The Walt Disney Company

Senior Technical Program Manager

The Walt Disney Company$141K — $190K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in project management.
  • Proven ability to facilitate effective communication across diverse teams.
  • Strong planning, delivery, and problem-solving skills.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication, presentation, and meeting facilitation skills, particularly with senior leadership.
  • Experience in a media technology environment is preferred.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of technology domains or aptitude for rapid learning in technology-based fields.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Drive execution and delivery of multiple complex technical projects from inception to completion.
  • Define and manage Agile project management processes for large teams.
  • Develop comprehensive program plans that align with significant business outcomes.
  • Identify dependencies and resolve gaps for technical teams, creating effective program milestones.
  • Proactively manage project risks, driving resolutions with prioritized communication to stakeholders.
  • Continuously monitor and adjust program plans to adapt to unplanned changes while meeting business objectives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, financial, and other benefits offered.
  • Potential eligibility for bonus and long-term incentives based on performance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and collaboration.
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title:
Senior Technical Program Manager

Req ID:


Job Description:

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.

The Technical Program Management (TPM) organization bridges strategy and execution, driving clarity, alignment, and user-focused impact across Product and Technology. We act as an engineering accelerant staying ahead of dependencies and removing roadblocks before they slow teams down. Through insight, data, and partnership, TPM turns vision into measurable results.

This is a Senior Technical Program Manager, Technical Program Management position within the DE&E Product & Technology: Business Operations -Technical Program Management organization. This roll will focus on the planning and execution of programs 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:
  • Accountable for driving execution and delivery of multiple high-profile technical projects from start to finish; projects assigned to this level tend to be highly complex and strategically prioritized.
  • Define, optimize, and manage Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large project teams.
  • Develop program plans comprised of parallel projects that collectively produce work that has significant business impact.
  • 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 project risks; drive resolutions and communicate prioritized mitigation plans to stakeholders.
  • Monitor & adjust program plans to respond to unplanned changes, ensuring programs are progressing to meet business goals.


Basic Qualifications :
  • A minimum of 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)
  • Experience working in a media technology environment
  • Technology domain knowledge, or demonstrated aptitude for learning a technology-based engineering domain
  • Bachelor's degree required
The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $141,900 - $190,300 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:
Santa Monica, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:
2026-09-01

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows. Using the company's portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services, and consumer products, Walt Disney seeks to develop creative, innovative, and profitable entertainment experiences and related products.

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Learn more about The Walt Disney Company
Size
190,000 employees
Market Cap
$155.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$4.9 billion
Founded
1923
5 Year Trend
+3.9%
Revenue
$60.7 billion
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