Program Manager

About Company:

The Program Manager will be an integral member of the Disney+ APAC Program Management Office (PMO), partnering closely with the DTC Korea, APAC, and Global teams to deliver strategic initiatives that support the continued growth of the Disney+ business.

This role is responsible for planning, coordinating, and driving cross-functional programs from initiation through execution, ensuring successful delivery across multiple stakeholders. The Program Manager will primarily support the Korea market while contributing to regional APAC initiatives as required.

The position requires a highly organized, proactive, and collaborative individual who is comfortable navigating a fast-paced, matrixed environment and influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Key Competencies:

Responsibilities

●        Deliver a diverse range of strategic initiatives for Korea market (primary focus) as well as across the APAC region when required.

●        Collaborate with Global, Regional and local cross-functional teams including Product, Partnerships, Marketing, Growth, Content, Legal, and Operations teams.

●        Manage Program scope and change control, escalating issues as necessary.

●        Communicate effectively in English and local language Korean to drive alignment on stakeholder priorities.

●        Manage project launch communications, track and triage local issues through partnership with cross-functional teams, including at Global and Regional APAC level.

●        Supports implementation of global/local projects and business processes to drive operational excellence.

●        Perform and/or coordinate in-market user testing, including troubleshooting and analysis of issues to assist project stakeholders and team members.

●        Work cross-functionally with Disney+ stakeholders and team members to identify critical business blockers and collaborate with them to solve. Proactively identify risks and issues on projects, helping teams and stakeholders to develop risk management and issue management plans, responsible for the management and reporting of RAID items across multiple work streams.

●        Lead and/or support in the preparation of presentation materials for project or cross-functional forums.

●        Lead and/or facilitate meetings with various stakeholders to ensure meeting objectives are met and follow ups actions executed by identified parties.

An Ideal Candidate:

Qualifications

●        A bachelor’s degree in Technology, Corporate Strategy, Communication or business-related field.

●        At least 5+ years working experience, with proven track record in PMO execution and project/program management.

●        Experience or understanding of OTT, Media and Content landscape i.e SEO, DTC (SVOD/ OTT, IPTV, BVOD, broadcast technologies) is a plus.

●        PMP and/or Prince2 certifications are a plus.

●        Experience in a senior management-facing role preferred.

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