Lead Technical Project Manager - Project Hire

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“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.

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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.  

**This is an estimated 30-month Project Hire position, with no guarantee of permanent placement.**

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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