Manager, Product Management

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Manager, Product Management

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Description:

Disney Experiences (DX) Technology & Digital, a division of The Walt Disney Company, creates world-class immersive digital experiences for premier brands including the Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, Aulany and more. Digital has offices in Orlando, Anaheim, Glendale, Hong Kong, Paris, Seattle and Shanghai, where we design and develop results-driven websites, mobile applications, and technological consumer products.

The Manager, Product Management leads a team within the Connected Products organization and partners with key stakeholders to inform product strategy and define and execute initiatives that support efficiencies, guest experience improvements, and revenue opportunities within the Connected Products space. They will manage and develop a team of Product Managers, setting direction and removing blockers to help them refine product vision and delivery plans.

The Manager, Product Management will primarily be focused on the iOT access space, including Magic Band+ and initiatives related to physical-digital experiences in our parks. They will work closely with both internal stakeholders as well as external vendors to define the product vision for their space, guide their team in implementing feature updates and process changes once alignment is gained, and ensure the team’s work is sustainable.

The ideal candidate will have complex technical system experience, demonstrated ability to define business cases and their associated product visions, demonstrated ability to gain leadership and stakeholder alignment, experience leading, coaching, and developing product management talent, and various different experiences with feature delivery. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, collaborative, able to work extremely effectively in a matrix organization, and adept at synthesizing a variety of technologies and capabilities into high quality deliverables.

Product Management – The Manager, Product Management, under guidance from their leader, helps define product and feature strategy for their area, ensure value is articulated, define scope and deliverables, sets direction and priorities for their team, and works with cross-functional teams to deliver work. Instrumental in helping define the product vision and strategy based on multiple inputs from cross-functional teams. Has knowledge of best practices and how they should be integrated;

has awareness of the competition and how to differentiate from them. Works with leadership, internal stakeholders and business partners to create product plans and plan and prioritize product roadmap while managing expectations of stakeholders. Translates product concepts into user stories, epics, requirement documents, test cases and acceptance criteria, and go-to-market plans as appropriate and owns their quality. Uses critical thinking to get to the root of product issues, executive questions, etc.

and is able to provide a strategic analysis and recommendation in a clear and concise manner. Ensures appropriate review and approval of essential deliverables with DX Technology & Digital teams and partners. Proactively identifies and resolves (or escalates) blockers, issues and change in business strategic direction that could impair team’s ability to meet strategic launch dates or impact scope/budget. Oversees the on-time, on-budget, on-strategy delivery of work across their team’s product area(s).

Uses AI tools to improve efficiency and quality of work, consistently innovates with new tools and shares learnings with broader team.

The Manager, Product Management builds, leads, and grows a team of…