Job Summary:

The Manager, Business Planning, serves as a partner to Games and Publishing (including Interactive Experiences) executive leaders, leading the identification and development of key strategic and operational growth initiatives. The Manager will work with leaders across this business hub on multiple initiatives and will help drive the five-year planning process and strategic planning function for an assigned line of business.

You will report to the Director, Business Product and Planning.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Director, Business Planning, and Publishing senior leadership in the creation of annual strategic planning process for an assigned Line of Business
• Evaluate potential new growth opportunities, including through development of financial and quantitative analyses
• Manage multiple Games, Interactive Experiences and Publishing-related projects
• Identify and analyze consumer and industry trends across major markets, including through third-party research, and translate analysis into meaningful takeaways to support project narrative
• Create compelling presentation materials to communicate essential insights and recommendations to senior-level executives
• Develop relationships with partners across the Company
• Maintain relationships with research and data providers (e.g., NPD BookScan),
• Pull and analyze data from internal (e.g., DPEP financial systems) and external systems (e.g., NPD BookScan)

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, corporate development, retail/product strategy, or private equity
• Analytical and financial modeling skills
• Prioritization, critical thinking, and hypothesis development
• Ability to think pragmatically, not just theoretically, and implement ideas
• Teamwork capabilities
• Ability to develop cogent arguments and present them to a range of team members, including executives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in and passion for Publishing, Games or Interactive Experiences industries

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or related field; OR equivalent relevant experience

Preferred Education

• Master's in Business Administration

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

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About Parks, Experiences and Products:

The Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney’s iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps; the world’s largest children’s publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Parks, Experiences and Products.

Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.