Manager, Portfolio Planning & Management

We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital. Our team builds world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

The Disney Experiences Technology & Digital team leads end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for tech initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including the MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

What You Will Do

As the Manager - Portfolio Planning & Management, you will direct a team of analysts and drive accountability to meet Technology Development, Platforms and Core Systems (TDPC) overall portfolio health. Additional responsibilities include:

• Lead planning, prioritization, and results for key financials such as Long-Term Plan, Annual Capital Plan, and Annual Operating Plan.

• Manage a team responsible for consolidating and submitting Accruals, Reclasses, Amortizations, and Month-end Close.

• Successfully deliver rationalized and prioritized portfolio input to forecasts in alignment with key parameters (financial targets, ramp-up plans, project priorities etc.). 

• Synthesize complex information into concise stories, identifying key themes and takeaways and present it back to Executives for decisions.

• Anticipate risks and opportunities, share reporting & insights, and make actionable recommendations to the executives and TDPC portfolio team.

• Supervise resource demand and capacity across the portfolio and proactively plan for allocation across development and sustainment activities.

• Identify and resolve issues in partnership with Planning, Delivery and/or Finance teams.

• Grow both the team and the broader T&D delivery teams through training, coaching and mentorship.

• Ability to initiate change and act with integrity when tough decisions must be made.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in portfolio & project management, project delivery, demand management, capacity planning and financial analysis of $100+ million portfolio.

• Knowledge of financial processes, including consolidations of accruals, reclasses, forecasting, and amortizations.

• Solid grasp of technology projects, software development lifecycle, and the business to tell the ‘story’ behind the numbers.

• Practical experience in a product-oriented organization using agile methodologies.

• Able to drive teams to meet deadlines and deliver under a dynamic business environment.

• Excellent business communication, writing, and social skills with all levels of leadership.

• Practiced in negotiating with others in ways that result in win/win agreements and outcomes.

• Mentoring and coaching abilities to ensure effective growth, development of team, matching skills to roles for individual success.

• Proven skills in PPT/Keynote and Excel

• Experience with industry standard project and portfolio management and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Clarity PPM

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a technology, business-related field, communication, or equivalent experience

Preferred Education

• Master’s in business administration (MBA)

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