Site Executive Show Manager (Director level) - 4 years fixed-term contract

Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

The Site Executive Show Manager for our Disney Cruise Line portfolio serves as the senior show delivery leader for a designated site portfolio, responsible for aligning the vision and strategy of the Creative Show Design & Delivery Studio with the operational needs and priorities of the site portfolio.

In this role, you will be reporting to the Vice President of Creative Show Design & Delivery, you’ll ensure that all show-related planning, execution, and delivery activities across all projects in the cruise site portfolio are coordinated with portfolio leadership and studio direction.

The Site Executive Show Manager acts as the primary point of contact for portfolio leadership on all show-related matters at the site, connecting project teams, studio resources, Divisions of Work (DOWs), and vendor partners to ensure cohesive delivery across the portfolio.

This role provides both strategic leadership and functional oversight of show management at the site, ensuring that projects align with studio standards, creative intent, operational needs, and delivery commitments. Executive Show Managers dedicated to that site portfolio will report to the Site Executive Show Manager, establishing a clear structure for show leadership and enabling consistent practices across projects.

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.

This role will be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either a Monday or Friday working from home. You will also be required for frequent international travel.

What You Will Do

Strategic Alignment & Product Strategy

• Align show planning and execution with both studio vision and portfolio priorities.

• Drive the strategic development and evolution of show-related products and systems, ensuring alignment between global Imagineering capabilities and site-specific needs.

• Identify opportunities to leverage globally developed show solutions while adapting them to meet the unique operational and guest experience needs of the site.

• Partner with studio leadership and portfolio teams to shape the long-term strategy for show delivery, technology integration, and product development.

Portfolio Leadership Integration

• Serve as the single point of contact for portfolio leadership on all show-related strategy, planning, and delivery matters.

• Connect show execution across multiple projects to ensure alignment with portfolio objectives, schedules, and operational priorities.

• Provide visibility into risks, opportunities, and delivery strategies across the portfolio.

Leadership & Team Oversight

• Provide functional leadership and oversight for all Executive Show Managers assigned to the site.

• Foster collaboration across creative, technical, production, and operational teams.

• Promote consistency in show management practices, processes, and standards across the site portfolio.

• Mentor and develop show management talent within the studio.

• Partner closely with the Executive responsible for Show Management and Project Coordinators to ensure alignment across executive and non-executive show management roles supporting the portfolio.

Division of Work (DOW) Integration

• Partner closely with the Divisions of Work (DOWs) to align project needs with available studio capabilities.

• Coordinate resource planning across DOWs to ensure appropriate expertise and capacity are available to support the portfolio.

• Help drive standards of practice and delivery methodologies that ensure consistency and quality across projects.

Operational & Business Integration

• Maintain a strong understanding of Disney show products and systems, including design, engineering, and production considerations.

• Collaborate with project teams to ensure effective planning and integration of show elements throughout the project lifecycle.

• Maintain visibility and alignment across:

  • Resource planning

  • Project scheduling and milestones

  • Financial planning and budgets

  • Vendor strategy and contracting

  • Procurement and delivery processes

Vendor & Delivery Strategy

• Work with studio leadership and project teams to establish appropriate vendor engagement strategies for show delivery.

• Ensure vendor relationships support both creative intent and delivery performance.

• Partner with procurement and legal teams to support contract strategies that enable efficient execution.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Significant senior experience leading complex show, entertainment, or themed experience projects from concept through delivery.

• Deep understanding of show systems, creative integration, and production processes within themed entertainment or related industries.

• Experience working within large-scale themed entertainment, live entertainment, or experiential design environments.

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing multidisciplinary teams and complex project portfolios.

• Strong working knowledge of resource planning, scheduling, financial management, and vendor partnerships.

• Proven experience working with external vendors and strategic partners to deliver complex show systems and experiences, with an excellent understanding of the vendor landscape

• Experience working across multiple disciplines including creative, engineering, production, and operations.

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder alignment skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Theatrical Design, Entertainment Technology, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead across complex organizational structures, aligning multiple stakeholders, disciplines, and project teams.

• Experience guiding global product strategies while adapting solutions to site-specific operational and guest experience needs.

• Familiarity with Disney show systems, technical infrastructure, and production methodologies.

• Experience balancing creative ambition, technical feasibility, financial discipline, and schedule commitments across multiple projects.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, our new disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

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.