Job Posting Title:

Senior Analyst - Resource Management

Req ID:

10098162

Job Description:

Walt Disney Imagineering is the creative force that imagines, designs, and brings to life all Disney theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships worldwide. Working across a spectrum of disciplines that range from creative and conceptual to scientific and technical, Imagineers blend an innovative mixture of storytelling, art, science, and technology to create immersive experiences, memorable destinations, and innovative entertainment for families around the globe.

Nearly every project at Walt Disney Imagineering includes a first-of-its-kind. Innovation is in our DNA, and Imagineers constantly push the boundaries of technology and invent new goals as well as the solutions to achieve them. As Imagineers, one of our greatest rewards is knowing that the experiences and environments we create inspire others. The diversity of expertise at Imagineering makes us uniquely capable of influencing positive change in our communities and around the world. And knowing that we have helped make a difference is incredibly fulfilling and inspiring for all of us!

The Senior Analyst will provide recommendations to all levels of leadership for each of the WDI studios and geographies to optimize hiring and labor staffing through the resource planning cycle. You will perform root cause analyses to identify causes of change, anomalies, and trends. You will partner with worldwide teams across WDI, Finance, HR and other partners to thoroughly understand existing trends and collaborate on future project scenarios. In addition, you will assist with process improvement in new and evolving systems. You will help ensure we have the right Imagineer, at the right place, at the right time to create amazing products for our Guests. We are looking for an intellectually curious, analytically minded, consultative individual with an awareness of staffing planning methodologies and system support.

You Will:

• Help establish, refine and maintain new resource and project staff tracking database systems, including onboarding partner users

• Identify new technologies and techniques for analyzing each WDI Studio with multiple internal and external clients

• Consult with each WDI Studio to understand fluctuations in their businesses to adapt the staffing and resource planning processes

• Create and evolve dashboards used in reporting and ad hoc analyses for easy synthesis of data to provide informed recommendations

• Perform root cause analysis of model outputs and project variances to identify causes of change

• Support the WDI Business Transformation and Labor Strategy team in research questions and ad hoc projects

• Partner with Menu Planning to assess the impacts of changes and inform strategic slate planning

• Partner with the Business Transformation function to identify programs that promote WDI priorities (including talent development, DEI, global integration, etc.)

• Develop enhanced correlations and relationships between the analytics of a project and the ultimate solutions presented

• Establish relationships throughout the organization

• Assist in the creation of presentation material by tying logical aspects of the story together with graphics, charts, and verbiage

You will have:

• 3 + years’ experience in business analytics or and analytical-based strategy development

• Experience with advanced analytical methods, financial modeling, and quantitative and qualitative analytics creating dashboard using relational databases, and other data visualization software

• Involvement in solving complex problems with an eye towards creative innovation, process improvement and change management

• Maintain and assist users with new software applications

• Understanding of Excel, understanding multiple functions such as Vlookups, Pivot Tables, Solver and VBA

• Understanding the integration of multiple data sources to create clear, relevant insights that build concrete solutions

• Experience with the creative process especially in early project phases

• Prior experience using data to tell well-informed, strategic stories to all levels of leadership.

• Work with partners at different levels to coordinate team efforts and in a team environment

• Collaborate, influence, and develop/maintain relationships at all levels

• Prioritize work and lead high-level output accomplishing tasks at a tactical level and work through conflicting/changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in business analytics or and analytical-based strategy development

• Knowledge of code writing in SQL and VBA, Python, C#, R, or Dataiku, other statistical computing packages

• Familiarity with resource and staffing management software

• Prior experience working within a Mac and PC software environment

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a qualified field of study such as Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or relevant work experience

Preferred Education:

• Master of Business Administration

Additional Information

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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Job Posting Segment:

WDI Delivery

Job Posting Primary Business:

Project Design & Delivery (WDI)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Menu Planning & Development

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-08-27