Senior Portfolio Manager

About the Role & Team
“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital. We create world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including the MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

The Sr. Program & Portfolio Manager sits under the Portfolio & Program Strategy team which has end to end ownership of the planning, funding, portfolio, and program management of critical initiatives. This role will report to the Manager of Portfolio & Program Strategy.

What You Will Do
As a Portfolio Manager, you will drive a product centric portfolio, providing strategic roadmap of annual and long-term capital and expense plans. You will also focus on portfolio forecast planning, capacity planning, and prioritization. You will maintain reports and presentations for executive level communications and anticipate risks, impacts, and opportunities within the portfolio. This is a highly collaborative role where partnership with many technical and non-technical teams are essential.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Own the project forecast planning for large scale programs and ongoing maintenance portfolio.

• Partner with Finance to provide cause for change variances, assist in monthly/quarterly close procedures, and monthly/quarterly updates.

• Consolidate, communicate, and partner with project, product, and portfolio teams to resolve variances across the planning cycle, escalating risk when necessary.

• Gather, analyze, and maintain reports for capacity planning, forecast rationalization and priorities.

• Provide results for key financial activities such as Long-Term Plan, Annual Capital Plan, Annual Operating Plan.

• Support accurate inputs within the Project, Portfolio Management (PPM) system.

• Develop effective partnerships and collaborate with leads across departments.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience

• Expert level skills in Excel. Experience with PPM software is preferred.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and able to balance and shift

• Proficient in the basics of project management such as project

• planning, resource planning, issue management, and organizational change.

• Understanding of the software development lifecycle

• Experience partnering with multiple creative and technical teams.

• Excellent business communication, writing and interpersonal skills.

• Proactive and resourceful when handling issues

• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Clarity Project Management Software
 

Education
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent work experience

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