Product Manager II - Project Hire

About the Role

This is an 18-month project-based position without assurance of permanent employment. Disney Experiences Technology develops over 400 innovative digital and physical products that bring Disney stories to life across theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, and more. The global team includes technologists, designers, and innovators who create seamless immersive experiences for millions globally.

The Disney Signature Experiences and Data team delivers advanced technology solutions supporting Disney Cruise Line, Disney Vacation Club, Adventures by Disney, and National Geographic Expeditions. This team enables guest and crew experiences and drives commercial growth through digital platforms, emphasizing reliable, scalable, and strategic expansion systems.

The position is on the Strategic Growth Opportunities team, tasked with exploring and deploying new technological capabilities to foster expansion and innovation across Disney Signature Experiences.

Primary Responsibilities

• Work collaborately with cross-functional teams including technology, legal, marketing, operations, finance, creative, and other product groups to develop technological strategies that advance business goals.
• Partner with business, technical, and external vendor teams to define product strategies, maintain roadmaps, establish feature sets, and determine priorities.
• Translate business needs into clear product artifacts such as project briefs, strategy documents, user stories, acceptance criteria, and go-to-market plans.
• Serve as the product point of contact for daily activities within multi-phase capital or expense projects and support squad efforts to successfully complete projects.
• Assist defect triage by collaborating with technical, creative, and production teams to diagnose and resolve issues, escalating blockers as needed.
• Manage and prioritize the Jira product backlog effectively.
• Provide regular updates and scorecards to business and technology leadership.
• Validate product work in both QA and production environments to ensure completeness and quality.
• Collaborate closely with partners to understand their business needs and communicate these insights to Lead Product Manager, product leadership, and technical teams.
• Support product delivery and ongoing maintenance activities including builds, content configuration, and incident management to ensure digital experience uptime.
• Lead procedure documentation, testing, feature launch coordination, and assist with industry research, analytics, and project logistics.
• Define and meet guest and business needs, act as a business liaison for Storyliving by Disney, collaborate on product standards with other Disney Experience Tech & Digital groups, and stay informed on technology trends to identify innovative business solutions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in product management or a related field.
• Proven success in identifying and addressing technical, user, and business challenges within fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across large matrix organizations and drive results without direct authority.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills across all organizational levels, including stakeholder facilitation.
• Strategic thinker with a history of converting concepts into actionable outcomes and the initiative to lead projects.
• Capability to balance multiple high-priority workflows and adapt swiftly to changing priorities.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and full software development life cycles.
• Proven track record managing small to medium-sized digital/tech projects including estimation, scoping, and planning.
• Preferred: Experience with agentic AI tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, Copilot), Disney digital platforms (Adventures by Disney, National Geographic Expeditions, Seaware, Quickbase), content management systems, and tools such as Confluence, Jira, Miro, Microsoft Tools, and Smartsheet.
• Strong understanding of consumer product experience design and emerging tech solutions evaluation, particularly AI.
• Professional, detail-oriented, organized, and inquisitive with excellent presentation and communication abilities.
• Entrepreneurial mindset capable of thriving in ambiguity and a fast-paced setting.
• Solid analytical and financial skills with knowledge of market trends and competitive landscapes.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; graduate degree preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

The salary range for this Celebration, FL position is $111,900 to $150,000 annually, with actual pay adjusted for internal equity, geographic factors, skills, and experience. Additional bonuses or long-term incentive units may be awarded alongside full medical, financial, and other benefits in accordance with level and position.