The Walt Disney Company

Senior Technology Portfolio Manager

The Walt Disney Company$126K — $173K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of IT experience in strategic portfolio and demand management
  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field
  • Experience managing large technology portfolios with financial oversight
  • Proficient in reporting and data visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau
  • Skilled in stakeholder relationship management across technology and finance
  • Experience with portfolio governance frameworks and risk escalation
  • Familiarity with a PPM tool (e.g., Clarity or Planview)

Responsibilities

  • Manage all aspects of technology portfolio management from ideation to activation
  • Conduct ongoing portfolio review meetings with executives for prioritization
  • Lead value realization management aligning project investments with corporate strategies
  • Support the portfolio governance framework to ensure consistent delivery
  • Define and implement enhancements to portfolio processes and documentation
  • Support cost optimization and alignment with vendor management
  • Build relationships with Enterprise Technology leaders and external partners

Benefits

  • Full range of medical, financial, and other benefits
  • Potential for bonuses or long-term incentive units in compensation package
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title:
Senior Technology Portfolio Manager

Req ID:


Job Description:

Job Description

Team Description:

Our Senior Portfolio Manager role provides strategic and tactical support for creating and sustaining effective technology business demand and resource management processes across Enterprise Technology. The Portfolio Manager will be responsible for providing analysis, planning support and data insights to align services and products to project, program, resource, and application portfolios. You will collaborate with teammates, leaders, and stakeholders from Technology, business and finance to ensure alignment with organizational strategies and business outcomes. You will lead the selection of programs or projects with senior leaders, prioritize efforts to drive operational cost management strategies, and secure resources for project and product/service success. This person will play an integral role in building a cross-functional strategic technology portfolio management center of excellence grounded in Technology Business Management principles in Enterprise Technology. The position requires interaction with cross-functional departments, collaboration across other technology portfolios, and excellent verbal and written communication and relationship management skills.

What You'll Do:
  • Responsible for all aspects of technology portfolio management including project ideation, scoping, prioritization, approval and activation; as well as service/product/application cost transparency support within Enterprise Technology
  • Conduct ongoing portfolio review meetings with executives to establish a prioritized portfolio
  • Spearhead value and benefit realization management across the technology portfolio, aligning project investments with long-term corporate strategy and measurable business outcomes
  • Support portfolio governance framework, executing change control, approval gates, and risk/issue escalation to ensure consistent delivery
  • Define, establish, and implement enhancements to portfolio process definition, procedural documentation, tool requirements and end user training
  • Support cost optimization processes, including alignment with software rationalization and vendor management organizations
  • Develop and foster relationships and engagement models with Enterprise Technology leaders, PMO, service/product/application owners, and external partners
  • Elevate awareness of cross-portfolio dependencies and impacts
  • Collaborate, delegate and oversee analytic deliverables with Portfolio and Business Operations Analysts
  • Drive and own completion of special projects (up to 10%)
  • Deliver on ad-hoc requests as required (up to 10%)


Required Qualifications & Skills:
  • 7+ years combined IT experience in strategic portfolio management and demand management, with strong operational financial acumen preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field
  • Experience supporting large technology portfolios, including financial oversight of project and operational costs in a multi-stakeholder environment
  • Experience overseeing portfolio value and benefits realization frameworks, ensuring technology initiatives deliver measurable business value, operational efficiency, and expected ROI, preferred
  • Demonstrable experience building and managing stakeholder relationships across Technology, Finance, and Business leadership
  • Demonstrable work experience with reporting and visualization (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel visualizations)
  • Experience supporting portfolio governance frameworks, including change control, approval gates, and risk/issue escalation processes
  • Experience defining or improving portfolio management processes, documentation, and tooling
  • Demonstrable experience with a PPM tool (e.g., Clarity, Planview, Align) preferred
  • Ability to present materials to management to drive decision making
  • Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization
  • Exhibits critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical capabilities with strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work and adapt to a fast-paced dynamic environment with consistent change
  • Must be proficient in Microsoft Office online and collaboration tools
  • Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications desired: Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Resource Management experience is a plus
  • AI experience is a plus


Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

#DISNEYTECH

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $120,100 to $165,100 per year and in Burbank, CA is 126,100 to $173,300 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:
Enterprise Technology and Data

Job Posting Primary Business:
Technology Transformation

Primary Job Posting Category:
Portfolio Management

Employment Type:
Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 820 S Flower St

Date Posted:
2026-07-16

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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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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