Lead Technology Project Manager

This is not a remote role. You must be in the area or willing to relocate.

About The Role & Team

We Power the Magic! That’s our motto at Disney Experiences – Technology. Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. The DX Technology team is responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including the MyDisneyExperience app and Hey, Disney!

What You Will Do

• Delivers AI-driven reporting solutions by leveraging a range of advanced analytics and generative AI tools
• Lead and manage complex project plans, ensuring seamless collaboration across various teams and workstreams
• Act as the point of contact for project stakeholders, providing regular updates and ensuring alignment with project goals
• Use expertise in user analytics tools to guide and inform project decisions
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Facilitate cross-functional team meetings, fostering a collaborative and productive environment
• Build and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including timelines, budgets, and prioritization plans
• Aid product owners in developing outcome-based roadmaps, aligning project goals with strategic outcomes
• Support technical owners in benchmarking tools, providing insights on tool selection and implementation
• Promote critical thinking and innovative approaches throughout the project
• Produce monthly expense and capital forecasts
• Research and provide cause of change for variances from the project scope, schedule, and cost
• Maintain a continuous view of resource demand and capacity across projects; proactively partnering with leadership to plan for leveled resource allocation across development and sustainment activities
• Ability to translate financials information and objectives to leaders, business partners, Finance, Sourcing & Procurement to tell the ‘story’ behind the numbers

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Must have 7+ years of Project management experience working with technical teams developing enterprise class solutions
• Experience working closely with technology, creative and user experience teams
• Experience with budget tracking and cost-benefit analysis
• Solid ability to drive complex forecasts & capacity plans and to communicate risks and dependencies to leaders and business partners
• Hands-on experience with practices such as Agile, Lean, Kanban, or Waterfall methodologies
• Ability to understand architectural and technical aspects of projects
• Strong organizational, communication (written and verbal) and time management skills with attention to detail
• Experience with Agile Application Lifecycle Management and development tools like JIRA, Confluence Wiki. Jira expertise is a must
• AI Reporting Expertise – ability to transform complex data sets into actionable insights, automates report generation, and ensures timely, decision-ready outputs that enhance visibility, forecasting accuracy, and executive-level reporting via multiple applications, ex. CoPilot, Cursor, Claude, Gemini
• Understanding of Agile and SAFe technical practices, DevOps and testing concepts (CI/CD, TDD)
• Experience in coaching and mentoring teams on project management standard methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical project management experience in software development
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Agile Certifications (CSM; ACP; CSPO; SAFe; LeSS)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of study and/or equivalent experience

Pay

The hiring range for this position in Orlando is $148,300.00-$180,800.00 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.