Senior Analyst

Disney Parks and Resorts; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a Senior Analyst to support EMEA business strategies within their CS&BD team. This pivotal role involves conducting strategic and financial analyses, collaborating with regional leads, and providing advanced business modelling insights. Ideal candidates will have robust consultancy experience and strong analytical skills. The position offers competitive perks, including private medical insurance and free park entry for employees and their families.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental care

Free Park Entry for family and friends

Disney Discounts on products

Disney+ Subscription

Excellent parental leave

Qualifications

• Robust experience working in a top-tier Management/Strategy consultancy firm.
• Strong analytics with structured thinking for complex quantitative analysis.
• Advanced MS Office skills, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic & financial analysis for Disney+ growth in EMEA.
• Collaborate with local Country Managers on business cases for opportunities.
• Provide advanced business modelling/analysis of financial data.

Skills

Strong analytics

Advanced MS Office skills

Experience with Big Data tools

Education

Experience in Management/Strategy consultancy or media BD/strategy

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Alteryx

Job description

Job Summary:

Be you, be here, be part of the story! At The Walt Disney Company, magic is more than just a word; it's a way of life. For a century, we've been inspiring imaginations, celebrating diversity, and bringing families together through our beloved stories, characters, and experiences. From our iconic theme parks and resorts to our groundbreaking films, television shows, interactive media and products, we're dedicated to creating magic that knows no bounds.

This is a 9m FTC role.

This is an office-based role. 4 days working in the Hammersmith, London office with 1 day working from home (Monday or Friday).

The Senior Analyst will play a pivotal role in supporting the CS&BD team with the development and delivery of EMEA-wide business strategies and initiatives. The role requires superior strategic, analytical and collaboration skills – and the ability to apply these effectively as part of the CS&BD team.

Senior analysts are the most experienced analysts in the CS&BD team, setting the bar for other analysts to meet. They build a solid understanding of the various Disney Entertainment and ESPN businesses (including the various areas within Streaming), advanced proficiency in business/financial modelling (directly applied in multiple projects), effective collaboration with different levels of the organisation/teams across EMEA and in the US (developing a wide internal network) and experience presenting & discussing results with senior leadership (including SVPs). They support the most important and highest profile projects, taking the lead on the business/financial modelling and interacting with multiple teams across the organisation, often working directly with the VP and Directors in the team and presenting their output to EMEA SVPs. They also play a pivotal role in various outputs produced by the CS&BD team, which feed into other DTC projects. Finally, due to their experience & capabilities, senior analysts informally act as a mentor and 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.

Key areas of responsibility

• Support 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 markets).
• Work with regional business leads and local Country Managers to build business cases for new opportunities, identifying associated revenue streams, costs and risks, 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.
• Support preparation of the annual strategic business review and 5‑year plan, including coordination with relevant Regional and US/Global stakeholders.
• Monitor key market trends (across consumer behaviour and competitors) and extract meaningful insights that inform key decisions in our business.
• Evaluate potential commercial partnerships, assessing strategic fit and financial & operational impacts (e.g., collaborations with other streaming services, distribution of Disney+ through wholesale partners, opportunities to establish strategic partnerships with external content producers, opportunities to license external content and rights).
• Support and deliver integrated EMEA initiatives as identified by the EMEA President.
• Ongoing support across strategic and operational priorities.

Areas of Accountability (Strategic Impact, Financial, Management, Relationships)

• Supporting the CS&BD function in managing and delivering ongoing projects in EMEA, with a particular emphasis on DTC.
• The senior analyst assumes responsibility for our most complex/challenging business & financial models, which are a key component to the success of the most important projects within CS&BD.
• The senior analyst leads directly the preparation of important outputs from the CS&BD team, used widely across our projects and in other areas of the DTC team, requiring close collaboration with all local DTC teams.

Experience and Professional Qualifications Required

Robust experience working in a top tier Management/Strategy consultancy firm and/or within a media organisation's central BD/strategy team.

Strong analytics – ability to think in a structured way (both conceptually and analytically) and 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.

About The Walt Disney Company (EMEA)

Disney EMEA aims to drive growth, innovation and brand affinity across an extremely diverse collection of countries with a team of over 6,000 employees operating in 59 markets with offices in 29 countries.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world‑class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with The Walt Disney Company Limited, which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (EMEA). The Walt Disney Company Limited is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. 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.

Equal Opportunity Statement. 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. We are committed to building a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.