Business Analytics & Intelligence Manager

The Walt Disney Company; Glendale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 155,000; Full time

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Benefits package

Bonuses & incentives

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Business Analytics & Intelligence Manager in Glendale, CA to lead Licensing Analytics within Disney Experiences. You will guide analytics for owned retail and licensee data, develop dashboards, and partner with IT to ensure data quality and governance.

You’ll drive automated data pipelines, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and translate complex data into actionable insights for executives and partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in analytical roles.
• Led analytic products from requirements to automation.
• Proficient in project management and prioritization.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience visualizing data with Tableau/Power BI.
• Ability to work in ambiguity and derive questions.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into data requirements and timely delivery.
• Work with large data environments to curate data foundations for Licensing Analytics.
• Develop automated data pipelines and analytical tools.
• Collaborate with Technology to improve data quality and governance.
• Use visualization to present insights clearly and concisely.
• Build self-service analytics and scalable reporting.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Tableau/Power BI

Data visualization

SQL

Data governance

Communication

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science/Statistics/related field

Tools

Tableau

SQL Server

Snowflake

ETL tools

Alteryx

Knime

Snowscript

Python

Job description

Business Analytics & Intelligence Manager

Job ID 10158481 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Aug. 25, 2026

Job Summary:

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 (opens in new window)

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.

About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

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 Disney Consumer Products, Inc. , which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences .

Disney Consumer Products, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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