Costuming Project Mgr (CT)
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10078402 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney Imagineering Date posted May 02, 2024Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
Through innovative storytelling and collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment crafts, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences! From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations the world over. This diverse team – representing a wide variety of fields and talents from technical directors, writers and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust!
What You Will Do
The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management of global Costuming initiatives, including the concurrent management of projects with multi-year durations and budgets ranging from small to many millions. The types of projects include, but are not limited to, developing new business applications and system integrations, identifying and evaluating new business models, driving globalization and new business opportunities, and process improvement for our end-to-end supply chain.
This position reports to Manager-Projects and Innovation Strategy
This role is seasonal with no guarantee of regular hours
Job Summary
- Establishes project scopes, detailed business requirements, timelines, budgets and cash flows
- Serves as the primary liaison between multiple teams, including Costuming (domestic and international sites), Finance, Strategic Sourcing, Legal, Technology & Digital, and external vendors
- Right-sizes project management methodology and tools to the individual needs of each project
- Assesses project risks and formulate mitigation plans
- Cultivates relationships with business partners in our theme parks and resorts worldwide to influence and drive projects and standard process sharing across sites
- Provides briefings and status reports to executives, leaders and team members on a regular basis, identifying key milestones and critical path elements
- Ensures accurate project closure including retrospectives/lessons learned, documentation for all processes and systems, and final financial reporting
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years proven experience leading multi-year programs/projects with large budgets
- Certification in one or more of the following areas: Project Management (i.e. CAPM, PMP, etc.), Agile (i.e. PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, etc.), Business Analysis (i.e. PMI-PBA, CBAP, etc.), Six Sigma (Green Belt, Black Belt or Master Black Belt), ITIL, Supply Chain
- Experience with multiple project management methodologies, as well as experience with pragmatic blending of styles to facilitate collaboration and delivery (i.e. Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, DMAIC, DFSS, etc.)
- Experience collaborating and working through compromise that result in win/win agreements and outcomes
- Experience communicating (verbal and written) with partners at all levels
- Experience with root cause analysis and problem solving
- Experience facilitating project meetings and large workshops to drive commitments and accountability
- Experience delivering projects timely and on-budget while communicating with executive leadership, sponsors and clients
- Experience working in a business environment where cost benefit and return on investment analysis are key decision factors
- In-depth experience with project management tools (i.e. Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, MS Project, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Disney Theme Parks & Resorts, Disney Cruise Line and Costuming operations
- Familiarity with Costuming specific systems and technology including RFID, GUS, SAP Inventory Management, and SAP Warehouse Management
- Prior experience with SQL programming and business intelligence tools (i.e. Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau, etc.)
- Familiar with supply chain principles and strategies
- Experience leading supply chain, consulting or business integration projects
Education
- High school degree or equivalent experience is required
- Advanced degree or equivalent experience in Project Management, Business Management, Process Improvement or related fields
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.
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About Walt Disney Imagineering:
Founded in 1952 as WED Enterprises to design and build the world’s first theme park — Disneyland — Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) is where imagination and creativity combine with cutting-edge technology to create unforgettable experiences. WDI is the creative force that imagines, designs and builds all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions and cruise ships worldwide. Imagineering’s unique strength comes from its diverse global team of creative and technical professionals, who build on Disney’s legacy of storytelling to pioneer new forms of entertainment. The Imagineers who practice this unique blend of art and science work in more than 100 disciplines to shepherd an idea all the way from “blue sky” concept phase to opening day.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Disney Entertainment Productions, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.
Disney Entertainment Productions is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.