Senior Analyst

Job Description

Senior Analyst (9 month FTC)

About the Role & Team
This is a 9month FTC role based in our Hammersmith office (4 days working in the office and 1 day working from home.
You will play a pivotal role in support ing the Corporate Strategy & Business Development team with the development and delivery of EMEA-wide business strategies and initiatives. The role requires superior strategic , analytical and collaboration skills.
You will build a solid understanding of the various Disney Entertainment businesses ( including the various areas within S treaming), a more advanced proficiency in business/financial modelling (directly applied in multiple projects), an ability to effectively collaborate with different levels of the organisation / teams across EMEA and in the US (develop ing a wide internal network) and experience in presenting & discussing results with senior leadership ( including SVPs).
You will work on our most important and highest profile projects, taking the lead on the business / financial modelling and interacting with multiple teams across the organisation, often work ing directly with the VP and Directors in the team and present ing their output to EMEA SVPs .
You will informally act as a mentor and a first point of call for other Analysts in the team , providing support when they run into challenges in their own projects or need a sounding board – e.g., you can help Analysts troubleshooting issues in the ir model s or offer advice on how to craft a specific written material to be more effective with a senior audience .
What You Will Do
Organic development
• S upport strategic & financial analysis of growth opportunities for Disney+ in EMEA (e.g., evolution of our commercial offer, introduction of new product features, launching in new market s , … )
• Work with regional business leads and local Country Managers to build business cases for new opportunities, identifying associated revenue streams, costs and risk s and/or support review of business plans prepared by local Country Managers to test viability and alignment to overall company goals
• Provide advanced business modelling/analysis (including interpretation) of financial data to support business operations
Strategy & Planning
• Support preparation of the annual strategic business review and 5 year plan , including coordinati on with relevant Regional and US/Global stakeholders .
• Monitor key market trends – e.g., across consumer behaviour and competitors -, extracting meaningful insights that inform key decision s in our business
Partnerships / Joint Ventures / M&A
• Evaluate potential commercial partnerships, assessing strategic fit and financial & operational impacts – e.g.,
• Collaborations with other streaming services
• Distribution of Disney+ through wholesale partners (e.g., Pay TV/ Telecom operators, Consumer Brands)
• Evaluate opportunities to establish strategic partnerships with external content producers (e.g. linear TV channels)
• Evaluate opportunities to license external content and rights (e.g., films and series from external producers, sports rights ,… )
Operations
• Support and deliver integrated EMEA initiatives as identified by the EMEA President
• Ongoing support across strategic and operational priorities
Operations
• Support and deliver integrated EMEA initiatives as identified by the EMEA President
• Ongoing support across strategic and operational priorities

Required Experience & Skills
• Robust e xperience working in a top tier Management/Strategy consultancy firm and/or experience of working within a media organisation's central BD/strategy team ;
• Strong analytics – ability to think in structured way (both conceptually and analytically) and to conduct / review complex quantitative analysis to inform business decisions
• Advanced MS Office skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint ; ideally some experience with Big Data analytical tools ( e.g. Alteryx )
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
• Disney+ Subscription
• 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.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-363xm4-18-97-14-91-42 in your application.