Data Platforms Manager, Products & Engineering

ESPN; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 171,600 - 230,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Medical benefits

Long‑term incentive units

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Data Platforms Manager, Products & Engineering Delivery in Burbank to lead data platform initiatives and own the product roadmap. You will work with cross‑functional teams to deliver finance data lakehouse solutions that serve Finance systems, BI, AI/ML, and reporting needs.

Role emphasizes mentoring, collaboration with business stakeholders, and driving on‑time, on‑budget delivery of complex, data‑centric projects across enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical and professional experience in programming and designing in Java, Python, Scala or similar.
• Experience with enterprise data domains such as Finance and HR data.
• Experience with Snowflake and high‑scale cloud data platforms.
• Proven data/analytics platform leadership and product management experience.
• Ability to partner across all levels and manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a technical team through delivery of major data platform initiatives.
• Manage on‑time, on‑budget, on‑scope delivery of projects.
• Own the product roadmap and strategy for data platforms.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to meet data needs.
• Mentor team members and influence technical decisions.

Skills

Java

Python

Scala

Data platforms

Product management

Cloud data

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/SE

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Snowflake

SAP (S/4, BW, HANA)

EPM Systems

AI/ML

Job description

Data Platforms Manager, Products & Engineering

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

Team Description

The Data Solutions & Products group is part of Enterprise Technology. We are responsible for designing and developing enterprise solutions and managing a diverse portfolio of products and tools related to Data, Analytics and Automation used by business teams across The Walt Disney Company.

The Manager, Data Platforms Product Owner & Engineering Delivery position is one of the key technical leadership roles on the team. You will have the opportunity to lead major projects related to our data platforms and be the product owner for those platforms. The first project this role will be responsible for as Delivery Manager is the implementation of a Finance Data Layer—a data lakehouse that provides data to Finance systems and applications including an EPM system, BI reporting & analytics, and AI/ML applications.

You will be working in a challenging, fast-paced, highly collaborative and rewarding environment, as a member of product and project teams that work closely with each other and with our business partners to deliver innovative and industry-leading business solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a technical team through the delivery of major engineering initiatives, providing guidance for major technical projects related to data platforms and solutions.
• Lead project teams while delivering on‑time, on‑budget and on‑scope.
• Lead the innovation, development and improvement of software and data solutions by managing day‑to‑day development, testing and implementation of technical solutions.
• Product ownership for data platforms—including setting product strategy and defining and managing the product roadmap.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders to deliver data solutions that meet their business needs.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate well to both technical and business audiences.
• Lead a team of individual contributors and provide mentorship and career development beyond day‑to‑day technical guidance.
• Strong collaboration skills, with ability to guide and influence technical decision making.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 8+ years of technical/professional experience programming and designing in various languages (Java, Python, Scala, etc.).
• Experience with enterprise data domains such as Finance and HR data is required.
• Experience with Snowflake is required.
• Demonstrated experience managing data & analytics platforms, project leadership and product management.
• Experience developing enterprise data & analytics solutions.
• Experience with high‑scale cloud data platforms.
• Experience leading the development of large, complex data‑centric projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively partner across all levels and manage multiple projects with high standards.
• Intellectually curious and desire to remain up-to-date with emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP Systems (S4, BW, HANA, BDC).
• Experience with EPM Systems (e.g. Oracle EPM).
• Experience with AI/ML.
• Experience with Data Governance.
• Experience with Master Data Management.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
• Master’s Degree a Plus.

Compensation and Benefits

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $171,600 - $230,100 per year and in Seattle, WA is $179,700 - $241,000 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.