Lead Executive Operations Analyst

The Walt Disney Company; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Lead Executive Operations Analyst to drive strategic growth, improve efficiency, and partner with engineering, product, and finance leaders across Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology. The role emphasizes advanced analytics, communication, and project management in a globally distributed environment.

Reporting to the Director of Product Engineering, Exec Ops, you will lead initiatives, develop standardized workflows, and enable seamless deployment of

Qualifications

• 7+ years of related experience in portfolio management and project accounting.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience with AI tooling (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini) for analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Establish internal communication hierarchies and templates for cross‑department clarity.
• Collect, build, and validate Long Range Plan, Annual Budget, and Quarterly Forecasts.
• Analyze active portfolio to align with goals and budgets; identify trends and risks.
• Provide data‑driven, procedural solutions to budgets and resourcing.
• Report budgets, forecasts, and contracts to Portfolio and Finance teams.
• Coordinate with senior leaders to standardize workflows and onboarding.
• Develop internal training and onboarding to accelerate deployments across studios.

Skills

Portfolio Management

Project Accounting

Organization

Communication

Presentation

AI Tools

Prompt Engineering

Leadership Influence

PM Principles

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Keynote

PowerPoint

Confluence

Box

Office365

Airtable

Job description

Lead Executive Operations Analyst

Job ID 10156916 Location New York, New York, United States Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Date postedAug. 20, 2026

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day - from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Product Engineering team is responsible for end to end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team leads AI adoption and drives innovation at scale for millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Director of Product Engineering, Exec Ops, Lead Executive Operations Analyst will drive initiatives that support the strategic growth and improve the efficiency and effectiveness for DE&E Technology globally. To be successful in this role this person should have advanced analytical, communication, and project management skills. They also must be resourceful, have a strong customer-service orientation, prioritize effectively in demanding environments, initiate solutions, and have advanced interpersonal skills. Additionally, this person will partner with key engineering, program, product, and financial leaders within our segment to enable seamless deployment of projects and execution of strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Establish clear internal communication hierarchies, systems/templates for inter-departmental procedural clarity.
• Work with stakeholders to collect, build, and validate Long Range Plan, Annual Budget, and Quarterly Forecast information.
• Perform evaluations and analysis of the active portfolio to ensure consistent alignment with business goals and budgets. Proactively identify financial trends, recommend adjustments, and signal potential issues as necessary to stay on budget.
• Provide data-driven, procedural solutions to drive intelligence on the health of our budgets and resourcing needs.
• Communicate regularly with Portfolio and Finance departments in the tracking, reporting and analysis of budgets, forecasts, and contracts.
• Generate detailed contract reports for stakeholders as needed, and ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of contract processing.
• Liaison between senior leaders within Product Engineering for ongoing strategic team operations, standardize workflows and onboarding practices, and ensure leadership deliverables meet strategic objectives.
• Develop internal training sessions, manage, and maintain onboarding practices to enrich the skill sets of all new hires and ensure release and deployment seamlessness across all technology studios and initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A minimum of 7+ years of related experience
• Thorough understanding and experience with Portfolio Management and Project Accounting concepts and practices.
• Superb organization, detail-orientation, and project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and balance short and long-term work streams
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills, ability to develop beneficial relationships and networks in order to achieve results
• Strong presentation and design skills; experience with Keynote, PowerPoint and internal collaboration sites (e.g. Confluence, Wordpress, Box, Office365, etc)
• Ability to flex and pivot quickly based on priority shifts and/or changes in workstreams
• Proven experience in influencing business and technology leadership to drive positive lasting outcomes
• Solid understanding of program and project management principles
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities
• Ability to think creatively and to drive innovation
• Proficiency leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, Gemini) to accelerate analysis, drafting, and reporting workflows; skilled in prompt engineering, summarization of long-form content, and using AI to synthesize data across budgets, forecasts, and contracts. Familiarity with applying AI responsibly - understanding data privacy, source verification, and the limits of generative outputs in an enterprise environment.
• Bachelor’s degree (Business Management. Marketing or IT)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with corporate accounting software such as SAP, and presentation software such as Keynote is a plus.
• F&A experience for capital planning and project planning
• Experience with Airtable.
• Understanding of Disney existing procedures and corporate culture, a plus

The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $135,400 - $181,600 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.

About Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:

At Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, we’re blending imagination and innovation to reimagine the ways people experience and engage with the world’s most beloved stories and products. Our work is wide-ranging and deeply sophisticated. We create amazing experiences, transform the future of media, and build products and platforms that enable the connection between people everywhere and the stories and sports they love.

Disney’s ability to marry world-class technology with one-of-a-kind creativity makes us unique. It is at the heart of our past, present, and future. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers.

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 Entertainment & Sports LLC , which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology .

Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC 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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