Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution Hiring for Senior Manager, Product Finance Job at Santa Monica, CA Full Time

The Walt Disney Company’s Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED) is a new, 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, DMED 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.

Job Summary:

DMED is seeking a Senior Manager who will lead our Product Finance team. The Senior Manager will be responsible for providing business decision support through financial and user analysis to support user acquisition, engagement, and retention. Specifically, they will be the lead day-to-day partner for the Product and Engineering teams to evaluate product proposals and provide key financial inputs in the decision making process. The right person for this role has exceptional analytical skills, is an outstanding communicator, sets a high bar for themselves, and has a track record of successfully working with Product teams and other relevant business groups. This is a great role for someone seeking a highly influential, data-focused role with the desire to mentor colleagues and build strong relationship with other teams across DMED.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

Partner with various business stakeholders, particularly Product, Product Strategy, and Engineering, to evaluate opportunities to improve the user experience and address consumer needs

Oversee quantitative and qualitative cost-benefit analysis for each new product initiative proposal

Lead, manage, and develop a small team of analysts

Play an integral role in developing testing / experimentation culture by partnering with Experimentation Team to test product ideas that accelerate subscriber growth, engagement, and retention

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in direct-to-consumer, subscription companies

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or other quantitative field

• 6+ years of professional experience in a direct-to-consumer, subscription company

• Business partnership experience with Product and/or Engineering teams is a plus

• Analytical abilities and strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills

Role Criteria

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with senior presence and ability to influence all levels of the organization

• Ability to establish priorities and work independently

• Organized, self-driven, and comfortable working in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders

• Comfortable managing analysts who work with Big Data on a daily basis

• Management consulting mindset that is able to flex from analytical, hypothesis-driven problem solving to strategic thought partnership