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Overview:"We make magic." That's our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you will help inspire that magic by helping our teams push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!As a Manager of Technology in the Data Products & Platforms organization you will lead a team to promote Data and Cloud programs through multiple milestones across several lines of business within Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (DPEP).Responsibilities:Manage a diverse and geographically distributed team of experienced Engineers
Manage executive and team member expectations while coordinating, communicating, integrating project progress into greater program goals.
Partner with technology, research, and our teams to identify and improve challenging problems using advanced approaches.
Partner with contributing teams to build resource plans for project efforts, facilitate meetings and achieve routine progress for deliverables.
Collaborate with platform architects, systems engineers, and lead analysts on designing services and resources for data projects.
Guide technical decisions to ensure architectural solutions and delivery of capabilities and managing project work of employees across several companies to achieve project scope
Resolve issues with delivery roadblocks to minimize impact to project budget and timelines
Work with engineering and team members to ensure a clear plan and costs for ongoing sustainment
Basic Qualifications:5+ years technology leadership experience in a data/analytics team
Solid experience as a leader and a coach, with an ability to build and organize teams
Experience with Cloud technologies: AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure
Proficiency in tracking and managing work for teams that use a variety of languages and cloud technologies.
Experience with open source data management components
Success in delivering complex data projects on-budget
Experience with engineering mentorship through new and familiar technologies and approaches, and provide a career path to individuals into a variety of roles and levels
Preferred Qualifications:Passion for learning new technologies and comfort with "fail-fast" mentality, and sharing that passion with your team.
Experience with running projects using the methodology or combination of methodologies that works best for the given problem (Agile, Scrum, Kaizen, Waterfall and Kanban)
Experience managing teams that work with cloud technologies.
Understanding of DPEP's technical infrastructure and server environments
Innovative mindset with the creative use of data and technology
Required Education:Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
Preferred Education:Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
Additional Information:DISNEYTECHDPEPFLA#LI-JCPLocation: Lake Buena Vista,FloridaJob Posting Company:The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
