Manager, Technical Program Management (Data)

$149,300 - $200,200/Yr

Disney - Santa Monica, CA

Full-time - Manager

Santa Monica, CA

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

The Manager of Technical Program Management (Data) at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology is responsible for leading a team that drives the delivery of data products and engineering initiatives. This role involves managing large-scale strategic programs, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget, and collaborating with various technology teams to enhance Disney's media business. The position requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to effectively manage cross-functional teams and external vendors.

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 and 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

• Health insurance
• Childcare options
• Paid time off
• Retirement programs
• Tuition assistance
• Weekly pay