Lead Business Analyst

Job Description

Lead Business Analyst (P4), Media Engineering, Strategic Operations

Reports to: Director, Strategic Operations (E1)

Job Summary:

The Lead Business Analyst drives strategic operations for the Media Engineering pillar, including forecasting and reconciliation of spend across vendors, rationalizing software lease and development investments, supporting alignment of resources and financials against priorities including the identification and execution of cost synergy opportunities, and participating in the pillar's overarching business planning process.

This role will partner closely with stakeholders in Product, Finance, Portfolio, GPM, and HR to consolidate the Media Engineering pillar's resource management, informing inputs into the centralized planning process, including AOP/ LRP, quarterly forecasts, and actuals.

This role will blend quantitative analysis to provide guidance on key business and operational decisions, while coordinating cross-functional groups to drive operational efficiencies and hands-on management of high priority, strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities include:
• Maintain a comprehensive repository of Media Engineering pillar's vendors and forecasted vs actuals spend.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Finance stakeholders to provide financial analysis and strategic recommendations during the evaluation of build vs lease across the pillar's product portfolio.
• Provide cost analysis to Media Engineering's leadership during critical vendor evaluation and contracting processes.
• Identify and execute opportunities to drive organizational cost efficiencies.
• Aggregate the Media Engineering pillar's inputs into the centralized financial planning process (quarterly forecasts / actuals, AOP, LRP), including forecasting usage of critical software and professional services vendors.
• Align with Engineering, Product, and Finance stakeholders to drive ongoing analysis of launched product ROI.
• Deliver ad-hoc reports to support business needs, investigate, triage, and resolve metrics-based issues.
• Enhance business intelligence and support data driven decision making, providing key trends and insights.
• Support Director, Strategic Operations, in partnership with HR, on headcount and resourcing prioritization across the Media Engineering pillar.
• Support strategic initiatives and team operations (e.g. organizing executive presentations, contractor and FTE onboarding, cross organizational communication).
• Drive change management and integration into the new Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology organization, providing documentation, training and guidance to onboard teams to new processes.
• Support the definition process for organization's yearly and quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
• Report out on OKRs and other KPIs that drive organizational strategic decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve employee efficiencies, morale, and overall experience as an employee within Media Engineering at TWDC.
• Define, launch, and drive structural improvements, organizational goals, and a variety of strategic efforts, relying on technical and data analytic skills and expertise.
• Drive continuous improvement by helping communicate strategy across and within teams, providing clarity around operational frameworks, and fostering cohesion for initiatives including measurement, management, and communication of work.
• Provide business critical insights, ensure cross functional alignment of goals and execution, and help teams successfully implement and move strategic initiatives forward.

Key Expectations:
• Bring specialized skills and/or notable breadth of technical expertise to financial management, strategic reporting, and/or departmental operational execution.
• Work not just within the department but across departments to drive business value.
• Command expert understanding of organizational operations, stakeholders, and processes within the department.
• Strong analytical skills and passionate about answering questions with data.

Skills/ Expertise/ Experience:
• 7+ years of relevant working experience in business planning, financial analysis, project management, or technology sector.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Work is performed with minimal direction.
• Participates in determining objectives of assignments.
• Strong planning, scheduling, and organization skills; Excellent attention to detail.
• Fosters positive relationships with partners and stakeholders across the organization.
• Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.

The hiring range for this position in California is $112,600 to $165,500 per year and in Seattle, Washington is $118,000 to $158,300 per year and in New York $118,000 to 158,300. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

This position is with Disney Streaming Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.

Disney Streaming Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqe53x-3-145-152-98-42 in your application.