Job Summary:

Walt Disney Imagineering is the master planning, creative development, design, engineering, production, project management, and research and development arm of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products business segment. Representing more than 150 disciplines, its accomplished corps of Imagineers are help create Disney resorts, theme parks and attractions, hotels, water parks, real estate developments, regional entertainment venues, cruise ships and new media technology projects worldwide which includes other Disney Intellectual Property such as Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm.

Innovation is at the center of everything we do at WDI, and nothing reflects that more than our work environment. We celebrate collaborative thinking and promote cross-disciplinary partnerships to foster a culture of diversity and creativity. Our vision is to expand the capabilities of Imagineering into new product categories and industry-leading innovations to establish the future of entertainment.

The Sr. Manager New Experiences Development Planning & Integration serves an important role with Imagineering at the nexus of strategy, ensuring the efforts and teams function at the highest level in pursuit of new ideas and initiatives that will determine the future of entertainment. You will be an important partner across and beyond Imagineering in establishing structure and process in an environment tasked with generating business-expanding programs and implementing new models for growth at a global scale. We ask that you are equal parts organizational thinker, tactician, process expert and empath, able to create order and trust in diverse teams spanning creative, business, strategy and investment partners within and beyond the Company. This role also serves as co-administrators of the New Experience process and review meetings to support DPEP Chairperson and additional DPEP Executive Committee level leaders, helping establish and lead agendas, ensure review of plans and harness direction and decisions from the highest levels of leadership. This role is an important team role to partner across all WDI studios, Global Business Development and a wide network of partners and collaborates to ensure everyone has a singular, integrated plan of action and shared view of success. You will oversee the portfolio of new experiences work, understanding and mastery of the process needs, interpersonal dynamics and tactical planning required for high-functioning teams to establish trust and achieve work results. This is an ideal role for a motivated talent, passionate about team building, process mapping and sharing in success in the earliest, most creative phases of ideation and business thinking.

You will report to the Portfolio Creative Executive New Experiences Development.

Responsibilities:

Partner with important members across all resources in planning and process management across the entirety of New Experiences initiatives and efforts globally

Manage internal review pace with New Experience team and project efforts, including prioritization of time, resources, agendas and decisions

Lead communication across horizontal and vertical teams with a focus on aggregation of holistic strategic approach and individual agreement

Promote processes that ensure the most efficient use of resources to meet project delivery timelines

Manage all relationships to ensure highest output of quality results while keeping focus on building momentum

Summarize planning strategies for presentation and guide timeline integration of New Experience initiatives

Advise leadership on team dynamics and areas for greater understanding and agreement of shared success

Manage a wide network of trusted partners, collaborators, administrative and technical experts required for smooth execution of work plans, team meetings and leadership reviews

Oversee the operations of shared team space, including assignment of space and technology systems

Partner and delegate calendar management and prioritization to executive administrative support for the team and new experiences leadership

Manage regular consolidation of progress reporting of New Experiences efforts for senior leadership

Communicate talent and resource planning inputs to studio and department leaders and partners on behalf of New Experiences programs

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum of 7 years relevant experience in a planning, organizational development or chief of staff-level position

Understanding of strategic planning, forecasting and budget management at a project level

Expert navigator of interpersonal and team dynamics, communication and issue resolution

Knowledge of business strategies to influence and lead New Experience programs

Expert navigator of complex dynamics and how to translate for best team success

Collaborate, influence, and develop/maintain relationships at all levels, with experience and knowledgeable at senior most levels of leadership

Understanding of the integration of multiple data sources into clear, relevant insights that build concrete solutions

Experience with the creative process and needs of teams at the earliest phases of new ideas

Prioritize work and lead high-level output accomplishing tasks at a tactical level and work through conflicting/changing priorities

Required Education

BS/BA in finance, business, design or engineering

Preferred Education

MBA

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.