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Program Manager
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
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| Location | Glendale, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $126400 – $169500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years in program and project management within a large corporate, direct-to-consumer streaming product business.
- Proven experience in a management-facing role.
- International experience is essential.
- Proficiency in software tools such as Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, Miro, Lucidchart, Confluence, Jira, Airtable, and Smartsheets.
- Experience in a large program management and/or operations environment.
- Previous work with technology and marketing teams.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to react quickly and proactively plan to meet project needs.
- Deep affinity with Disney content, brands, and IP, along with familiarity with the content production and distribution process.
- Recognized as having high growth potential.
- Demonstrated tenacity and comfort with ambiguity.
- Experience in delivering business improvement through process re-engineering.
- Excellent people management skills, including the ability to influence a wide range of audiences.
- Understanding of program management processes and methodologies for governance and tracking.
- Commitment to the project management profession through continuing education, up-to-date certifications, and ongoing progress in the field.
- Basic technical literacy and the ability to apply qualitative and quantitative data in decision-making.
- One or more recognized current project management certifications (IAMP, PMP, MPM, CSM, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Develop detailed project plans, including scope, schedules, budget estimates, resource plans, and success criteria.
- Support project communication, monitoring, and control mechanisms to ensure timely reporting of status and issues to business leads and senior management.
- Lead or co-lead launch operations program management for marketing campaigns, new product features, and global expansion, including localization, creative, and legal processes.
- Identify and address operational risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions, driving resolution or escalations when necessary.
- Establish effective communication channels to manage stakeholder expectations, align priorities, and build strong working relationships across teams. Strong leadership and influence abilities, with the capacity to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.
- Perform many responsibilities independently and with oversight from LPMO leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in software products/apps, consulting, content, legal, marketing and/or operations is a plus.
