Manager, Technical Program Management (Data)

$149,300 - $200,200/Yr

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology - Santa Monica, CA

Full-time - Manager

Santa Monica, CA

About the position

The Global Program Management team for Data Platforms at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is focused on driving delivery for the Data Product and Engineering initiatives. This role involves managing a team of professionals to ensure the successful execution of technical projects and programs, while collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance cross-departmental processes and communication. The position requires a proactive leader who can manage multiple assignments, communicate effectively at all levels, and drive strategic technical programs.

Responsibilities

• Manages a team(s) of professional staff and contractors
• Accountable for the performance and results of a team in conducting technical projects or programs on time, within budget, and of the highest level of quality
• Collaborate with other program management colleagues to coordinate dependencies and activities across multiple technology teams
• Lead not only at the strategic level, but also day-to-day by diving deeply into business and technical domains
• Understands architecture between systems across multiple domains and speaks to the overall workflow between these systems
• Manages program portfolio level budget
• Drive capacity planning for direct reports and roadmaps
• Communicate effectively and independently across the organization at the executive level and outside the organization
• Interact with direct reports and peers in management/customers/vendors to share information and improve cross-departmental processes
• Independently manage activities and resolve conflict within associated teams
• Exemplify leadership characteristics through collaboration, work ethic, and creative thinking
• May drive activities for strategic technical programs, including developing appropriate plans and timelines, managing dependencies, ensuring transparency of progress and issues/risks, and tracking/reporting key program metrics.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience managing large-scale, strategic programs in a well-established global technology organization, preferably with a focus on data architecture, business intelligence, relational databases or big-data technology
• 3+ years of management experience (having direct reports)
• Capable of managing, tracking, and troubleshooting multiple initiatives in a deadline-driven environment with cross-functional teams, vendors, and partners
• Proven ability to facilitate effective communication across disparate teams
• Evidence of solid 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

Nice-to-haves

• Previous Data Platform Engineering domain knowledge
• Formal project management certifications
• Software delivery management tools expertise (Jira, Confluence, AirTable, Git Hub/Lab)

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package