VP, Analytics Engineering & DnA Operations

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for DnA Operations and Analytics Engineering, elevating both functions into scalable, AI-enabled capabilities that accelerate decision velocity across DTC.
• Lead International Analytics as the global operations engine, partnering with regional Data & Analytics teams to roll out common solutions and standards, localize tools and processes, and foster global-to-regional alignment.
• Advance AI Analytics initiatives, including the development of AI-powered tools and features on foundational models, evaluator frameworks for LLM accuracy and consistency, AI agentic workflows with appropriate guardrails , and third-party analytics tool evaluation, implementation, and governance.
• Oversee core operational pillars including tooling and enablement (Looker, Tableau, and proprietary AI tools), analytics operations, and reporting for launch initiatives and executive-facing deliverables, ensuring data integrity, quality, and SLA compliance.
• Partner with senior leaders across DTC, Product & Technology, Finance, and ESPN to define success metrics for company initiatives and enable data support for measurement and tracking in partnership with Data Platforms teams.
• Architect and execute the operating model for DnA's connective tissue, including ways of working, intake, prioritization, and delivery frameworks that scale across DnA and its cross-functional partners.
• Act as a neutral, expert third party gaining alignment across business, technology, finance, and regional stakeholders while maintaining analytical and operational rigor.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, and structured leadership growth, building managers into senior leaders and establishing team culture, identity, and career pathways that blend technical excellence with business acumen.
• Required Qualifications
• 12+ years of experience in analytics, analytics engineering, data science, technical program management, or operations roles, with 8+ years in leadership or management, ideally in streaming, technology, or digital media.
• Bachelor's degree in Business , Data Science, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative or business discipline.
• Proven success building and scaling analytics engineering, BI, or analytics operations capabilities in product-led organizations.
• Deep expertise in semantic layer design, metric governance, and ensuring consistency across reporting, analysis, experiments, forecasts, and executive reviews.
• Strong fluency with analytics tools (SQL, Python/R, Looker, Tableau) and modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, AWS or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience leading program management, technical program management, or cross-functional operations at enterprise scale.
• Strategic experience with AI/ML applications in analytics, including AI-powered business intelligence, LLM tool development, evaluator frameworks, or AI agentic workflows.
• Track record of executive communication and influence across technical and non-technical audiences,

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Additional Information

Job Posting Title: VP, Analytics Engineering & DnA Operations Req ID: 10152777 Job Description: The Data Intelligence and Analytics ( DnA ) team sits at the center of the Disney Entertainment Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) business, powering decisions across our streaming portfolio with analytics, data science, and decision frameworks. As Vice President, Analytics Engineering & Operations, you will lead the connective tissue and decision infrastructure of DnA , ensuring our analytics function is trusted, fast, scalable, and operationally excellent across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN. This role oversees Analytics Engineering, DnA Operations, the Program Management Office (PMO), Technical Program Management (TPM), and International Analytics. You will be the executive accountable for the semantic layer and source of truth, metrics governance, BI and reporting, enablement, AI Analytics capabilities, cross- DnA program delivery, strategic operational rhythms, and the global operations engine that aligns our regional Data & Analytics partners. You will also serve as a senior cross-functional partner to leaders across DTC, Product & Technology, Finance, and ESPN, helping embed reliable, well-governed analytics into the day-to-day operations of the business.

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