Sr Data Analyst

Disney’s Direct to Consumer Product & Tech Analytics team is seeking a Senior Data Analyst who will be an outstanding addition to our team. We partner with other teams across the business to turn data into information, information into insights and insights into key business decisions that steer the strategic direction of the company. This role will design innovative analytic approaches to test hypotheses, extract actionable insights by identifying patterns in structured and unstructured data, and develop recommendations to drive product performance across Disney’s digital platforms.  

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

• Business Performance Reporting, Visualization: Be the primary partner for cross-functional teammates to understand performance of the platform. When a metric is ahead or behind expectations, dig in to drive meaningful, actionable insights that help the business performance improve or double-down on success. 

• Deep-Dive Analysis: Use advanced techniques (statistical modeling, experimentation, causal inference) to analyze user behavioral data to identify patterns and uncover opportunities. Create a rich understanding of how people are interacting with the platform and content and use these insights to then make recommendations. Aid in the development of content curation of Hulu content on Disney+ through in-depth analysis and testing, providing insight into the right content for the right person at the right time to be surfaced in their Disney+ experience. 

• Opportunity Identification and Sizing: Set goals and evaluate potential opportunities, this analyst will work with forecasting and opportunity sizing. Collaborate with business partners to evaluate trade-offs in different approaches, and create targets for driving business performance. 

• Partnership and communication: Work closely with business partners to identify and unlock opportunities, and with other data teams to improve platform capabilities around data modeling, testing platforms, data visualization, and data architecture. 

• Projects: This role will be instrumental in leading the use of analytics as a critical value driver across our organization and will be an integral part of unifying data across an expanded set of Disney online and application properties for greater insight into the breadth of Disney performance. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics or related field 

• 5+ years of analytical experience 

• 2+ years’ work experience using SQL 

• Some experience with Python/R or other statistical programming language 

• Familiarity with data exploration and data visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, Chartio, etc. 

• Understanding of statistics concepts (e.g. confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression analysis). 

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts 

• Ability to think strategically, analyze and interpret market and consumer information 

• Intense curiosity, high intellectual and analytical horsepower, passionate pursuit of analytics driven insights 

• Strong communication skills, as well as written and verbal presentation skills and experience presenting to diverse audiences 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Masters degree in an analytical field 

• Strong motivation and ability to work independently 

• A sense of humor 

• Unique passions or areas of interest that influence the way you interact with others and/or do your job

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles is $114,900 - $154,100 per year and in New York is $120,300 - $161,300 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.