Technical Project Manager II

$104,600 - $140,200/Yr

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology - Santa Monica, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Santa Monica, CA

About the position

As a Technical Project Manager at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, you will play a crucial role in developing video experiences for the Disney Streaming platform. This position involves collaborating with Program and Engineering managers, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap, and delivering high-quality consumer applications. You will be responsible for managing multiple projects, fostering team synergy, and maintaining transparent communication across various engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop a roadmap for the team aligned with product priorities.
• Execute multiple projects concurrently with a remote and distributed engineering team.
• Facilitate project processes by creating, managing, and updating documentation.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project statuses, updates, and risks.
• Cultivate relationships across engineering and technical teams as the end-to-end liaison.
• Identify solution paths for competing requirements while managing stakeholder preferences.
• Demonstrate product knowledge and facilitate the development of requirements considering technical capabilities and limitations.
• Work with backend and service teams to establish team needs and communicate risks.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience as a Project Manager managing large scale projects.
• Technical literacy to follow technical discussions and absorb technical documentation.
• Proficient understanding of technical architecture and workflow for the system/domain of the team(s).
• Experience running a consumer application development project through the entire SDLC.
• Knowledge of project management processes including Agile, Kanban, Waterfall.
• Strong verbal/written communication and data presentation skills.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Financial benefits
• Bonus and/or long-term incentive units