Senior Manager, Data Engineering
The Walt Disney Company
Job Posting Title:
Senior Manager, Data EngineeringReq ID:
10133658Job Description:
At Disney Experiences Technology, 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. The Disney Experiences Technology team is responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including the MyDisneyExperience app and Hey, Disney!
We are looking for a Sr Manager, Data Engineering to drive the development and successful delivery of modern data products. You will own the successful roll-out of new features and capabilities that provide useful insights and drive growth for our business. You will lead all aspects of data initiatives including a studio of engineers who craft, build, and improve the framework and processes handling consumer data, ensuring freshness, completeness, security, and privacy. 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 authorities from across Disney.
Responsibilities:
Work with partners from around Disney to understand business needs and translate those into high value capabilities and features
Develop the strategy and roadmap for data products supporting Guest experiences
Lead the team delivering against plans, including both highly technical and non-technical resources
Build a strong culture of best practices and standards in data and engineering
Act as the deep technical authority on delivery practices, able to speak to capabilities and processes to multiple levels of the organization
Advance data collection strategies and onboarding processes enabling improved data capabilities while adhering to data privacy requirements
Stay in the known on the product direction for applicable technologies to understand how shifts in the consumer privacy landscape alter the Guest data strategy
Required Qualifications & Skills:
10+ years related work experience in a Data Engineering field
Advanced knowledge of Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science implementations
Experience across Data Warehouse platforms such as Snowflake and BigQuery, with expert level knowledge in the Snowflake Platform
Expertise with Data Lakehouse architectures and formats/standards, such as Parquet and Iceberg
Experience designing automated, highly available ETL/ELT big data pipelines at scale
Experience with data transformation and orchestration tools as well as DBT and AirFlow
Knowledge of data quality practices and tooling such as Data Dog and Anomalo
Familiarity with data security and privacy regulations
Excellent verbal and written communication, compelling storytelling and presentation skills.
A team player with vision, passion, discipline, and integrity
Demonstrated inclusive and collaborative leadership that embraces diverse thought. Ability to develop geographically and otherwise diverse highly technical teams.
Proven ability to successfully operate in a highly matrix organization where partnership and influence are key drivers of success
Ability to work rapidly and 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.
Job Posting Segment:
DX TechnologyJob Posting Primary Business:
Emerging Tech & DataPrimary Job Posting Category:
Data EngineeringEmployment Type:
Full timePrimary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Anaheim, CA, USAAlternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - FL - Kirkman Point 2Date Posted:
2025-10-09