Manager, Domain Names
CurrentI manage The Walt Disney Company’s large portfolio of domain names; including overall strategy, risk mitigation to the company's intellectual property and brands, daily operations, vendor management, and internal customer support. Working closely with the TWDC Legal team on intellectual property, branding, and policy/process as it relates to domain names, and with the Enterprise Technology leadership on strategy and execution. Also connected to the Global Information Security team when needed to align domain name strategy and operations with enterprise security goals. Working with various stakeholders (ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, etc.) to support key business initiatives and build relationships, as well as helping to drive compliance to corporate procedures. Providing business analysis to facilitate both short-term problem solving and long-term delivery of services to meet demonstrated business needs.Leader for a small team of Program Managers who are driving day-to-day service delivery, including migration of 21st Century Fox assets. We have successfully integrated domain name management and operations for numerous business units such as FX, Searchlight, 20th Television, the National Geographic Partnership, etc. We've also taken over domain management for Hulu, as part of TWDC assuming operational control.