Sr. Manager, Product & Engineering; Legal Technology

Department Description

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses.

Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

The Senior Manager, Product & Engineering (Legal Technology) is a responsible for leading a cross-functional team to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of products to our internal business stakeholders. This role encompasses all aspects of product management, program delivery, project management, software engineering, and technical operations. The Senior Manager will ensure that we are building and maintaining products that are aligned with our businesses’ strategic priorities and the technology roadmap for the enterprise.

This role will play a pivotal part in driving innovation, ensuring operational excellence, and fostering a collaborative environment to achieve our organizational goals.

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

Leadership & Strategic Execution

• Oversee the engineering, delivery, and support of a diverse portfolio of products, ensuring strategic alignment with business functions for our Legal & Global Affairs groups (including Antipiracy, eDiscovery, Legal Operations, Global Ethics & Compliance Management, Office of the Corporate Secretary, and Privacy)
• Lead complex, cross-functional teams to deliver technology solutions that drive business value and measurable outcomes
• Develop and execute product, project, and program roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business planning cycles and enterprise strategies
• Provide a holistic view of business capabilities, value streams, and end-to-end delivery, ensuring solutions align with organizational structure, business strategies, and stakeholder needs
• Develop and execute product roadmaps that balance innovation with operational excellence and enterprise scalability
• Build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels—from end-users to senior executives—to ensure strategic alignment and user-centric product development.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across business, product, and engineering teams to achieve shared goals and innovation

Product & Engineering Delivery

• Drive the intake, demand management, and product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with user needs, business goals, and technical capabilities
• Own and lead the full lifecycle of large software development projects, ensuring successful execution across multiple teams and components
• Track and report on product and project performance, leveraging data-driven insights to drive continuous improvement
• Champion Dev Ops, CI/CD, and automation strategies to improve software delivery efficiency and reliability
• Ensure technical alignment with enterprise architecture standards (including TOGAF principles) and engineering best practices
• Oversee adherence to industry standards, regulations, and compliance requirements, ensuring all products and processes meet necessary governance criteria
• Serve as an escalation point for resolving complex issues, technical challenges, and…