Job Requirements

About the Role & Team 

The Project Manager leads the implementation and continuous improvement of project management standards, governance, tools, and processes across projects and the portfolio from blue sky through closeout. Working closely with the Manager, Business Planning & Operations, Project Managers, and cross-functional partners, this role drives consistency, transparency, informed decision-making, and disciplined project delivery. 

The role is responsible for integrating workstreams, strengthening delivery controls, monitoring budget and schedule performance and ensuring teams consistently apply established project standards. 

This role will be based on-site in our Shipyard office in Papenburg. This is a project-based fixed term contract until December 2030.  

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day. 

What You Will Do 

• Own scope, schedule, budget, and delivery performance for assigned projects, with accountability proportionate to project size and complexity. 

• Establish and maintain alignment among approved scope, budget, schedule, quality expectations, and business objectives. 

• Present concise, decision-oriented updates on project status, risks, opportunities, issues, and required leadership actions. 

• Analyze project and portfolio data, delivery trends, process performance, and relevant industry developments to identify root causes, improvement opportunities, and actionable recommendations. 

• Own and continuously improve the project lifecycle framework, including project initiation, planning, execution, controls, stage reviews, and closeout, supported by standardized templates, tools, and guidance. 

• Partner with internal and external organizations including project teams, creative and design studios, operations, vendors, and contractors to embed consistent ways of working and resolve process gaps. 

• Own the configuration, governance, adoption, and ongoing enhancement of project management tools and software within the scope of responsibility. 

• Mentor Project Coordinators and junior team members, reinforcing consistent project management practices and professional development. 

• Lead structured problem-solving and facilitate resolution of cross-functional conflicts and delivery barriers. 

• Own project- and portfolio-level risk, issue, action, decision, and dependency logs, ensuring clear accountability, timely follow-up, and appropriate escalation. 

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• Strong systems thinking, analytical judgment, and structured problem-solving capability 

• Demonstrated leadership, ownership, influence, and stakeholder-partnering skills 

• Strong facilitation, governance, conflict-resolution, and cross-functional alignment skills 

• Excellent written and verbal communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills 

• Knowledge of design, production, and/or construction environments 

• Strong understanding of the interdependencies among scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, and resources 

• Proficiency in project lifecycle governance, baseline planning, change control, process mapping, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement; knowledge of themed entertainment and Disney is preferred 

• Ability to remain effective, organized, and solutions-focused in a complex, fast-paced environment 

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.  

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. 

This position is with Walt Disney Imagineering (Germany) GmbH, which is part of a business we call Walt Disney Imagineering.

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