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Ride Studio Business Operations Manager
| Company | The Walt Disney Company |
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| Location | Glendale, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $147300 – $202500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in business management, finance, and/or operations-related positions
- Proven track record of translating high-level vision/scope descriptions into actionable plans and influencing strategic direction with Senior Executives
- Possess a high degree of business acumen as well as knowledge of Walt Disney Imagineering and its essential functions
- Experience working with development teams and prototype products
- Ability to distill complex information, including financial details, into engaging high-level messages accessible to a wide audience
- Desire to learn about scope and tools outside previous experience
- Ability to develop, maintain, and improve process and planning tools
- Ability to excel in a creative environment with changing priorities
- A strategic problem-solving mindset with the ability to synthesize and present information to advance business strategies, applying strong analytical skills
Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of annual operating, financial, and resource plans Annual Operating Plan, FYP, monthly forecasts, etc. that support the high-level department goals
- Provide financial guidance that improves spending towards the achievement of strategic goals and guides decision-making towards a sound financial perspective
- Understand, consolidate, and review capital costs to provide an overarching view of spending compared to plan
- Produce ongoing financial, risk, and development reports on the health and progress of each project towards its goals in partnership with Finance and key Walt Disney Imagineering partners
- Ensure studio transfer rates are achieved, operating budget targets met, Operational Improvement Projects completed, and capital expenditures properly distributed
- Develop business models for potential new lines of business and communicate value to company collaborators
- Assist with the development of practical work plans that move internal projects efficiently towards successful completion. Organize a sophisticated or minimally defined scope into implementable phases
- Own the work-plan process for internal projects (development, submittal, approval, and tracking), ensuring the project focus, milestones, and spend are documented completely. Track progress against plan and align with department priorities/funding
- Actively identify and resolve risk elements that could affect schedule and budget
- Prepare and deliver executive presentations that represent the financial goals and strategies of the Ride studio
- Work with functional managers to develop department resource plans that advise future hiring strategies
- Work with Project Engineers to project financial trend analyses and Earned Value reports
- Partner with Disney Finance groups across the enterprise. Contribute to financial communications with executive stakeholders
- Partner with Sourcing & Procurement department to establish and maintain vendor contracts
- Develop and mentor others in the department
Preferred Qualifications
