Manager, Connected Experiences (PH)
Burbank, CA

Job Description

Job Description

At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.

The Manager, Connected Experiences role is a combination of product management, business analyst, and project management. Leading both previously identified projects as well as identifying new opportunities, the manager will gather teams from across HR Workforce Technology, Enterprise Technology and the segments to provide both requirements and development/operational support.

The Manager acts as product/project lead for internal partners, including acting as the day-to-day contact, leading business analysis and project management. In some cases, the manager will be the product owner, leading the overall vision, roadmap, requirements and features for a given solution. Alternatively, the manager may support a product manager elsewhere and provide digital media strategy guidance and technical project management.

This role will establish lasting relationships with internal teams and help them define project initiatives and long-term digital media strategy. This individual will lead the project interface between the HR Workforce Technology teams (including the UX and Usability teams in Connected Experiences), various Enterprise Technology teams, internal business units/COEs, and third-party vendors.

Job Type

Full Time

Segment

The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)

Additional Information

This position requires strong account management skills and the ability to connect with and lead a wide variety of project constituents. It also requires strong business analysis skills and the ability to learn new businesses quickly. A deep understanding of digital media development/operations is essential. This role will plan, execute, and deliver multiple projects simultaneously and must be able to transition through many different tasks and topics in a given day.

Category

Human Resources

Basic Qualifications

* 5-7 years of project/program management and business analysis experience
* 5-7 years of experience managing teams through larger, more complex and cross-functional projects
* Experiene in a complex, large-company environment
* Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, and influencing skills
* Proven success in leading projects from concept through launch and transitioning to operational phase
* Demonstrated ability to manage project, departmental and enterprise risks related to projects
* Strong facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills
* Successful history of client contact including experience in setting and managing client expectations
* Solid understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations and run productive meetings
* Strong knowledge of software development life cycles, web technologies, web development and design processes
* Experienced in producing thorough, detailed project documentation
* Experience with vetting, selecting and managing third-party vendors
* Self starter with high level of initiative; strong sense of ownership and urgency
* Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization including technical and non-technical people and internal and external audiences
* Must be able to adapt to rapidly shifting priorities in fast-paced environment
* Extraordinarily detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills

Business

The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)

Required Education

* Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience in consulting or agency environment
* Previous digital media development experience
* Experience in user experience/user interface/usability design, requirements, best practices
* Experience with enterprise technology service design and management
* Experience with web analytics tools such as Omniture
* Experience with wiki tools such as Confluence
* Experience with web content management systems such as GoPublish, Wordpress, Drupal
* Experience with Microsoft Project and Visio or OmniGraffle
* Experience with registration/authentication services
* Familiarity with web and site search engines and SEO
* Familiarity with web infrastructure design concepts
* Familiarity with web development security concerns and best practices
* Familiarity with social networking services such as Facebook
* Familiarity with information architecture/design
* Understanding of sensitive/restricted data handling such as PII, PCI, Safe Harbor, SOX

Postal Code

91506

Responsibilities

* Develop and deliver against strategic roadmaps for employee-facing digital experiences.
* Manage teams of project managers and business analysts in the delivery of digital experiences.
* Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal partners, including communications, technical, and executive roles. Engage proactively with partners (HR leads, COEs, etc) to understand their business, their digital media needs, and identify/recommend paths forward
* Identify projects and define scope, goals, deliverables and success criteria that support the business priorities
* Manage the creation of detailed requirements documentation, including written specifications, use cases, and data flow diagrams; ensure all parties understand their deliverables
* Lead partners through with vendor selection; develop RFPs/SOWs
* Lead internal stakeholders in the ongoing management of roadmap, feature development, version releases, and other product innovation
* Work collaboratively with team colleagues and partners
* Gather and document industry and Company best practices, standards and lessons learned and apply to future projects
* Work to continually improve partner and employee satisfaction with their digital experiences

Job Description

At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world.

The Manager, Connected Experiences role is a combination of product management, business analyst, and project management. Leading both previously identified projects as well as identifying new opportunities, the manager will gather teams from across HR Workforce Technology, Enterprise Technology and the segments to provide both requirements and development/operational support.

The Manager acts as product/project lead for internal partners, including acting as the day-to-day contact, leading business analysis and project management. In some cases, the manager will be the product owner, leading the overall vision, roadmap, requirements and features for a given solution. Alternatively, the manager may support a product manager elsewhere and provide digital media strategy guidance and technical project management.

This role will establish lasting relationships with internal teams and help them define project initiatives and long-term digital media strategy. This individual will lead the project interface between the HR Workforce Technology teams (including the UX and Usability teams in Connected Experiences), various Enterprise Technology teams, internal business units/COEs, and third-party vendors.

Additional Information

This position requires strong account management skills and the ability to connect with and lead a wide variety of project constituents. It also requires strong business analysis skills and the ability to learn new businesses quickly. A deep understanding of digital media development/operations is essential. This role will plan, execute, and deliver multiple projects simultaneously and must be able to transition through many different tasks and topics in a given day.

Basic Qualifications

* 5-7 years of project/program management and business analysis experience
* 5-7 years of experience managing teams through larger, more complex and cross-functional projects
* Experiene in a complex, large-company environment
* Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, and influencing skills
* Proven success in leading projects from concept through launch and transitioning to operational phase
* Demonstrated ability to manage project, departmental and enterprise risks related to projects
* Strong facilitation, organizational, prioritization, decision making, and conflict resolution skills
* Successful history of client contact including experience in setting and managing client expectations
* Solid understanding of project management methodology including the ability to identify and resolve issues, manage risk, develop detailed work plans and specifications, perform resource allocations and run productive meetings
* Strong knowledge of software development life cycles, web technologies, web development and design processes
* Experienced in producing thorough, detailed project documentation
* Experience with vetting, selecting and managing third-party vendors
* Self starter with high level of initiative; strong sense of ownership and urgency
* Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization including technical and non-technical people and internal and external audiences
* Must be able to adapt to rapidly shifting priorities in fast-paced environment
* Extraordinarily detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills

Required Education

* Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience in consulting or agency environment
* Previous digital media development experience
* Experience in user experience/user interface/usability design, requirements, best practices
* Experience with enterprise technology service design and management
* Experience with web analytics tools such as Omniture
* Experience with wiki tools such as Confluence
* Experience with web content management systems such as GoPublish, Wordpress, Drupal
* Experience with Microsoft Project and Visio or OmniGraffle
* Experience with registration/authentication services
* Familiarity with web and site search engines and SEO
* Familiarity with web infrastructure design concepts
* Familiarity with web development security concerns and best practices
* Familiarity with social networking services such as Facebook
* Familiarity with information architecture/design
* Understanding of sensitive/restricted data handling such as PII, PCI, Safe Harbor, SOX

Responsibilities

* Develop and deliver against strategic roadmaps for employee-facing digital experiences.
* Manage teams of project managers and business analysts in the delivery of digital experiences.
* Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal partners, including communications, technical, and executive roles. Engage proactively with partners (HR leads, COEs, etc) to understand their business, their digital media needs, and identify/recommend paths forward
* Identify projects and define scope, goals, deliverables and success criteria that support the business priorities
* Manage the creation of detailed requirements documentation, including written specifications, use cases, and data flow diagrams; ensure all parties understand their deliverables
* Lead partners through with vendor selection; develop RFPs/SOWs
* Lead internal stakeholders in the ongoing management of roadmap, feature development, version releases, and other product innovation
* Work collaboratively with team colleagues and partners
* Gather and document industry and Company best practices, standards and lessons learned and apply to future projects
* Work to continually improve partner and employee satisfaction with their digital experiences