Sr. Analyst of Forecasting (Disney Entertainment)

About the role

Department Overview:

The Walt Disney Company's Disney Entertainment team is a global business segment for The Walt Disney Company with the mission of providing consumers around the world access to the content they want most, on the latest platforms, at a time of rapidly-evolving consumer habits. Combining the Company's direct-to-consumer streaming services – ESPN+, the Disney+ streaming service and its ownership stake in Hulu -- alongside Disney's international media businesses, Disney Entertainment aligns cutting-edge technology with world-class content and beloved brands to expand the Company's global footprint and deliver highly-personalized entertainment experiences to diverse consumers around the world. Comprised of the Company’s international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Disney Entertainment aligns technology, media distribution and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

Job Summary:

The Sr. Analyst of Forecasting on the Disney Entertainment (DE) Research, Data & Insights – Forecasting & Analytics team will be responsible for full scale execution of the forecast workflow. The forecast process includes short and long term (next year, 5-year, 10-year) forecasts as well as tactical and strategic/ad-hoc analyses across several different business units and distribution end points. This person will work with key stakeholders and analysts to balance the art and science of forecasting, identifying user consumption patterns, short and long term trends, emerging insights, and data anomalies, while understanding contextual drivers and making strategic recommendations to the Manager, Forecasting and other team leaders. The Senior Analyst position is mostly a tactical role but is expected to think strategically and help to execute organizational strategy. The Sr. Analyst of Forecasting will be responsible for building strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and can drive both tactical and strategic projects.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Maintaining both the weekly and financial forecast with current schedule information and performance trends and keeping the business informed.
• Weekly pacing reporting and variance analysis to help explain drivers and changes. 
• Data quality monitoring, as a subject matter expert on internal/external data sources, ensure anomalies/bugs are escalated and if needed workarounds developed to ensure the data is as clean as possible, as these KPI’s will become the source of truth for various groups.
• Partner closely with internal and external business stakeholders to identify and unlock opportunities, and with other data teams to improve platform capabilities around data modeling, testing platforms, and data visualization.
• Database management and continued maintenance of SQL code and backend queries used for stakeholder visualizations and other internal tools.

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of experience in research, data and insights, forecasting analytics, or a related field.
• Exceptional proficiency in the practical application of SQL required.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau and Looker)
• Demonstrated ability to develop relevant qualitative business analyses and insights that inform decisions, with exceptional Excel and PowerPoint skills to craft compelling narratives that persuade partners.
• Extensive experience in forecasting, scenario planning, modeling
• Exceptional communication skills; able to shift readily between technical and non-technical terminology depending on audience
• Exceptional skills with Excel and PPT with an ability to create a narrative and persuade partners
• Must live within commuting distance of the Seattle, WA office at 925 4th Ave and work onsite four days a week.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytic skills, high attention to detail and accuracy in a high-paced ambiguous environment either in a team setting or independently
• Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize, multi-task and work with multiple managers on a variety of projects
• Reliable; resourceful; pro-active in approach to questions, looks for solutions and information in creative ways
• Adaptable and positive about new assignments; proactively seeks opportunities to contribute and independently drives impactful projects to completion

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree is required, ideally in a quantitative field

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA is $101,600 to $136,200 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.

This position is with Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & Intl, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment Television.

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