Senior Portfolio Manager

Senior Portfolio Manager

Location:

Orlando, FL and Burbank, CA.

Employment type:

Full time.

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible possible. The Walt Disney Company is an entertainment and technology leader that spans theme parks, resorts, cruise lines, sports, news, movies and many other businesses. We commit to creating unforgettable experiences and constantly seek new ways to enhance them.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align with business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross‑company collaborative innovation. Our group improves consumer experiences, drives business growth, and advances operational excellence.

The Senior Portfolio Manager will provide strategic and tactical support in creating and sustaining effective technology business demand and resource management processes across Enterprise Technology. Responsibilities include analysis, planning support, and data insights to align services and products with project, program, resource, and application portfolios. The role collaborates with leaders and stakeholders across technology, business and finance, ensures alignment with organizational strategies, leads program or project selection with senior leaders, prioritizes efforts for operational cost management, and secures resources for project and service success.

You will help build a cross‑functional technology portfolio management center of excellence grounded in Technology Business Management principles. This position requires interaction with cross‑functional departments, collaboration across technology portfolios, and excellent verbal and written communication and relationship management skills.

• Responsible for all aspects of technology portfolio management, including project ideation, scoping, prioritization, approval and activation; as well as service/product/application cost transparency support.

• Conduct ongoing portfolio review meetings with executives to establish a prioritized portfolio.

• Define, establish, and implement enhancements to portfolio process definition, procedural documentation, tool requirements and end‑user training.

• Support cost optimization processes, aligning with software rationalization and vendor management organizations.

• Develop and foster relationships and engagement models with Enterprise Technology leaders, PMO, service/product/application owners, and external partners.

• Elevate awareness of cross‑portfolio dependencies and impacts.

• Exercise critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical capabilities with strong attention to detail.

• Collaborate, delegate and oversee analytic deliverables with Portfolio and Business Operations Analysts.

• Drive and own completion of special projects (up to 10%).

• Deliver on ad‑hoc requests as required (up to 10%).

• 7+ years of combined IT experience in portfolio, demand, or operational finance (strongly preferred).

• Experience supporting a large technology portfolio of project and operational costs with multiple business stakeholders.

• Demonstrable work experience with reporting and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel visualizations).

• Demonstrable experience with a PPM tool (e.g., Clarity, Planview, Align) preferred.

• Ability to present materials to management to drive decision making.

• Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the organization.

• Exhibits critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical capabilities with strong attention to detail.

• Ability to work and adapt to a fast‑paced dynamic environment with consistent change.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office online and collaboration tools.

• Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications desired:
  Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP) and/or Project Management Professional (PMP).

• Resource Management experience is a plus.

• AI experience is a plus.

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $120,100 to $165,100 per year and in Burbank, CA is $126,100 to $173,300 per year. The base pay offered may vary based on internal equity, geographic region, and candidate qualifications. A bonus and/or long‑term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, depending on the level and position offered.