Sr Manager, Business Performance

Disney’s Enterprise Technology team is seeking a Sr Manager, Business Performance that will report into the SVP and will be a critical strategic, operational, change, and transformation leader.  Leaders at the Walt Disney Company envision the impossible, harness the creative power of the Company, and lead with a global mindset.  

This candidate will be an intellectually curious and proactive problem-solver, who can handle multiple priorities simultaneously and is comfortable with ambiguity. The role requires high diligence, top-flight financial, strategic, and operational analysis, strong presentation skills, and executive presence.

The Sr Manager, Business Performance will oversee a team of data analysts, business analysts, and portfolio managers and will be responsible for:

Strategic Planning

• Act as proxy and representative of the SVP as needed
• Provide a voice at the leadership table, while also being a resource to help support the broader strategic and operational needs of the team
• Support the SVP in setting the strategy and building roadmaps
• Support communication plans around strategy with senior leaders and partner teams
• Partner with the senior leaders to drive the strategy, priorities, and key initiatives
• Support with hiring, team building and culture-building activities
• Own and drive key initiatives, special projects, ad hoc requests

Business Operations & Measurement

• Drive and manage 5 year plan as well as annual AOP planning and institutionalize ongoing measurement methods to ensure we stay on track
• Lead organizational change management
• Standardize and evolve common operating mechanisms, processes, and practices across the organization
• Set and drive Continuous Improvement goals for the organization
• Own and oversee Financial Management of departmental and portfolio budgets and help develop and implement strategies to optimize cost
• Develop and implement a data driven operational framework with effective and efficient operating mechanisms and governance

Portfolio Management

• Manage overall project portfolio
• Implement a vendor governance framework
• Ensure compliance to TPP/PPM standards
• Develop and evolve governance framework to ensure we deliver against our commitments
• Drive initiatives to improvement maturity
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and go to green plans as needed

Experience

• Ability to effectively lead, partner with and successfully influence executives and other stakeholders at all levels across a matrixed organization
• 15+ years in Technology Leadership
• Able to maintain both a rigorous attention to detail and a big-picture, strategic mindset
• Effective thought leadership skills and business acumen
• Skilled in distilling insights from data and synthesizing and crafting compelling presentations for executive audiences
• Experience in a Fortune 500 company managing a complex and diverse portfolio of large, integrated technology strategies
• Embraces teamwork; shares ideas / methods to improve performance
• Capital and Operating Expense budgeting and forecasting experience
• Ability to quickly learn new concepts, solve problems, and implement solutions
• Experience defining strategies and operational initiatives in a fast-paced environment; ability to work within tight timelines

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to technical and non-technical audiences; ability to synthesize complex ideas into crisp concepts and action plans.
• Active listener who can understand challenges, prioritize objectives, and orchestrate cross-functionally
• Experience building, leading, and influencing internal and external partner relationships
• Work effectively in a team environment, with hybrid and remote teams
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-motivated
• Excellent analytical, diagnostic, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to direct, motivate and empower others to work towards the organization's goals
• Skilled in distilling insights from data and synthesizing and crafting compelling presentations for executive audiences, both financial and non-financial
• Passionate about maximizing portfolio performance