Lead Technical Project Manager - Project Hire

Department Description

"We Power the Magic!" That's our motto at Disney Experiences Technology (DXT). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company's premier vacation brands including Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, Disney Vacation Club, Storyliving, and Adventures by Disney.

Team Description:

The DXT team is responsible for digital and physical Guest and Crew experience for all technology and digital-led initiatives.

As a Lead Technical Project Manager, you will oversee the full lifecycle of large-scale projects, ensuring successful delivery from initiation through completion. This position reports to the Manager of Technology Project Management.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Program & Project Leadership

• Lead high-priority, multi-site strategic programs and cross-functional projects through the full delivery lifecycle, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery.

• Collaborate with engineering teams (Software Engineers, Product Managers, Architects, and leadership) to establish scalable processes that drive success and efficiency across program areas.

• Guide and support junior technical project managers throughout the project lifecycle.

• Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to align engineering efforts with program goals.

Agile & Operational Excellence

• Define, optimize, and manage Agile ceremonies and processes at the team-of-teams level.

• Maintain accurate project documentation including scope, RAID logs, plans, and budgets.

Financial & Resource Management

• Reconcile actuals, adjust forecasts, and communicate budget updates and billing changes to leadership.

• Align resource capacity with project plans and collaborate with managers to balance workload and budget.

Risk, Issue & Scope Management

• Anticipate and mitigate risks; manage scope changes and assess impact on timelines and budgets.

• Communicate risks, issues, and solutions transparently to stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement & Reporting

• Lead stakeholder coordination and ensure alignment on goals and timelines.

• Own communication plans, manage expectations, and deliver weekly updates, dashboards, and executive presentations.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 7+ years of technical project/program management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions

• General understanding of APIs, services, database technologies, technologist roles and responsibilities, capabilities & platform dependencies, software development lifecycle, engineering and/or product development

• Influence and negotiation, communication, professional maturity & organizational savvy, relationship building, dependency mapping

• Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Waterfall and Hybrid as well as extensive experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery

• Strong ability to interpret and navigate architectural and technical aspects of complex projects and familiarity with Agile technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)

• Highly organized with exceptional time management and attention to detail

• Proven experience managing large-scale budgets and financial oversight

• Tools & Technologies:

• Office Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite, Keynote, Smartsheet

• Project Management: MyPPM (Clarity), MyJira

• Reporting & Analytics: Power BI

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical project management experience in Commerce or a related field

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

• Agile Certifications ie CSM; ACP; CPO; SAFe; LeSS

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent relevant experience.

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The hiring range for this position in Celebration, FL is $148,000 - $195,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered