Job Overview

Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.

Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us.

Reporting to the Director HR PMO, the Manager HR - Project Manager will be the lead the HR efforts of the global labor strategies/resource planning process that include transformation of existing processes and business rules and introduction of new concepts to inspire change across the organization.  Drive a holistic approach to planning and prioritizing labor initiatives globally in collaboration with the WDI resource management office, DX team and WDI HR business partners.  This includes the implementation and change management of a new planning system and process.  In addition, this role will lead projects from concept to execution in support of Walt Disney Imagineering talent programming.  This team applies technical skills, analytics, and relationship skills to successfully deliver multiple projects for Human Resources in support of Walt Disney Imagineering. 

Responsibilities

• Provide project management through identifying, tracking, monitoring, and communicating issues, variances and contingencies while ensuring headcount movement and other identified HR projects are delivered on time.

• Establish and facilitate project governance, developing a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress, using agreed tools. Involve all relevant stakeholders and ensure the critical success factors of the project are set and met.

• Collaborate with HR leaders and cross-functional team members to align business processes. Maintain effective communication and collaboration among the project team and any involved departments.

• Effectively interpret data to write, prepare, and build project documents, presentations, business updates, dashboards and end-user communications.  Tell the story through data driven storytelling. 

• Act as a strategic partner by developing authentic relationships and influence across stakeholder groups.

• Source and manage internal and external resources to deliver project

• Facilitate quality assurance, including regulatory, statutory and corporate compliance

• Ensure project risks and issues are effectively identified and managed; perform proactive contingency planning. Take an active role in discussions about potential solutions and next steps

• Communicate project progress to senior stakeholders

• Analyze successful completion of goals and projects to establish best practice; orchestrate project review and document lessons learnt

• Lead and drive all aspects of Project delivery to successful closure

• Plan and manage transition of the finished project; ensure appropriate change management

• Ensure that the project outcomes meet the expectation and requirements of the HR Director and other involved Executives, and that they comply with relevant regulations and standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years to include labor strategy roles and or project management roles which includes the full cycle of project management

• Applied data management, analytics, and forecasting experience

• Technical knowledge of human resource functions and systems

• Team player who quickly builds trust and collaborative working relationships with business leaders and partners across many groups and geographies

• Ability to consolidate large amounts of information into user-friendly documents that help guide and instruct.

• Strong written and oral communications skills. Ability to positively influence stakeholders at all hierarchical levels.

• Ability to transform complex data sets into clear, compelling narratives that drive business decisions.

• Experience in creating engaging and informative presentations, reports, and dashboards. 

• Strong working knowledge with Microsoft Excel, MS Teams, Smartsheet

• Strong planning, analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

• Flexible and able to react to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Disney businesses, policies, and procedures

• Work experience that includes resource management for a project-based workforce

• Disney SAP, Workday (HR or Finance Processes), Clarity, and other system experience

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $137,100 to $167,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. 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/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.