The Walt Disney Company · 2 days ago
Sr Technical Program Mgr
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$142K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expThe Walt Disney Company is a global organization at the forefront of technology and media. The Sr Technical Program Manager will lead technical deliverables in the Advertising Platforms area using Agile and Scrum methodologies, ensuring successful project execution and delivery while managing team dynamics and communication with stakeholders.
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
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
Develop and deliver outcomes/results/notes in a manor appropriate to the level of the group
Responsible for managing team dynamics, morale and motivation while building a culture where all members and points of view are respected
Accountable for delivering ‘quality’ solutions that provide desired business benefits and/or solve business problems - ‘on-time’ & within budget
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
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 DEE Technology & the Walt Disney company
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
5+ years as a Scrum Lead, with hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum developing software applications in a highly-technical domain
5+ years of experience managing formal application software development projects
Strong expertise in Agile and its frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and Scaled-Agile management methods and processes
Extensive knowledge and experience with the software development lifecycle
Expertise with project management tools used in business/project area
Preferred
Experience working in a media technology environment
Ad tech domain knowledge, or demonstrated aptitude for learning a technology-based engineering domain
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
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