Business Analytics & Intelligence Manager

The Walt Disney Company (France); Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Glendale, CA is seeking a Business Analytics & Intelligence Manager (Business Intelligence) to lead analytics for Americas Licensing Analytics, partnering with Retail and Marketing to drive data-driven decision making.

You will own automated data pipelines and dashboards, translate business needs into data requirements, collaborate with IT and data partners, and mentor analysts to deliver clear, actionable insights that inform licensing strategy and performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of analytical experience.
• Experience leading analytic products lifecycle from requirements to automation.
• Proficient project management to handle complex projects.
• Self-starter with ability to lead from inception to completion.
• Advanced Tableau and Power BI skills.
• Strong time management and prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work in ambiguity to define questions and approaches.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data.
• Proficiency with SQL, SSIS, Knime, Alteryx, Tableau Prep.
• Knowledge of Snowflake and SQL Server.
• Familiarity with Circana, Euromonitor, Statista data platforms.
• Scripting: Snowscript, JavaScript, VBA, Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics for Americas Licensing Analytics, partnering with Retail and Marketing.
• Develop and facilitate analyses linked to licensed data and industry insights.
• Create dashboards and intelligence tools for clear performance storytelling.
• Translate business needs into data requirements and deliver timely data.
• Build automated data pipelines and analytical tools to reduce data prep time.
• Collaborate with IT to improve data quality and governance.
• Mentor analysts and share best practices across teams.
• Stay current with AI/ML trends for process improvements.

Skills

Analytical experience

Analytics lifecycle

Project management

Self-starter

Tableau

Power BI

Time management

Communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Data curation

SQL

SSIS

Knime

Alteryx

Tableau Prep

Snowflake

SQL Server

Circana data

Euromonitor data

Statista data

Snowscript

JavaScript

VBA

Python

Education

Bachelor's in Data Science

Tools

SQL

SSIS

Knime

Alteryx

Tableau Prep

Snowflake

SQL Server

Circana

Euromonitor

Statista

Snowscript

JavaScript

VBA

Python

Job description

Business Analytics & Intelligence Manager(Business Intelligence)

About the Role & Team

Do you love using data to answer complex questions? Then you may be interested in learning more about the Licensing Analytics team at Disney Consumer Products!

Our mission is to put our data assets to work and apply quantitative techniques to discover previously unknown insights about our licensing partners, retailers and consumers. We work directly with the major decision-makers who shape the Disney Consumer Products experience. Through our insights, we help form and improve Disney offerings.

This role sits onsite in Glendale, CA and reports to the Director, Licensing Analytics.

What You Will Do

As a leader on the Americas Licensing Analytics team, you will support the Retail & Marketing teams, serving as the primary analytics lead for developing and facilitating analysis linked to owned retail and licensee data enhanced through industry & macro insights. You will also facilitate analyses and projects across cross-functional teams with direct and indirect leadership of analytics and data partners. This includes support for evaluation of product performance, consumer & macro-economic trends, and industry shifts to inform strategic insights.

While every single day will be different, with rotating priorities, the main themes for this role include supporting a team of:

• Analytics Transformation Enablers: Help drive the technical transformation of our team by executing against and evolving a technology roadmap (focused on automating & structuring data loads and mapping), deploying self-service reports, defining a data architecture & governance strategy, and optimizing processes against business needs.

• Creative Problem Solvers: Our team navigates limited data availability and inconsistency. A key part of this role will involve identifying appropriate external data sources, reconciling data sets, identifying proxies, and clearly communicating the assumptions behind the analysis.

• Data Coders, Visualizers & Storytellers: Our team uses knowledge of visualization techniques to create compelling dashboards and intelligence tools to enable ease of interpretation of commercial performance metrics. This involves having the team code the backend processes to quickly access needed data and develop decks that synthesizes complex data into a compelling story.

You will also:

• Translate the business and analytical needs into data requirements to support timely data delivery, routine reporting, and in-depth analysis

• Work in large and complex data environments to compile and curate data from a variety of domains and sources to build a foundation for DCP Licensing Analytics

• Develop fully automated data pipelines and analytical tools to minimize time spent on data gathering and preparation

• Collaborate closely with Technology partners to enhance data quality and governance

• Leverage data analytics and visualization skills to conduct in-depth analysis with enhanced data streams and quality

• Build & maintain the data foundation that enables self-service analytics, AI-driven insights, and scalable reporting

• Stay up to date with industry trend on robotic automation & AI / ML to identify areas for process improvements

• Develop easy-to-use tools and share best practices with peers to solve problem efficiently and effectively

• Excellent in communication to translate technical terms into easy-to-understand outputs

• Partner with IT to systemize planning process leveraging data from disparate sources

• Be willing to be flexible with changing business needs and adaptable with work requests.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of experience in analytical roles

• Experience leading the lifecycle of analytic products; from requirements gathering to data acquisition to presentation of results, and automation (where applicable)

• Proficient project management skills; ability to organize and manage projects of varying complexity and length

• Takes initiative and is a self-starter, with the ability to lead projects from inception to completion

• Advanced user of Tableau, Power BI, and/or other data visualization software

• Time-management skills, with ability to prioritize multiple requests and communicate status to partners

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas and develop concise recommendations

• Comfort in working in ambiguity to determine the questions that should be answered and the approach and partners needed to get there

• Experience with working and curating structured and unstructured data

• Technical proficiency in these data technology subject areas:

  • Data pipeline technologies and ETL tools and languages such as SQL, SSIS, Knime, Alteryx, Tableau Prep

  • Database technologies such as Snowflake, SQL Server

  • External syndicated data platforms such as Circana, Euromonitor, and Statista — ability to extract, interpret, and activate third-party market and category data is strongly preferred

  • Data Visualization and Consumption Tools — primary proficiency in Tableau required; familiarity with Microstrategy, Power BI, or Business Objects a plus

  • Data warehouse and data lake architecture

  • Scripting languages such as Snowscript, Javascript, VBA, Python - Preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large scale retail systems data

• Experience working with cloud platforms/technologies

• Experience with machine learning

Preferred Education

• Bachelor of Science in Data Science, Statistics, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical background

Our Benefits:

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

The hiring range for this position based in Glendale, CA is $115,500.00-$154,800.00. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and 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, depending on the level and position offered.