Sr. Manager, Product & Engineering; Legal Technology

Sr. Manager, Product & Engineering (Legal Technology)

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation.

What You’ll Do

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 critical business inquiries
• Advocate for customer-centric and user-driven development, ensuring business needs align with real-world usability and adoption
• Oversee technical operations, ensuring reliability, security, and maintainability of systems and platforms

Program Management & Agile Adoption

• Drive agile adoption and best practices, ensuring teams follow iterative development, backlog prioritization, value-driven delivery, and continuous feedback loops
• Establish clear success metrics and KPIs for product and project performance, ensuring data-driven decision-making
• Proactively identify potential risks in the product development lifecycle and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project delivery
• Work closely with product managers, product owners, software engineers, and domain architects to ensure alignment between business requirements, technical feasibility, and agile delivery principles

Financial & Vendor Management

• 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 product operations

People Leadership & Talent Development

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of direct reports, providing career guidance, training, and structured development plans
• Identify and develop high-potential talent across the organization, fostering a culture of learning, growth, and performance excellence
• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous learning, ensuring teams are engaged and motivated
• Act as a mentor and coach, helping emerging leaders develop…