Senior Manager, Data Analytics
The Walt Disney Company
Job Posting Title:
Senior Manager, Data AnalyticsReq ID:
10127125Job Description:
Job Summary
Disney Streaming is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Product & Technology Analytics to lead our Product Performance and Forensics Analytics team. This team plays a critical role in evaluating product health, ensuring data integrity, and delivering actionable insights that influence product development and executive decision-making.
You will lead a multidisciplinary team of analysts and analytical engineers responsible for assessing and improving browse telemetry data quality and producing high-impact analysis of streaming product performance across Hulu and Disney+. Working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data Engineering, and Analytics partners, you will help develop scalable solutions, ensure metric consistency, and uncover the “why” behind key product trends and anomalies.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Set the vision and priorities for a high-impact analytics team focused on product telemetry, anomaly detection, and performance reporting.
- Data Quality & Instrumentation: Partner with engineering and data engineering teams to monitor, validate, and improve the quality of browse telemetry and event instrumentation.
- Product Performance Reporting: Lead the creation and ongoing development of core performance metrics, executive dashboards, and deep-dive analyses on user behavior and platform engagement.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Act as a trusted advisor to Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN to influence product roadmaps and feature prioritization.
- Forensics & Root Cause Analysis: Drive rapid-response investigations and anomaly detection efforts to diagnose data or product issues and guide timely remediation.
- Data Infrastructure: Oversee the development and maintenance of scalable data pipelines and business logic to support consistent, reliable reporting.
- Tooling & Enablement: Deliver intuitive self-serve dashboards and analytics tools using Looker, Tableau, and Databricks to democratize data access.
- Team Development: Hire, mentor, and grow a diverse team of analysts and analytical engineers, fostering a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and excellence.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in data analytics, data engineering, or analytical engineering, including at least 3 years managing technical teams.
- Proven ability to lead multifunctional teams and drive strategic impact through data.
- Deep fluency in SQL and experience with large-scale, distributed data systems (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift).
- Strong business intuition and ability to translate technical analysis into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders at all levels.
- Expertise in exploratory data analysis, anomaly detection, and root cause investigation.
- Proficiency with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Databricks).
- Strong understanding of product telemetry, user funnel analysis, and operational monitoring.
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining scalable data products or pipelines.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with scripting languages such as Python or R
- Experience in the streaming media industry and/or supporting a direct-to-consumer subscription-based product
- Experience in the technology industry and knowledge of how to build and implement data products
- Familiarity with data platforms and applications such as Databricks, Jupyter, Snowflake, Redshift, Airflow
- Experience operating in an SDLC environment and deploying code
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Job Posting Segment:
Direct to ConsumerJob Posting Primary Business:
DTC Analytics and Data SciencePrimary Job Posting Category:
Tech Data AnalyticsEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Santa Monica, CA, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - NY - 7 Hudson SquareDate Posted:
2025-07-29