Reporting to the SVP/CTO, Studio Technology this position will work with business leaders on identifying opportunities to build and drive our digital strategy roadmap in tight alignment with the business, while incubating new ideas to move our business forward, optimizing strategy spend across the organization, and establishing a cross-functional line of business governance strategy.
This position influences and guides Studio technology initiatives and manages multiple multi-functional teams which build scalable, extensible and easily maintainable solutions in support of Studio initiatives. Each multifunctional team include: engineering, product development, QA, and project management.
Your key responsibilities will be:
A Leader. You have a demonstrated ability to establish a technology vision and to execute on it. You have exceptional experience in building and leading teams – with a keen eye for strong talent especially in developing current and cultivating future leaders.
Strategy & Execution: Responsible for establishing a strategic vision for the group, focused on driving real value through the intelligent application of innovative technology solutions in tight partnership with business leaders.
A master problem solver: You take deep pride in your work and view each new problem as an opportunity for success; you approach challenges creatively, but methodically. You understand the urgency and can balance that with long term durability and sustainability of solutions that benefit everyone.
Comfortable with ambiguity: You face change with a cool head and persevere even if you don’t have all the details; you’re comfortable moving between projects and facing the uncertain because risk and change motivates you to evolve and innovate.
Technically astute: You have a solid foundation technically and have contributed to the industry in some capacity. You rapidly learn new skills, grasping complicated technical information that often leaves others lost whether it’s product, industry, or hard technical knowledge, you absorb it quickly and are ready for more.
Goal oriented: You develop and actualize vision, mission, and strategy into a cohesive outcome through capable team management, tactical execution, and unrelenting focus on daily progress; you connect business and technology strategies to the software you deliver and can easily articulate the value created.
What’s Your Story?
Your passion for good software is visible to your team, stakeholders and in every product you and your team delivers. You take business automation seriously and strive to make decisions that drive value every day. You have:
- Minimum of 15 years of professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility
- Minimum of 8 -10 years as a senior technology executive in a related media industry
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience leading a team
- Knowledge of the various roles and functions of departments within a studio from production and distribution, sales and marketing
- Experience distilling and communicating information across a broad range of groups (written, verbal, and in presentation settings), including: operational, engineering, research, business development, marketing and senior management.
- Knowledge of the wide range of systems used as part of the production, distribution and marketing workflow.
- Ability to listen to and determine the unique requirements across a wide arrange of business units.
- Exceptional client service skills.
- Demonstrated an ability to influence third party product roadmaps and features.
- A proven track record of engaging with a broad range of industry partners.
- Demonstrated expertise in strategy development and presentation to management.
- Demonstrated the ability to translate industry trends into product strategies.
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
- Embraces teamwork; shares ideas/methods to improve performance
- Embraces working and operating in a highly collaborative and communicative environment
- Strong analytical modeling skills; applying strategic thinking with a strong understanding of execution needs
- Intellectually curious and open to challenging status quo
- Bachelors Degree preferred or equivalent work experience
At The Walt Disney Studios, you’ll help bring compelling stories to life through film, music and live entertainment.
Who We Are:
We have created one of the most powerful brands by bringing memorable, life-changing storytelling to the world. The foundation of this creativity starts with The Walt Disney Studios where we produce, acquire, and distribute live-action and animated motion pictures, video experiences, music, and live performances. Our brands include Marvel, LucasFilm, Pixar, Disney Animation, Disney Live Action, Disney Theatrical/Stage Play, Disney Nature and Hollywood Records. No other Media & Entertainment company can rival the brands we have the honor of working with every day.
As part of the Studio’s Technology team you’ll be joining a group of passionate, dedicated technologists solving a range of interesting problems in innovative ways in an exciting and dynamic industry.
We are looking for a leader capable of leading multi-functional teams that builds scalable, extensible and easily maintainable solutions in support of Studio initiatives, from the technology engine that keeps the Studio running to consumer applications that touch millions of people. The multifunctional teams include: engineering, product development, QA, and project management.
Preferred Education :
What’s Your Story?
Your passion for good software is visible to your team, stakeholders and in every product you and your team delivers. You take business automation seriously and strive to make decisions that drive value every day. You have:
- Minimum of 15 years of professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility
- Minimum of 8 -10 years as a senior technology executive in a related media industry
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience leading a team
- Knowledge of the various roles and functions of departments within a studio from production and distribution, sales and marketing
- Experience distilling and communicating information across a broad range of groups (written, verbal, and in presentation settings), including: operational, engineering, research, business development, marketing and senior management.
- Knowledge of the wide range of systems used as part of the production, distribution and marketing workflow.
- Ability to listen to and determine the unique requirements across a wide arrange of business units.
- Exceptional client service skills.
- Demonstrated an ability to influence third party product roadmaps and features.
- A proven track record of engaging with a broad range of industry partners.
- Demonstrated expertise in strategy development and presentation to management.
- Demonstrated the ability to translate industry trends into product strategies.
- High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation
- Embraces teamwork; shares ideas/methods to improve performance
- Embraces working and operating in a highly collaborative and communicative environment
- Strong analytical modeling skills; applying strategic thinking with a strong understanding of execution needs
- Intellectually curious and open to challenging status quo
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