Senior Manager, Product Transformation

The Walt Disney Company • Burbank, CA

6d • $179,500 - $264,700 • Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a seasoned technology leader with a strong foundation in product management, agile delivery, and stakeholder engagement to lead the transformation of Enterprise Technology & Data from a project-oriented to a product-oriented organization. This role requires exceptional soft skills, including storytelling, negotiation, persuasion, and a consultative approach to problem-solving. The ideal candidate can think strategically about the future of our practices while remaining pragmatic and iterative in execution.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in project and program management —managing multiple complex products in a large, multi-national corporation with multiple business units
• 5+ years of agile ways of working and product mindset
• 3+ years of direct people management experience, with progressive leadership responsibilities
• Proven track record of leading high-impact transformational initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology strategy
• Strong strategic thinking and execution skills, with the ability to balance long-term vision with pragmatic decision-making
• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders, engaging with senior leadership, and driving business-aligned outcomes
• Experience leading matrixed teams, including product managers, software engineers, operations, program managers, and vendor partners
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

• Relevant industry Agile and Product Management qualifications (e.g. AIPMM Certified Product Manager, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC))
• Experience with driving large scale organization change by embedding new mindsets, ways of working, and operating models.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strategy and roadmaps with accompanying storytelling
• Define Objectives & Key Results that reflect the ambitions of the program
• Track and report on performance, leveraging data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement
• Oversee project and cost center budgets, providing accurate monthly forecasts and optimizing resource allocation
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and partners, ensuring successful delivery execution and sustained operation
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across engineering, product, project and program teams to align on and adopt new work practices in order to achieve shared goals
• Drive Organizational Change Management activities for this program to ensure broad awareness of goals, objectives, and progress
• Build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels—from engineers to senior executives—to ensure strategic alignment and buy-in
• Drive product management, agile adoption and best practices, ensuring teams follow iterative development, backlog prioritization, value-driven delivery, and continuous feedback loops whilst aligning to transformation program management structures
• Proactively identify potential risks in the execution lifecycle and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery
• Develop and lead a high-impact, cross-functional team to drive the objectives of the POM transformation with measurable outcomes
• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of direct reports, providing career guidance, training, and structured development plans
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning, ensuring teams are engaged and motivated
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture grounded in TWDC values.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior