Mgr, Portfolio Management

Disney Disney · Media · Orlando, FL +1

Manager, Portfolio Management at Disney Experiences Technology responsible for leading the strategic roadmap, annual and long-term capital and expense plans, and portfolio forecast planning of projects and operations. This role is essential in ensuring the organization meets its overall strategic and financial goals by collaborating with executives and aligning resources across portfolios.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive S/VP portfolio level accountability to meet financial targets.
  2. Lead portfolio planning, forecast, and governance for a portfolio(s) of $250M+.
  3. Communicate portfolio performance for executive consumption, increasing transparency of risks and opportunities.
  4. Manage plans and roadmaps for S/VP portfolios with key partners, providing deliverables for key finance milestones.
  5. Deliver prioritized S/VP portfolio input to forecasts in alignment with key parameters.

Skills

Required

  • strategic thinking
  • collaboration
  • effective communication
  • business communication
  • writing
  • interpersonal skills
  • MS Office proficient
  • PPT/Keynote
  • Excel
  • PPM tools

Nice to have

  • CA Clarity PPM
  • reporting tools

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 8 years of portfolio/financial demand management experience.
  • Practical experience in understanding technology project/product financial analysis, financial reporting, and cause-of-change explanations.
  • Experience in product-oriented organizations using agile methodologies.
  • Experience with a variety of software delivery methodologies (e.g., Agile: Scrum, Lean, etc.).
  • Practiced in project management (estimation, project planning, resource planning, issue management, risk management, change management, communication planning).
  • Strategic planning partner for key planning milestones (long term & annual planning).
  • Experience working with multiple technical teams and finance.
  • Extensive experience with industry-standard PPM tools; CA Clarity PPM experience preferred; reporting tool(s) experience preferred.