Manager, Data Engineering

The Walt Disney Company; Orlando (FL); Presencial; USD 163 000 - 219 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Walt Disney Company in Orlando, FL is seeking a hands‑on leader to drive the development and delivery of modern data products. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for guest data pipelines, ensuring freshness, security, and privacy while delivering features on the roadmap that provide insights and growth.

Based in Disney Experiences Technology & Digital, you will partner with stakeholders across the organization, mentor engineers, uphold data engineering standards, and translate

Qualificações

• 8+ years related work experience, including 3+ years leading or mentoring engineers.
• Solid working knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science implementations.
• Experience with Data Warehouse platforms such as Snowflake and BigQuery, with strong working knowledge of the Snowflake Platform.
• Familiarity with Data Lakehouse architectures and formats/standards, such as Parquet and Iceberg.
• Experience designing or maintaining automated, highly available ETL/ELT big data pipelines at scale.
• Experience with data transformation and orchestration tools such as dbt and Airflow.
• Familiarity with data quality practices and tooling such as Data Dog and Anomalo.
• Familiarity with data security and privacy regulations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• A team player with vision, passion, discipline, and integrity.

Responsabilidades

• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand business needs and translate them into well‑scoped engineering work.
• Execute against the strategy and roadmap for data products supporting Guest experiences, and contribute ideas that help shape it.
• Lead a team of engineers day‑to‑day, balancing delivery against plans with the growth and development of individual team members.
• Reinforce a strong culture of best practices and standards in data and engineering.
• Serve as a technical resource on delivery practices, able to speak to capabilities and processes with engineers and partners alike.
• Support data collection strategies and onboarding processes that enable improved data capabilities while adhering to data privacy requirements.
• Stay current on product direction for applicable technologies to understand how shifts in the consumer privacy landscape may affect the Guest data strategy.

Conhecimentos

Data Architecture

Data Warehousing

ETL/ELT pipelines

Snowflake

BigQuery

dbt

Airflow

Data security

Leadership

Communication

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Ferramentas

Snowflake

BigQuery

dbt

Airflow

Data Dog

Anomalo

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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Do you love data? Do you want to help build the next generation of data products at Disney? Join us! We are looking for a hands‑on leader to help drive the development and delivery of modern data products. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for building and improving the pipelines and processes that handle consumer data, ensuring freshness, completeness, security, and privacy, while executing against the roadmap for new features and capabilities that provide useful insights and drive growth for our business.

You will sit in Data Products & Platform within the Technology & Digital organization for Disney Experiences. You will work closely with internal segment partners and technical peers from across the company, reporting to a Senior Manager or Director within the org.

What You’ll Do:

Partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand business needs and translate them into well‑scoped engineering work

Execute against the strategy and roadmap for data products supporting Guest experiences, and contribute ideas that help shape it

Lead a team of engineers day-to-day, balancing delivery against plans with the growth and development of individual team members

Reinforce a strong culture of best practices and standards in data and engineering

Serve as a technical resource on delivery practices, able to speak to capabilities and processes with engineers and partners alike

Support data collection strategies and onboarding processes that enable improved data capabilities while adhering to data privacy requirements

Stay current on product direction for applicable technologies to understand how shifts in the consumer privacy landscape may affect the Guest data strategy

Required Qualifications & Skills:

Minimum of 8+ years related work experience, including 3+ years’ experience leading or mentoring engineers

Solid working knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science implementations

Experience with Data Warehouse platforms such as Snowflake and BigQuery, with strong working knowledge of the Snowflake Platform

Familiarity with Data Lakehouse architectures and formats/standards, such as Parquet and Iceberg

Experience designing or maintaining automated, highly available ETL/ELT big data pipelines at scale

Experience with data transformation and orchestration tools such as dbt and Airflow

Familiarity with data quality practices and tooling such as Data Dog and Anomalo

Familiarity with data security and privacy regulations

Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences

A team player with vision, passion, discipline, and integrity

Demonstrated inclusive and collaborative leadership that embraces diverse thought; experience developing engineers on a team

Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organization where partnership and influence support success

Ability to work efficiently in a fast‑paced and changing environment

Required Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

#TECHATDISNEY

Job Summary:

"We Power the Magic!" That's our motto at Disney Experiences Technology & Digital. Our team builds premier immersive digital experiences for the Company's world‑class vacation brands including Disney's Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

Do you love data? Do you want to help build the next generation of data products at Disney? Join us! We are looking for a hands‑on leader to help drive the development and delivery of modern data products. You will lead a team of engineers responsible for building and improving the pipelines and processes that handle consumer data, ensuring freshness, completeness, security, and privacy, while executing against the roadmap for new features and capabilities that provide useful insights and drive growth for our business.

You will sit in Data Products & Platform within the Technology & Digital organization for Disney Experiences. You will work closely with internal segment partners and technical peers from across the company, reporting to a Senior Manager or Director within the org.

What You’ll Do:

• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to understand business needs and translate them into well‑scoped engineering work

• Execute against the strategy and roadmap for data products supporting Guest experiences, and contribute ideas that help shape it

• Lead a team of engineers day‑to‑day, balancing delivery against plans with the growth and development of individual team members

• Reinforce a strong culture of best practices and standards in data and engineering

• Serve as a technical resource on delivery practices, able to speak to capabilities and processes with engineers and partners alike

• Support data collection strategies and onboarding processes that enable improved data capabilities while adhering to data privacy requirements

• Stay current on product direction for applicable technologies to understand how shifts in the consumer privacy landscape may affect the Guest data strategy

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of 8+ years related work experience, including 3+ years’ experience leading or mentoring engineers

• Solid working knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science implementations

• Experience with Data Warehouse platforms such as Snowflake and BigQuery, with strong working knowledge of the Snowflake Platform

• Familiarity with Data Lakehouse architectures and formats/standards, such as Parquet and Iceberg

• Experience designing or maintaining automated, highly available ETL/ELT big data pipelines at scale

• Experience with data transformation and orchestration tools such as dbt and Airflow

• Familiarity with data quality practices and tooling such as Data Dog and Anomalo

• Familiarity with data security and privacy regulations

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences

• A team player with vision, passion, discipline, and integrity

• Demonstrated inclusive and collaborative leadership that embraces diverse thought; experience developing engineers on a team

• Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed organization where partnership and influence support success

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast‑paced and changing environment

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Education

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

#TECHATDISNEY

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $163,400.00 to $219,100.00 per year, in Seattle, WA is $179,700.00 to $241,000.00 per year, and in Glendale and Anaheim, CA is $171,600.00 to $230,100.00 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.

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 Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

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