Senior Technical Program Manager
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Glendale
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Senior Technical Program Manager Req ID:
10129521 Job Description: Disney Entertainment & ESPN Product &
Technology Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present,
and future. Disney Entertainment & 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. The
Business Operations team helps guide and articulate technology
strategy and research, and is responsible for driving the
day-to-day operation of the Product & Technology organization,
including: project and portfolio management and tracking;
organization-level capital, space, and resource management and
allocation; process management; technical incident management; and
our administrative and workplace experience support team. Here are
a few reasons why we think you’d love working here: 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. Job Summary: This is a
staff position within the DE&E Product & Technology: Business
Operations – Technical Program Management organization. The
Technical Program Manager will focus on the planning and execution
of program deliverables within the Advertising alliance, with the
potential to facilitate programs that cut across the department and
other groups within the organization. Ideal candidates must be
highly proactive, detail-oriented, and able to autonomously work on
multiple assignments. They must be capable of attaining a strong
understanding of technical details and clearly communicating
schedules, risks, status, and processes to a variety of business
and technical audiences. They must be able to partner closely with
project managers and technical leads to coordinate schedules and
deliverables. Responsibilities and Duties of the Role: Accountable
for driving execution and delivery of a set of software development
deliverables from start to finish. Define, optimize, and manage
Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large project
teams. Leverage experience with Agile and Scrum to lead teams to
successful delivery. Lead delivery teams through the identification
and management of risks and the resolution of issues, and
escalating to management as appropriate. Facilitator – must be able
to: Facilitate team ceremonies Facilitate meetings/workshops with
groups of people beyond the immediate delivery team Facilitate the
team through the resolution of complex issues Drive
workshop/meeting to conclusion and/or actionable outcome Ensure
group participation Identify scope of inputs and outputs as
dependencies for technical teams, resolve gaps and create program
milestones that ensure work is sequenced across teams. Identify
risks; drive resolutions and communicate prioritized mitigation
plans to stakeholders. Monitor & adjust plans to respond to
unplanned changes, ensuring programs are progressing to meet
business goals. Monitor and report on team metrics around delivery
Able to quickly solve complex problems in a challenging, dynamic
environment with minimal direction. Provide frequent and
transparent communication to the business and technical senior
management, delivery teams and stakeholders regarding initiative
health, issues, and risks. Demonstrate solid proficiency of
technical project/program domain and able to confidently discuss
with project team, partner teams, and stakeholders. Clearly
articulate technical risks without the aid of engineering support
Analyze and facilitate decisions around technical challenges with
some direction. Effectively communicates complex and/or difficult
information to both technical and non-technical audiences,
including Executives. Interacts with internal and external peers,
initiative stakeholders, and managers to exchange complex
information. Ability to influence key decision-makers /
stakeholders towards new business processes and technical solutions
that best serve the Company. Required Education,
Experience/Skills/Training: Basic Qualifications 5 years of
relevant experience Proven ability to facilitate effective
communication across disparate teams Evidence of strong planning,
delivery, and problem-solving skills Superb written and verbal
communications, presentation skills, and meeting facilitation
skills (especially when working with senior leadership) Preferred
Qualifications Typically has 5 or more years of progressively
complex related experience as a Scrum Lead, with hands-on
experience with Agile/Scrum developing software applications in a
highly-technical domain Typically has 5 or more years of experience
managing formal application software development projects Formal
project management certifications Experience with: Experience
working in a media technology environment Advertising technology
domain knowledge, or demonstrated aptitude for learning a
technology-based engineering domain Required Education BA/BS or
equivalent experience required The hiring range for this position
in Glendale, CA and Santa Monica, CA is $129,300.00-$173,300.00 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: Business
Operations Job Posting Primary Business: BO - Global Program
Management Primary Job Posting Category: Project Management Tech
Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal
Code: Glendale, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 2500 Broadway Street, USA - NY - 7 Hudson Square Date
Posted: 2025-11-14
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