Data Engineering Manager
The Walt Disney Company
Job Posting Title:
Data Engineering ManagerReq ID:
10117333Job Description:
“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.
Shape the future of our Guests’ experiences through data-driven innovation! As Manager, Data Engineering, you will lead a team of data engineers within the Data Products & Platform team, driving the design, development, and implementation of data products. This leadership role requires a collaborative spirit and a passion for delivering excellence.
This position reports to the Senior Manager of Guest Insights and Activation.
You Will:
Lead teams who can craft, build, and improve the framework and processes that handle consumer data, ensuring freshness, completeness, security, and privacy
Drive the transition of existing data products to a new identity structure, minimizing disruption to ongoing business activities during the transition
Integrate new data sources for marketing and Guest activation use cases, ensuring delivery of business value and activation readiness
Maintain productive engagement with partners to ensure solutions are right-sized and strategically aligned to the overall data strategy and architecture
Develop and maintain data quality standards, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data throughout its lifecycle
Continuously optimize performance and efficiency of existing data infrastructure, proactively identifying and addressing bottlenecks or issues
Develop and deliver on timelines, budgets, acceptance criteria, and service levels
Keep in touch with the latest industry trends and technologies, implementing standard processes for data management
Ensure your team is delivering solutions with a high degree of quality, stability, scalability, and maintainability
You Have:
8+ years of experience with the delivery of data solutions, including directly leading engineering resources and studios
Deep technical expertise in dbt, Python & SQL
Strong problem solving and influencing skills, able to critically think through and elegantly address logic problems with code
Ability to navigate in the gray easily and work independently to guide the development, creation, and delivery of strategies and roadmaps
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with rapidly evolving priorities and requirements
Deep understanding of consumer data principles, including data governance, privacy, and security, with a focus on how customer data is used for marketing and activation purposes
Excellent communication and partnership skills with the ability to interface and influence across the organization, including Executives
Strong project leadership skills, can handle the creation of program and project plans across multiple initiatives and studios
Proven experience leading complex data migration and integration projects, including data mapping, transformation, and validation
Experience with marketing technologies and platforms used for customer segmentation, targeting, and personalization
Experience working in the hospitality, travel, or entertainment industry
Solid grasp and believer of agile development approaches, including DevOps concepts
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience.
Preferred Education:
Master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience.
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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA/Anaheim, CA is $184,300 - $247,100 per year and in Seattle, WA is $193,100 - $258,900 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.Job Posting Segment:
Technology & DigitalJob Posting Primary Business:
Emerging Tech & DataPrimary Job Posting Category:
Data EngineeringEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - WA - 925 4th AveDate Posted:
2025-04-02