The Walt Disney Company · 7 hours ago
Sr Technical Program Mgr
Glendale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$129K/yr - $173K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment technology. The Technical Program Manager will focus on the planning and execution of program deliverables within the Advertising alliance, facilitating programs across departments and ensuring successful delivery of software development projects.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Accountable for driving execution and delivery of a set of software development deliverables from start to finish
Define, optimize, and manage Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large project teams
Leverage experience with Agile and Scrum to lead teams to successful delivery
Lead delivery teams through the identification and management of risks and the resolution of issues, and escalating to management as appropriate
Facilitator – must be able to: Facilitate team ceremonies, Facilitate meetings/workshops with groups of people beyond the immediate delivery team, Facilitate the team through the resolution of complex issues, Drive workshop/meeting to conclusion and/or actionable outcome, Ensure group participation
Identify scope of inputs and outputs as dependencies for technical teams, resolve gaps and create program milestones that ensure work is sequenced across teams
Identify risks; drive resolutions and communicate prioritized mitigation plans to stakeholders
Monitor & adjust plans to respond to unplanned changes, ensuring programs are progressing to meet business goals
Monitor and report on team metrics around delivery
Able to quickly solve complex problems in a challenging, dynamic environment with minimal direction
Provide frequent and transparent communication to the business and technical senior management, delivery teams and stakeholders regarding initiative health, issues, and risks
Demonstrate solid proficiency of technical project/program domain and able to confidently discuss with project team, partner teams, and stakeholders
Clearly articulate technical risks without the aid of engineering support
Analyze and facilitate decisions around technical challenges with some direction
Effectively communicates complex and/or difficult information to both technical and non-technical audiences, including Executives
Interacts with internal and external peers, initiative stakeholders, and managers to exchange complex information
Ability to influence key decision-makers / stakeholders towards new business processes and technical solutions that best serve the Company
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant experience
Proven ability to facilitate effective communication across disparate teams
Evidence of strong planning, delivery, and problem-solving skills
Superb written and verbal communications, presentation skills, and meeting facilitation skills (especially when working with senior leadership)
BA/BS or equivalent experience required
Preferred
Typically has 5 or more years of progressively complex related experience as a Scrum Lead, with hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum developing software applications in a highly-technical domain
Typically has 5 or more years of experience managing formal application software development projects
Formal project management certifications
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
The full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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