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Job Information
Job title

Sr Mgr Technology

Company The Walt Disney Company - Walt Disney Internet Gro
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, California, North Hollywood
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 3 - 4 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 9/11/2008
Description
Senior Manager, Technology – Disney Online Technology




POSITION SUMMARY
BACKGROUND: The Walt Disney Internet Group is the Internet media business of the Walt Disney Company, and includes Disney.com, the number one website for kids and families, and Family.com, the premier family site. Our sports offerings consist of ESPN.com, the leading sports Internet property. Entertainment and news properties include ABC.com, the leading broadcast network site, ABCnews.com, one of the leading news sites, and Movies.com. The Walt Disney Internet Group has a significant online commerce business through its operation of DisneyStore.com, DisneyVacations.com and Disney Auctions. According to Media Metrics, Walt Disney Internet Group’s combined websites collectively represent the seventh largest web property, attracting more than 20 million unique visitors, representing 25% of the web universe per month.

The Walt Disney Internet Group is part of the Walt Disney Company, one of the most of respected and successful entertainment companies in the world. The company also operates the ABC Television Network, ESPN Sports Network, the ABC Radio Networks, television and radio stations. It also provides programming for the cable television industry, publishes daily and weekly newspapers, shopping guides and business specialized periodicals. Annual revenues exceed $25 billion.

LOCATION: North Hollywood, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting the Director of Technology, Disney Online, the Manager of Technology will contribute to the development, delivery, and support of Internet products and applications, including product and system design, architectural fit and compliance, resource schedules and delivery milestones, and overall product quality. In addition, Manager of Technology with work with senior management and the Walt Disney Internet Group to guide the evolution of the Disney Online architecture, standards, tools and methodologies.

This position requires the ability to direct a variety of diverse - and sometimes conflicting – requests, priorities, and activities. Candidates will need management skill combined with the flexibility to interact with people at all levels, within WDIG and across the Walt Disney Company.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

· Provides leadership in design, delivery, and support of Disney Online products and systems
· Provides engineering support to business units and external groups
· Develops and manages effective working relationships with other departments, groups and staff with whom work must be coordinated or interfaced.
· Creates and monitors the set of policies that establish standard development languages, tools, and methodology; documentation practices; and examination procedures for developed systems to insure alignment with overall architecture.
· Assists in evaluating the technology staff.
· Identifies and provides appropriate technology staff career paths throughout the organization.
· Participate in the broader Walt Disney Internet Group organization, and ensure that, where possible, products are created in a platform-centric manner.

CONTACTS:

· Internal: The most frequent internal contacts are with Producers in the Online Creative group, Systems Engineering, the Quality Assurance group, various roles at the Walt Disney Internet Group, Director of Creative Online Services, and the Vice President of Technology.
· External: The primary external contacts are with contract customers, vendors, and other industry peers.
EXPERIENCE:


A minimum of 6 years of software development experience
A minimum of 3 years experience in managing technical professionals; a preference will be given to candidates who have managed managers and software engineers in a Java and Web environment
A BS, ideally in computer science, or equivalent experience
Knowledge of web development, e-commerce architecture, connectivity technologies, web hosting, advanced network protocols, client-server technologies, applications development and multi-vendor environments
Experience in a large media, technology or internet company
A sound understanding of content management systems
Success at achieving sophisticated technology goals on-time and on-budget
A comfort level with complex, matrix organizations containing a certain amount of ambiguity

JOB ID: 177292df-tc

Experience/Skills
Above

Other desired skills:
Java, Flash, HTML, JavaScript, HTTP, Spring, Struts, Hibernate, JSP, PHP, XML, SOAP, AJAX
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