Mgr-Product Mgmt

Job Description

Based in Celebration, FL or Glendale, CA and reporting to the Product Management Director, the Manager of Product will be responsible for understanding and executing the strategic direction of products for Disney Parks & Resorts Digital (DPRD). The Manager of Product will be responsible for translating that direction into various document types, including requirement documents, mind maps, user stories and product specs. This position will lead a team of Product Analysts and Sr Product Analyst and provide day to day guidance and support in building digital product in the lodging space.

Employment Type

Full Time

Job Posting - Business

Disney Parks & Resorts

Additional Information

This position is a legal entity of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, an equal opportunity employer

Primary Job Posting Category

Technology

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience working in the online industry, with at least 2 year in a leadership role
• Experience with technical, user and business issues in a fast moving online organization. Experience with Agile software development methodology highly desired
• Strong knowledge of the online travel industry, and travel/tourism in general
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and project leadership skills, including an ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to effectively lead and support multi-track teams, while working collaboratively to deliver with quality on time
• Demonstrated ability to identify, understand, and drive resolution of complex critical issues
• Proven ability to collaborate with and achieve actionable results through others, plus the ability to build strong and sustainable relationships, and the capability to interact within all levels of the organization
• Ability to think strategically and drive ideas into action, with a positive outlook and willingness to take personal initiative

Job Posting - Primary Brand

Disney Parks & Resorts

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Online Travel Booking experience a plus
• AI/ ML experience a plus

Primary Location-Postal Code

34747

Preferred Education

• MBA strongly preferred

Job Description

Based in Celebration, FL or Glendale, CA and reporting to the Product Management Director, the Manager of Product will be responsible for understanding and executing the strategic direction of products for Disney Parks & Resorts Digital (DPRD). The Manager of Product will be responsible for translating that direction into various document types, including requirement documents, mind maps, user stories and product specs. This position will lead a team of Product Analysts and Sr Product Analyst and provide day to day guidance and support in building digital product in the lodging space.

Employment Type

Full Time

Additional Information

This position is a legal entity of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, an equal opportunity employer

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience working in the online industry, with at least 2 year in a leadership role
• Experience with technical, user and business issues in a fast moving online organization. Experience with Agile software development methodology highly desired
• Strong knowledge of the online travel industry, and travel/tourism in general
• Exceptional verbal and written communication and project leadership skills, including an ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to effectively lead and support multi-track teams, while working collaboratively to deliver with quality on time
• Demonstrated ability to identify, understand, and drive resolution of complex critical issues
• Proven ability to collaborate with and achieve actionable results through others, plus the ability to build strong and sustainable relationships, and the capability to interact within all levels of the organization
• Ability to think strategically and drive ideas into action, with a positive outlook and willingness to take personal initiative

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Online Travel Booking experience a plus
• AI/ ML experience a plus

Preferred Education

• MBA strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding, and executing, the digital strategic direction of a product line and/or a destination/brand as outlined by the Product Manager
• Translates the digital strategic direction into a set of feature requirements and user stories
• Prioritizes the feature requirements and user stories developed into an agile backlog; managing the requirements throughout the agile development lifecycle
• Manages the feature development and defect backlog on a daily basis to ensure that priorities adhere to the strategic direction outlined by the Product Manager
• Ensures the execution of creative assets developed in support of a feature, such as the visual design, content strategy and copywriting, to ensure adherence to strategic vision
• Attends daily scrums with development studios (if necessary) to help drive priority decisions and remove roadblocks
• Supports multiple cross-functional teams/development studios to ensure a solid understanding of the defined scope
• Communicates changes in strategic direction or priority shifts to cross-functional teams
• Provides frequent communication to the Product Management Director on development progress, escalating any issues that could impact the budget, timeline, or strategic vision.
• Collaborates with organizations across The Walt Disney Company (Pricing, Rev. Management, Marketing, Sales, Park Operations, etc.) to build and manage scope expectations
• Collaborates with Product Analysts across other product lines/destinations/brands within DPRD to ensure a seamless Guest experience across touch points
• Leads and directs multiple cross-functional teams to successfully deliver against the strategic direction of a product line and/or a destination/brand
• Provides strategic thought leadership and direction when working with brand partners (up to and including Executive level partners), provides input and shapes the output of the Project Quad (Management and Executive level UX leads, art directors, technology leads, and project manager roles), and manages scope and output of vendor workstreams.
• Keeps an eye on industry and comes up with innovative solutions to keep Walt Disney company on the cutting edge of ecommerce experience.