Senior Technical Program Manager
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Senior Technical Program Manager Req ID:
10138560 Job Description: Technology is at the heart of Disney’s
past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product &
Technology is a global organization of engineers, product
developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more –
all working to build and advance the technological backbone for
Disney’s media business globally. The team marries technology with
creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and
drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We
are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders.
Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt
Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological
foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of
people around the world. Here are a few reasons why we think you’d
love working here: Building the future of Disney’s media : Our
Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms
that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses
for years to come. Reach, Scale & Impact : More than ever, Disney’s
technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans'
connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney. Hulu.
ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and
the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter
to millions of people globally. Innovation : We develop and
implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape
industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical
problems. The Business Operations team helps guide and articulate
technology strategy and research, and is responsible for driving
the day-to-day operation of the Product & Technology organization,
including: project and portfolio management and tracking;
organization-level capital, space, and resource management and
allocation; process management; technical incident management; and
our administrative and workplace experience support team. This is a
Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) position within the Product
& Technology (P&T) Technology Enablement Alliance (TEA). The
Senior Technical Program Manager will lead the planning and
execution of programs designed by the Cost Management engineering
teams in the development and support of tools that drive
visibility, accountability, and efficiency in cloud spend. Our TPMs
partner with engineering managers and play a critical role in
defining strategy, prioritizing initiatives, managing execution,
and delivering data-driven insights that shape the technical
roadmap. In this role, the TPM must have a high degree of technical
literacy, familiarity with budgeting, forecasting and cost
analytics, and the ability to manage initiatives involving
engineering and financial operations. Ideal candidates must be
highly proactive, detail-oriented, possess the ability to work
through unknowns, identify paths to success to ensure delivery, and
be able to autonomously work on multiple, critical assignments that
span the department. Responsibilities: Effectively define and
represent projects goals and plans; develop fundamental technical
understanding of the project deliverables Enhance team throughput
by removing roadblocks and leveraging organizational connections
while helping to drive teams towards commitments Track progress
against deliverables and work closely with the team to ensure
on-time delivery Share concise and effective status information
across multiple reporting formats to keep stakeholders informed and
proactively communicate risks, forecasts, and dependencies.
Facilitate technical and stakeholder meetings; follow the
discussions in order to summarize and capture outcomes Foster
cross-team coordination and communication Identify, maintain, and
visualize metrics to guide the project lifecycle Assist with
estimation and planning of team resourcing, in conjunction with
engineering team manager Navigate competing and dynamic priorities,
balance competing requests with agility Qualifications: 5 years of
demonstrable experience managing technical projects in cloud or
infrastructure environments within a fast-paced and dynamic
organization, developing and executing project plans and delivery
commitments. High degree of competency and proven success with
project management including Agile Software Development Lifecycle
methodology, identifying and managing risks, tracking dependencies
and milestones and communication skills with the ability to
translate technical concepts into business impact. Good
understanding of cloud architecture and experience in data analysis
and an understanding of core financial management practices of
budgeting, forecasting, and cost analytics. Track record of
creating and growing trusting, lasting professional relationships
with diverse stakeholders, maturing team’s current engagements and
advocating for future work. Experience in leading teams through
operational improvements by re-engineering processes based on
data-driven insights. Demonstrated tenacity and comfortable with
ambiguity and can effectively partner with others to reduce
ambiguity. Tools expertise including Atlassian Suite (Jira,
Confluence), Google Suite, and MS Teams or similar. Experience
working with distributed teams and/or distributed organizations.
Bachelor’s degree required Preferred Qualifications Degree in STEM
and / or experience as a software engineer Exposure to modern
DevOps and SRE practices around CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code,
Availability, etc Prior experience as a software engineer The
hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $135,400.00 to
$181,600.00 per year and in Los Angeles, CA is $129,300.00 to
$173,300.00. The base pay actually offered will take into account
internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s
geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience
among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may
be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the
full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent
on the level and position offered. Job Posting Segment: Business
Operations Job Posting Primary Business: BO - Global Program
Management Primary Job Posting Category: Project Management Tech
Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region, Postal
Code: Santa Monica, CA, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal
Code: USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - WA - 925 4th Ave
Date Posted: 2026-01-26
Keywords: The Walt Disney Company, Victorville , Senior Technical Program Manager, IT / Software / Systems , Santa Monica, California
