Location
Glendale, CA | United States
Job description
Job Summary:
About the Role & Team:
The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) has a diverse global portfolio of companies spanning movies, television, news, sports, games, theme parks, resorts, and more. Disney's Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) business unit, part of TWDC's Disney Entertainment segment, oversees all facets of Disney's Film and TV Streaming, including Hulu and Disney+. Within this unit, we focus on the Disney+ platform, delivering exceptional entertainment experiences to audiences worldwide.
About the Role:
As a Senior Program Manager at Disney+, you will be an integral part of the Business Program Management team, reporting directly to the Director of Launch Program Management. Your primary responsibility will be overseeing strategic projects spanning various divisions, focusing on developing robust and scalable launch plans, ensuring sustainable operations, and effectively mitigating risks. Collaboration with key teams across Disney Entertainment, including Technology, Content, Marketing, and international business units, will be essential for success in this role. Your strong analytical skills, business acumen, and ability to manage multiple priorities will drive business success as you establish performance metrics, communicate plans with senior stakeholders, and drive execution.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans encompassing scope, schedules, budget estimates, resource allocation, and success criteria.
- Communication: Support project communication strategies and mechanisms to provide timely updates on project status and issues to business leads and senior management.
- Launch Operations: Lead launch operations program management for new product features and global expansion efforts, coordinating launch activities across multiple teams
- Risk Management : Identify and mitigate operational risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions, driving resolutions or escalations as needed.
- Stakeholder Management: Establish effective communication channels to manage stakeholder expectations, align priorities at the senior executive level, and foster strong working relationships across teams.
- Independence: Execute all key responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating self-reliance and initiative.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience: Minimum of 7 years in program and project management within a large corporate environment, preferably in the direct-to-consumer streaming product sector.
- Program Management: Proficiency in program management processes and methodologies for governance and tracking.
- Leadership: Demonstrated experience in senior management-facing roles, showcasing strong consensus-building capabilities.
- Collaboration: Previous experience collaborating with technology and marketing teams.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Business Acumen: Strong business acumen with the ability to react quickly and proactively plan to meet project needs.
- Adaptability : Demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguous situations and exhibit tenacity in problem-solving.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Global Expertise : International experience is highly desirable.
- Professional Commitment: Dedication to ongoing professional development, including continuing education, certifications, and staying abreast of industry trends. Possess one or more recognized project management certifications (e.g., IAMP, PMP, MPM, CSM).
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in software tools such as Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Miro, Lucidchart, Confluence, Jira, Airtable, and Smartsheets.
- Technical Literacy: Basic understanding of technical concepts and ability to leverage qualitative and quantitative data in decision-making processes.
- Process Improvement: Experience in driving business improvement through process re-engineering initiatives.
Preferred Education:
- Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, another business/tech field, or equivalent work experience.
The hiring range for this position in CA is $149,300.00 to $200,200.00 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.
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