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Manager – Disney+ Subscriber Planning

Manager – Disney+ Subscriber Planning

CompanyThe Walt Disney Company
LocationSanta Monica, CA, USA
Salary$124900 – $167500
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Minimum four years of professional work experience in media, tech, strategy, business planning, management consulting, or investment banking/private equity
  • Bachelor’s degree from a world-class school with a major in Finance, Economics or similar field with an analytical bias
  • Significant analytical and modeling experience including ingesting and analyzing large amounts of data in order to drive decision-making
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (including PowerPoint) and ability to simplify sophisticated matters for an executive audience
  • Ability to work cross functionally in a team environment, managing many stakeholders and building relationships throughout the company

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with regional leads on the Disney+ International Subscriber Planning team to enhance synergies in subscriber planning efforts across diverse, expansive international regions.
  • Identify, conceptualize and establish standardized best practices for planning and reporting internationally.
  • Consolidate subscriber forecasting outputs, drive continuous process improvement, and ensure alignment and consistency across all regional stakeholders.
  • Develop and curate impactful presentation materials (decks, notes, write-ups, backup materials, etc.) that effectively communicate international subscriber projections, drivers, business performance, and risks & opportunities to leadership.
  • Benchmark and report on international subscriber trends.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of operating effectiveness (e.g., critical metrics, subscribers), major partnership deals and transactions, local content performance, as well as issues and challenges facing the businesses.
  • Stay abreast of relevant trends within the streaming industry to inform strategic decisions.
  • Collaborate with the Subscriber Planning team and broader direct-to-consumer planning teams to develop strategic recommendations for new business initiatives, help quantify business issues, and analyze large amounts of subscriber data from previous similar events at DTC.
  • Develop and mentor a Senior Analyst with a focus on international Disney+ subscriber growth.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or other graduate degree is preferred
  • Extremely organized with the ability to prioritize activities, manage timelines, and deal effectively with pressure
  • Self-motivated and comfortable working without mentorship, in a fast-growing environment with multiple partners
  • A passion for the media industry, international business, and content as well as a natural curiosity
  • Familiarity with working in or with global, large organizations is a plus
  • Experience in managing preferred