Act as a primary liaison among multiple teams, including Product Management, Design, Technology, vendors, and other key functional delivery teams
Lead project delivery by coordinating cross‑functional dependencies, resolving blockers, and managing RAID to ensure milestones stay on track
Escalate key issues and risks to ensure timely resolution and mitigation
Ensure proper project closure including lessons learned, transition and hand-off to production operations support, and final financial reporting
Own Jira and Confluence administration, governance, and executive reporting, ensuring consistent Agile processes, traceability, and delivery visibility
Drive roadmap planning, dependency mapping, and infrastructure migration coordination using Advanced Roadmaps and aligned tracking artifacts
Support cross‑functional teams through training, coaching, and program‑level coordination across Scrum teams and vendors
Support Jira Cloud migration readiness, including cleanup, process alignment, and adoption support