What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Technical Program Manager position at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology?
Job Summary :
The Senior Technical Program Manager is responsible for driving deliverables for the Media Distribution workstream and associated teams. This involves daily hands-on backlog / roadmap management of technology activities utilizing Agile and Scrum software development practices while balancing priorities and supporting on-time engineering execution. This also includes working with multiple technical teams and Product groups to effectively drive building, testing, and deploying cross-functional dependent services.
In addition, someone in this position is expected to drive cross-team programs that impact their domain, working closely with distributed engineering and project leads, architects, and product managers to estimate, schedule, track, report and ultimately deliver critical initiatives for the business.
This role requires a wide range of leadership competencies, technical experience, and communications skills. The Senior Technical Program Manager is responsible for delivering using Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology processes, tools and methodologies; this includes the development of the scope of work and the management of time, work-breakdown, cost, risk, and communications.
Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :
Drive discovery, planning, and execution of domain software from start to finish, including management of cross-functional touchpoints across technical teams, including :
- Orchestrate team ceremonies, while contributing to positive team dynamics, morale and motivation that builds a culture where all members and points of view are respected
- Call and run meetings to conclusion and / or actionable outcome, including with groups of people beyond the immediate team
- Document decisions / results / notes professionally and in a timely manner
- Leverage experience with Agile and Scrum to manage releases and balance task priorities across multiple projects
- Solve complex problems rapidly in a challenging, dynamic environment with minimal direction
- Partner with engineering leadership on team process perpetually across sprints / projects / programs
- Communicate with transparency and regularity to business and technical senior management, delivery teams and stakeholders regarding project highlights and overall health
- Convey complex and / or difficult information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, including Executives
- Influence key decision-makers / stakeholders towards new business processes and technical solutions that best serve The Walt Disney Company
Deliver quality solutions that provide desired business goals and / or solve reported issues on-time and within budget :
Basic Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications :
Required Education :
The hiring range for this position in New York is $109,500 - $146,800 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.
Salary : $109,500 - $146,800
