Technical Project Manager II

$102,500 - $137,500/Yr

Disney - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Atlanta, GA

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

About the position

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we're reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world's most beloved stories while also transforming Disney's media business for the future. Whether that's evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney's unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world. The Technical Program Management team is looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to join our team working with our Identity Security teams. You will be responsible for partnering with Program and Engineering managers who deliver The Walt Disney Company's world class identity experience. You'll also function as an interface between Product and other Engineering teams, participating in coordination, alignment, road mapping, and the overall seamless delivery of best-in-class consumer applications. You are obsessed with the delivery of quality software that provides a seamless guest experience. You build strong relationships with your engineering and program team partners and promote synergy and transparent communication among them. You can stay focused under pressure, prioritizing multiple work streams in a deadline driven environment. You are proactive in identifying and mitigating risk. You have excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to communicate to all levels of management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Program, Product and Engineering leaders to form delivery plans, identify milestones, and guide the team to successful and on time delivery of the milestones.
• Facilitate agile team ceremonies including stand-ups, backlog refinement sessions, retrospectives, sprint planning meetings, and any type of planning session where the team comes together to discuss the status of work or what's on the roadmap.
• Manage cross-team interdependencies and ensure all stakeholders are well informed of potential impacts to deliverables and timelines.
• Execute on several deliverables concurrently with onsite and remote team members while balancing competing priorities.
• Keep stakeholders informed of day-to-day project statuses, updates, and risks along with reporting to the broader organization.
• Maintain a framework for work tracking, planning & delivery.

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience as a Technical Project Manager managing teams and projects.
• Demonstrated ability with Agile, Kanban and Waterfall project management.
• Technical literacy to follow technical discussions and absorb technical documentation.
• Experience working with product and design and other stakeholders to understand requirements, prioritize initiatives, and engage with engineering teams to drive deliverables forward.
• Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills, including an ability to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams.
• Experience working with Identity management and authentication is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Tools experience including Jira, Confluence, Slack, Airtable, Miro and Google suite.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Identity management and authentication is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with potential yearly bonus and Long-Term Incentives
• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days
• 401(k), parental leave, commuter benefits and much more
• Disney Perks: Parks passes, discounts on Disney resorts and merchandise
• Opportunities to give back to the local community through Disney's VoluntEARS program that promotes Diversity & Inclusion