Decision Science Product Manager

Decision Science Product Manager

Job Summary:

The Disney Decision Science & Integration (DDSI) team provides internal consulting services for clients across The Walt Disney Company including Media Networks (e.g. ABC, ESPN), Studio Entertainment (e.g. The Walt Disney Studios, Disney Theatrical Group), Direct-to-Consumer & International, and Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products. The DDSI team sits at the intersection of business strategy, advanced analytics, and technology integration to help our partners explore opportunities for analytics, shape business decisions and drive value. Our work includes conceptualizing new solutions, solution design and development, implementation (and integration with business processes), and ongoing business support.

DDSI seeks forward-thinking team members who are passionate about learning our client businesses, forming relationships with business leaders, and driving value through the tactical and strategic use of data and analytics. The work requires a combination of analytical approach with hands-on experience in data and programming, and a natural gift for communicating and presenting complex analytical findings. Strong candidates are those with the right balance of technical and business skills that are critical for successful execution of analytics to drive business values

Responsibilities:

• Act as a Company-wide consultant leveraging advanced analytics and complex science models to solve business problems.

• Lead projects that drive value, improve business efficiencies, or guide strategy development.

• Own the vision for analytical systems, be accountable for integrating these systems into real-world business processes, and construct the consolidated product roadmap for future ongoing evolution of these systems.

• Lead system requirements-gathering, design and develop solutions to meet those requirements, test implementations, lead user training, and measure ongoing performance of the solutions.

• Be a problem solver; when presented with new challenges, you are encouraged to research and network to find solutions.

• Be a hands-on project lead who works with SQL, Python, and Tableau to extract data for analysis, seek out answers to business problems, and look for opportunities to automate processes.

• Proactively connect with technical and non-technical partners, seek to learn and understand, and potentially challenge existing processes in order to continuously seek improved efficiencies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of progressively complex experience in advanced analytics, data science and/or analytics solutions

• Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, including ability to partner with others and build consensus in a multi-functional team toward a desired outcome

• Deep understanding of a line of business with expertise in multiple functional areas

• Proven ability to coordinate and prioritize work

• Ability to adapt to a constantly evolving business environment and priorities

• Advanced proficiency with multiple client- or DDSI-side systems and databases

• Sophisticated proficiency in scripting & data processing (SQL, Python, R, etc.) and data visualization (Tableau, PowerBI, etc.)

• Proficient in a variety of data science methods, scalable infrastructure setup, software development, and system architecture plus a basic understanding of system design / architecture

• Recognizes potential business development opportunities

• Ability to seamlessly collaborate across the technical teams building consensus to work as a team

• Ability to craft client presentations and lead presentations to executive leadership

• Skilled at project management and delivery

How to Stand Out:

• Experience with the media industry, especially television, SVOD, and film

• Experience with marketing, sales, pricing, or revenue management

• Experience with financial analytics and automation

• Experience with internal or external consulting

• Familiarity with Martech/Adtech and identity solutions (Exchanges, DSP, etc.)

• Proven solid experience in developing and applying analytics solutions to drive business values

• Knowledge of machine learning methods

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Data Mining, Analytics, or other quantitative field; Master's Degree preferred.

The hiring range for this position in California is $149,300.00 to $200,200.00 per year. 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.