Disney Experiences

Support and drive global strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment and effective execution across regions and functions. | Over 8 years of experience in business operations, strategy, or management within a global organization, with strong analytical and relationship-building skills. | At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives. From toys to T-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide. The Senior Manager, Business Planning (Project Hire) serves as a strategic operator supporting the Director of Strategy & Business Planning for Global Brand Commercialization within Disney Consumer Products (DCP). This role drives clarity, alignment, and follow-through across global priority-bridging strategy and execution for initiatives that span regions, brands, and categories. Acting as an extension of the Director, this leader helps advance high-impact projects, codify ways of working, and strengthen coordination across a highly matrixed global organization. You Will • Partner closely with the Director to manage and progress strategic initiatives, ensuring global and regional alignment. • Translate strategic frameworks into operational delivery plans, connecting goals to clear workstreams, responsibilities, and timelines. • Drive execution and accountability across global projects and cross-LOB initiatives serving as a central integrator between Strategy, Finance, Commercial, and Operations. • Facilitate planning, tracking, and reporting on global strategic initiatives, surfacing interdependencies, risks, and enabling decisions. • Build strong, trust-based relationships across brands, functions, and regions to move work forward in a complex matrix environment. • Create and manage executive materials including scorecards, updates, and strategic narratives that crisply reflect progress and impact. • Partner with Global Ops to ensure information flow, governance consistency, and overall operational rhythm—while managing complementary, forward-looking initiatives distinct from day-to-day operations. • Provide analytical and decision support for business cases, organizational mapping, and resource trade-offs. You Have • 8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, or management consulting ideally within a global organization. • Proven ability to bridge strategy and execution; adept at turning business goals into actionable, measurable programs. • Exceptional relationship builder with a track record of influence in matrixed corporate environments. • Advanced organizational and analytical skills; strong ability to synthesize, simplify, and communicate clearly to senior leaders. • Superior analytical, financial modeling, research skills, and attention to detail, with high proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel • Experience in entertainment, consumer products, or brand strategy preferred. • Exceptionally comfortability navigating ambiguity and structuring clarity around evolving priorities Ideal Haves • Operated as a hands-on strategic executor pragmatic, analytical, and solutions oriented. • Balanced strategic thinking with deep operational rigor and disciplined follow-up. • Demonstrated a commitment to collaboration and communication, skillfully gaining alignment across competing needs and geographies. • Thrived in complex ecosystems, translating big ideas into manageable, measurable actions Education • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, Master’s degree is a plus. Additional Information Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits. #DCPJobs The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. The Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney's iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business across multiple product categories; the world's largest children's publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform. This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Parks, Experiences and Products. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world. The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $139,200.00-$186,600.00. 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.

Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable software systems and microservices, drive adoption of emerging technologies including generative AI, and collaborate across teams to define requirements and architecture. | 10+ years software engineering experience with deep Java and microservices expertise, cloud platform experience (AWS), leadership skills, generative AI usage, and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. | At Disney Experiences Technology, our team creates 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. The Disney Experiences Technology team is 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 app and Hey, Disney! This Principal Software Engineer will sit in the Disneyland Ticketing Technology organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences - directly leading the development efforts for our group. What You'll Do: • Own the analysis, design, delivery, and modifications of software improvements and/or new products used in local, networked, cloud-based, or Internet-related computer programs • Possess expertise in current programming languages and technologies, with strong skills in writing code and programming tasks • Contribute to the conception, design, development, testing, and implementation of software components, fixes, improvements, and/or new systems and applications • Exercise full autonomy to interact with users across diverse teams and levels to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications • Initiate the testing and debugging of applications, using conceptual and innovative thinking to drive sophisticated, highly scalable solutions throughout the organization • Lead projects that may be used in commercial and end-user applications or focus on software and tools supporting infrastructure and technology platforms • Lead and influence the direction and prioritization of the design and development of highly scalable software systems and applications • Continuously monitor and evaluate emerging technologies within your area of expertise to drive informed decision-making and recommendations • Drive evaluation, adoption, and implementation of generative AI platforms/solutions to increase productivity in software delivery • Partner with Enterprise Architecture and Solution Engineering to guide architecture, roadmaps, and software delivery - shaping overall strategy for the ticketing/entitlement space • Design best practices used in the development, maintenance, and administration of systems, including software platform and configuration updates across multiple business units • Work with key software vendors to provide requirements (functional and non-functional) and influence their solutions to ensure that the requirements will be met Required Qualifications: • 10+ years of related work experience in of Software Engineering role • Deep experience within Java development and Services/MicroServices Architecture • Validated experience with relational databases (MS SQL, AuroraDB) and monitoring/logging tools (e.g. Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics) • Direct experience working within Cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) • Experience leveraging generative AI technologies to increase productivity and enhance quality of software delivery • Excellent leadership abilities, to ensure effective growth and development of team, that can motivate teams and foster creativity within them • Ability to lead multiple projects at a time and tackle sophisticated technical and operational challenges in an agile environment • Experience documenting designs using appropriate diagrams and tools • Confident and professional speaking and presentation abilities among groups, higher-level leadership, and in virtual environments • Demonstrated mentorship mentality, looking for opportunities to mentor and lead in the context of large-scope projects and initiatives across multiple teams Required Education: • Bachelor's or foreign equivalent Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience Preferred Qualifications: • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field • Domain expertise in Ticketing/Entitlement Management systems • Experience working in a hospitality or travel industry • Advanced knowledge of systems applications and hardware, server architecture, operating platforms, NAS/SAN technologies, and internet and web applications. • Experience/familiarity with Node JS, Python, Non-SQL (e.g. MongoDB), Docker, Kubernetes, Consul/Vault, Flutter, mobile development, hybrid or mobile hybrid experience #DISNEYTECH The hiring range for this position in Anaheim is $188,400 to $252,600 per year. 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.