Technical Program Manager II

Job Summary

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world‑class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators, Creators and Builders, Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans’ connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

• Leverage experience with Agile and SCRUM methodologies to lead project teams daily to successful delivery of software development projects. Plan, coordinate, and direct all activities associated with creating and maintaining project plans, communication plans, risks/issues, etc.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define program scope, functional requirements, team deliverables, dependencies, timelines, and risks for the project or program.
• Estimate, manage, and track program financial forecasts and budgets.
• Lead agile ceremonies—daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and demos for multiple teams.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Track and report slippages with workable mitigation plans.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, product, and stakeholder teams.
• Coach teams on Agile efficiency, support their self‑organization and agile methodology knowledge growth.
• Use data‑driven approaches, tools, and techniques (Jira native Burndown Charts, Epic Reports, Version Reports) to maintain metrics that provide visibility for the team and use those metrics to identify team needs.
• Communicate delivery timelines and scope to other software engineering teams that depend on a timely delivery.
• Identify and manage issues and risks and drive decision making.
• Ability to work with minimal direction.

• 3+ years of experience managing software development projects.
• Knowledge of Jira/Confluence supporting agile methodologies.
• Hands‑on experience with the software development lifecycle.
• CSM / CSP certification preferred with thorough understanding of Scrum Agile Methodologies.
• Desire to learn and take on additional responsibilities as appropriate.
• Proximity to Los Angeles, Houston, New York City or Bristol is a plus.
• BA/BS required.

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $112,000 to $150,100 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and 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.

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