Program Lead
Company: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
Location: Winter Haven
Posted on: August 7, 2022
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Job Description:
The Strategy and Transformation team partners with Business
Segments, Functional Leaders, Enterprise Technology teams, and
External Partners to create the future state technology vision and
oversee the development and implementation of technology strategies
and roadmaps for TWDC. The S&T team establishes strong
relationships with the Business Segments and Technology teams to
understand priorities and industry drivers in order to develop
integrated roadmaps that facilitate prioritization of funding and
resource allocation to maximize investment value and delivery of
key strategic initiatives and programs. The S&T team is also
responsible to establish and lead transformation programs, mergers
and acquisitions, and enterprise level technology changes to
simplify and streamline delivery and support of technology
services, maintain a strong security and compliance posture,
support innovation at speed across Business Segments, and increase
efficiency, effectiveness and quality of services provided by
Enterprise Technology for TWDC enterprise. The team consists of
three functional areas:Business Technology Strategy - Responsible
for establishing strong partnerships with and deep knowledge of the
Business Segments and becoming a "trusted advisor" for technology
strategies, plans and services. The BTS team will be responsible
for ensuring the integrated roadmaps created in partnership with
value chain managers and Enterprise Technology teams meets both
business and technology priorities and goals and drives to the
jointly developed future state vision.Value Chain Strategies and
Roadmaps - Responsible for development and implementation of
technology strategies and roadmaps developed in partnership with
Corporate Functions and Enterprise Technology teams. The Corporate
Technology Strategy team will ensure the roadmaps developed provide
the right set of common services with the appropriate quality,
cost, security, business continuity and compliance levels that can
be leveraged across the enterprise for maximum value and
efficiencyTransformation Programs - Responsible to lead
transformation programs and initiatives across TWDC enterprise. The
Transformation Program team will facilitate definition of program
objectives and initiatives required to meet program objectives
working across business and technology leadership teams. The team
will facilitate initiation and feasibility phases for
transformation programs prioritized for investment and establish
appropriate program office resourcing to provide oversight and
governance for successful delivery and value realization. The TPO
will provide a comprehensive view (milestones, cost, risks/issues,
status) of all transformation programs, business and technology,
supported by Enterprise Technology.
Responsibilities :
The Program Lead role leads company transformation initiatives and
is responsible for roadmap development and implementation for
Enterprise Technology (Networking, Infrastructure, Operations, Core
Platforms, Workspace, and Data). This role is part of the
Transformation team, and plays a crucial role in enabling the
people, process and technology strategies to realize the future
technology vision for the company. We accomplish this by building
industry expertise in commercial platforms and solutions,
partnering with the Enterprise Technology teams to understand
future technology capabilities needed to efficiently support the
Business, and executing the approved and funded transformation
initiatives that deliver the future state technology solutions and
maximize value realization. The Program Lead position leads
technology transformation initiatives, working closely with other
Program Leads, partnering with the Business Engagement Leads,
Technology Strategists, and Enterprise Technology teams to define,
complete feasibility analysis, obtain funding approval, and track
execution and value realization of key transformation
initiatives.
Basic Qualifications :
--- Lead Enterprise Technology Transformation initiatives to
deliver future state vision and value realization
--- Build the complete program roadmap and plan, and execute
against it with clear milestones, deliverables, role
accountability, budget, communication and tracking of risks and
escalations.
--- Define and assemble the necessary resources and stakeholders to
drive the required outcomes outlined in the Transformation
initiative.
--- Develop and implement Enterprise Transformation scorecard to
track initiative health, schedule, issues/risks and value
realization for executive level reporting
--- Manage, evolve, and participate in the process by which funding
decisions on programs and projects are made in line with strategy
and roadmap plans.
--- Schedule and lead regular project meetings from kick-off to
wrap up
--- Act as the liaison and manage communications between internal
learning team and external partners
--- Define, build and track key performance metrics to measure
success and identify and iterate on opportunities for
optimization
Executive Leadership Competencies
--- 5+ years of experience as a software/systems
leadership/consulting, leading transformation programs, roadmap and
solutioning across the technology stack
--- 3+ years leading complex strategic or transformation
initiatives in a large Technology organization such as org.
effectiveness, process re-engineering, technology strategy
--- Demonstrated experience in advocating technology solutions and
driving executive alignment
--- Strategic thinker with analytical and problem-solving
experience
--- An outstanding ability to analyze problems, apply quantitative
analytical approaches, communicate effectively and confidently
(both oral and written), work well in cross-functional teams
--- Execution-oriented, and able to complete tasks
independently
--- Comfortable working with all levels of the organization
including senior executives
--- Strong passion for technology and staying abreast of industry
trends
--- Effective people management skills, provide direction, set
priorities and deliver coaching to support talent development.
--- Proven ability to influence seniors and peers without direct
authority; experience leading cross-functional initiatives with
multiple stakeholders.
--- Talented facilitator who skillfully leads strategy and planning
discussions.
--- Self-driven, detail oriented leader who actively works to
remove barriers to achieving results.
--- Adapts to changes in priorities with ease, comfortable working
"in the gray" while defining the way forward.
Preferred Education:
BS in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline or
equivalent work experience. (STEM degree is highly preferred)
Additional Information :
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