Job Posting Title:

Executive-Project Management (SAPL)

Req ID:

10131659

Job Description:

Executive Project Management

Job Description:

The Executive Project Management role is responsible for leading land-level projects or equivalent portfolio of projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, integration, documentation, safety, and quality.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop the project delivery strategy, accountable for effectiveness and ensuring team understanding, and lead the team in delivering in accordance with the defined strategies; dynamically reassess strategies for effectiveness and change course when needed

• Establish a project culture of proactive change and risk management in addition to leading the implementation, and ensure the health of these programs

• Help to identify estimate gaps; understand trade-offs in factors that impact the estimate and knock on effects; align the team in understanding and delivering within the baseline parameters

• Effectively manage project contingency, authorize its use, and identify opportunity to reduce cost throughout the project lifecycle

• Determine project delivery and commercial risks, the likelihood of occurrence, and impact; implement mitigation plans and establish contingency or plans necessary to produce reliable project cost and schedule projection

• Serve as an adept problem solver of project issues and find common ground during conflict to resolve opposing positions; have a good appreciation for trade-offs and the importance of the Disney brand

• Lead negotiations for contracts, project changes, and claims

• Leverage lessons learned and best practices to increase project efficiency, reduce risk, and educate team

• Collaborate, build sustainable cross-functional relationships, and provide leadership to internal and external organizations including project team, design studios, operations, municipalities, vendors, and contractors; build trust, understanding, and effective collaboration with operations leadership to ensure satisfaction with project delivery

• Create high performing teams through leadership style, team design and chemistry, continuous alignment, clear communication of goals and action plans, decisiveness, and feedback on performance

• Supervise other project managers, determine staffing requirements, set priorities, direct work, and conduct performance evaluations

Required Experience & Skills:

• Themed Entertainment experience leading complex projects and large teams

• Ability to lead staff, consultants, and vendors including setting clear goals and standards, delegating responsibilities effectively, prioritizing tasks, coordinating work, and managing scope, time and performance

• Understand business drivers and market conditions in order to incorporate into plans, decision making, negotiations, and solutions for successful results

• Demonstrate effectiveness as highly skilled negotiator for contracts, project changes, and claims

• Significant contract administration and claims management experience

• Strong meeting leadership, facilitation, conflict resolution, and alignment skills

• Strong communication, collaboration, technical writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills that are audience appropriate

Education:

4 year undergraduate degree in architecture, construction management, or related field, is required. 15 years of equivalent work experience and/or continuing education and studies at the post graduate level (i.e. MBA or Master’s degree in applicable field) desirable.

Job Posting Segment:

WDI

Job Posting Primary Business:

WDI Operations (SHDR)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Project Management

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Shanghai, China

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-02-13