Program Manager, Supply Chain Visibility; Project

Program Manager, Supply Chain Visibility (Project Hire)

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family.

Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

The Disney Enterprise Technology (ETech) mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business unit strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross‑company collaborative innovation. The ETech organization drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence. ETech is guided by the principles of being service‑focused and easy to do business with, being biased for action and innovation, and being efficient through leverage and continuous improvement.

Team

Description:

The Program Manager will be responsible for managing enterprise‑level programs and/or multiple projects for the Supply Chain Visibility (SCV) Program for Enterprise Technology. This Disney Corporate‑led Initiative is focused on global regulatory and compliance. The Program Manager will work closely with various project owners to define and assign responsibilities, track progress and partner with the Program Managers from various business units.

They will develop a consolidated view of the program, and deliver program deliverables including calendars, cross‑project dependencies, risk analysis, stakeholder coordination and regular communication of status. The role requires guiding program development and managing high‑risk, high‑impact, strategic projects across a multi‑disciplinary, multi‑function group of technologists and business professionals across the company for the SCV program, effective communication across audiences, escalation management, and deep technical knowledge of the SCV platform.

What You’ll Do:

Manages projects, multiple projects, or a program with engineering teams on development and implementation of products or solutions. Projects have a distinct beginning and end. Influences product solutions/development process. Works with clients to understand business objectives and translate them into technical execution plans. Collaborates on configuration/development of system processes. Suggests/evaluates system architecture options. Frames problems, designs solutions, alternatives and product strategy for development teams.

Has technical depth/domain expertise to drive project milestones. Manages engineering, technical, and procurement activities related to planning, executing, supervising, and controlling technical and operational work. Monitors the project from initiation through delivery including planning and directing schedules and resources. A technical program is a group of projects that may span over a year(s).

• Oversees project delivery processes and partners with solutions engineers, platform architects and product owners to ensure the technical delivery teams are collaborating on the capabilities of Appian and the associated products and tools.
• Experience in systems analysis, gathering business requirements, user/development coordination or as a liaison, design, planning, test case creation/UAT, knowledge management and pre/post‑implementation analysis.

• Oversees and aligns with 3rd‑party vendor and international team’s PM to ensure deliverables are complete in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates flexibility to align with international time zones as necessary.
• Evaluates and harmonizes vendor timelines/schedules and cross‑project dependencies to ensure alignment with overall program objectives.
• Drives escalations to remediate risks/blockers impeding vendor’s forward progression.

• Responsible for finance/budget responsibilities for programs of high complexity and large budgets (