Lead Technical Project Manager - Project Hire

Job description

Job Posting Title:

Lead Technical Project Manager - Project Hire

Req ID:

10159973

Job Description:

Department Description

“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.

Team Description:

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.

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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The hiring range for this position in Celebration, FL is $148,000 - $195,000 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

Job Posting Segment:

DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Disney Signature Experiences

Primary Job Posting Category:

Project Management Tech

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Celebration, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-09-14