🚀 Product Owner

Overview

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. We strive to move audiences around the world and deliver unforgettable experiences across our businesses.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation.

Team Description: The Corporate Technology group powers TWDC’s corporate functions, enterprise workflows, and service management platforms, spanning the product lifecycle from strategy to delivery and support.

Responsibilities of Role

• As a Product Owner within the Corporate Technology group, lead the direction and execution across multiple enterprise products that power critical corporate functions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps, gather requirements, and refine and prioritize the backlog. Bridge business objectives with agile delivery to meet strategic goals and deliver meaningful value.
• Develop and Communicate Product Vision & Strategy: Define clear objectives, strategies, and roadmaps aligned with business goals. Communicate vision to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Backlog Ownership & Prioritization: Refine user stories, defects, enablers, and other work items to maximize business value; continuously prioritize backlog items.
• Stakeholder & Customer Engagement: Identify key customers and stakeholder groups; build strong relationships and incorporate customer feedback into requirements and priorities.
• Agile Delivery & Team Collaboration: Serve as primary contact for agile delivery teams; work with scrummasters, developers, and QA to ensure effective sprint planning and delivery; remove blockers to keep delivery on track.
• User Story Definition & Acceptance Criteria: Translate complex requirements into clear user stories with defined acceptance criteria; ensure readiness and a definition of done.
• Quality Assurance & Testing: Collaborate with QA to develop test strategies and participate in reviews and user acceptance testing.
• Implementation & Change Management: Partner with business teams to plan and execute product rollouts; ensure training and documentation for end-users.
• Continuous Improvement & Problem-Solving: Proactively address risks and drive process improvements to enhance product quality.
• Mentorship & Thought Leadership: Mentor other product owners and contribute to the agile community with best practices.
• Compliance, Security, & Best Practices: Champion security and compliance requirements and stay current with industry trends.

Key Attributes & Must Haves

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a product owner or related role, managing complex enterprise products.
• Knowledge of ITIL v3 or later and ITSM best practices.
• Strong communication, writing, and executive presentation skills; ability to translate complex ideas into clear requirements and business outcomes.
• Experience leading small technology teams and delivering projects; familiarity with Agile methodologies (PMI-ACP, CSPO, SAFe PO/PM, ICP-ACC, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of ITIL v3 or later and ITSM best practices.
• Certifications in agile methodologies (PMI-ACP, CSPO, SAFe PO/PM, ICP-ACC, etc.).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Preference for Master’s or advanced degree in a related discipline.

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The hiring range and compensation information are provided for informational purposes and may vary by location and candidate. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.

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