Job Posting Title:

Manager, Corporate Alliances Strategy

Req ID:

10094832

Job Description:

Are you a proactive leader and problem solver, equally comfortable with conducting research and running complex financial analyses as you are building relationships and interfacing with partners across all levels of the organization? Do you have a team-oriented attitude, sense of fun, and eagerness to tackle unique business challenges?

 

If you have natural curiosity to pressure-test assumptions and drive strategic thinking and execution, always pushing to understand “why” and question “how can we improve,” the Manager, Corporate Alliances Strategy may be the role for you!

 

Disney’s Marketing Partnerships, Alliances, and Card Services team develops and holistically manages complex, long-term, multi-dimensional relationships with select brands and companies. This team is dedicated to creating incremental value to The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) and its partners through creative development of marketing and sponsorship programs, management of partner relationships across all business units at TWDC and the creation of new partnerships aligned with the Company’s businesses and strategic goals. The Marketing Partnerships, Alliances, and Card Services organization leverages company and partner assets to create value globally for TWDC.

 

The Manager, Corporate Alliances Strategy helps lead strategy, financial analysis, and recommendation development for the Corporate Alliances organization. The Manager will work closely with Business Development teams and leadership (VP, SVP) to develop strategic analysis and approaches for the pursuit of Disney’s largest accounts, many of which are integrated across the Disney company (Parks, studios, direct-to-consumer, media, consumer products). The Manager will also be responsible for developing approaches to measuring the ROI (return on investment) of key partnerships, which will include data collection and analysis, as well as collaboration with Disney’s consumer insights group for survey development and analysis. This team provides a unique opportunity to learn about business units across Disney, while making a significant and lasting impact!

 

Overarching Responsibilities

• Create compelling, persuasive presentation materials to communicate key learnings and recommendations to senior-level executives globally
• Actively contribute to discussions with senior executive leadership and all levels of the Marketing Partnerships, Alliances, and Card Services team
• Work closely with other TWDC segments and stakeholders (e.g., Finance, Research, Direct-to-Consumer, Walt Disney Imagineering)

 

Strategy Development Responsibilities

• Identify, structure, lead and complete strategic and operationally focused projects, interfacing across the team and cross-functionally to ensure stakeholder buy-in and alignment throughout the process
• Serve as a thought partner to Strategy Director and Marketing Partnerships, Alliances, and Card Services executives
• Explore new approaches and frameworks to address team and partner needs, always challenging the status quo and elevating the greater Marketing Partnerships, Alliances, and Card Services team in the process
• Structure, lead and distill market research projects to enable ROI measurement, with the support of Disney and/or third-party research teams
• Synthesize financial and consumer insight data to help inform Marketing Partnerships, Alliances, and Card Services strategic direction and priorities

 

Financial Analysis Responsibilities

• Proactively surface & mine key data sources to help support strategic and operational objectives
• Structure, lead and distill financial analyses, collaborating closely with Disney Finance teams
• Synthesize financial data along with internal and external consumer insights to understand drivers of financial performance and to inform broader team strategy

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience with demonstrated career progression
• 2+ years professional experience in top-tier strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, brand management and/or product management
• Advanced analytical skills (forecasting, opportunity/market sizing, trend analysis, etc.)
• Development of financial models, forecasts and operating plans
• Experience independently managing complex, cross-functional projects
• Ability to craft executive-ready presentations as well as professional ability to interface with executive leadership
• Advanced interpersonal skills to gather data, gain consensus and build relationships internally and externally

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Tableau databases; proficiency in SQL
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with VBA
• Survey writing / analysis experience
• Passion for Disney business units

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (finance, economics, mathematics, or marketing analytics field of concentration)

 

 

Job Posting Segment:

Corporate Brand Management

Job Posting Primary Business:

Corporate Alliances

Primary Job Posting Category:

Marketing Strategy

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-07-15