COMPLETE Decision Science Product Manager - Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Job Posting Title:

Decision Science Product Manager

Req ID:

10062401

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

The Disney Decision Science + Integration (DDSI) organization provides internal consulting services for clients across The Walt Disney Company including the Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products segment, which include Parks & Resorts both domestic and international, Consumer Products and Disney Signature Experiences, as well as the Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution segment, which include Studios Content (Disney Theatrical Group), General Entertainment Content, and ESPN and Sports Content.

The Decision Science Product team in DDSI leverages advanced analytics, technology, optimization, statistical, and econometric modeling to explore opportunities, shape business decisions, and drive business value. Our work includes conceptualizing new solutions, solution design and development, partnering with decision scientists, data engineers, and application developers, implementation (and integration with business processes), and ongoing business support to increase profitability and improve the value proposition for our Guests, Cast Members, and Shareholders.

What You Will Do

DDSI seeks data-driven and business-minded team members who are passionate about learning our client’s businesses, forming relationships with key partners, and driving value through the tactical and strategic use of data and analytics. You will support development and improvement of existing solutions by exploring, implementing, and testing enhancements to address key business problems. You are someone who enjoys connecting with clients to brainstorm ways to better support business decisions, being a thought partner in analytical settings, designing and building data visualization dashboards, and developing, managing and improving analytical solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Internal Consultant – You will act as a Company-wide consultant, with particular focus on Park Revenue Management, using advanced analytics and complex science models to solve business problems.

• Strategic Partner – You will engage with internal domestic and international clients for projects that increase revenue, improve efficiencies, or guide strategy development.

• Product Manager – Support the assessment of business needs, requirements gathering, solution design, delivery, testing, and user training of analytics applications. You will also manage client requests and prioritize them into a product roadmap.

• Problem Solver – When presented with new challenges, you will research and network to find solutions, evaluated within the context of business impact.

• Storyteller – Through polished presentations, deliver and effectively communicate key insights, findings, and recommendations in a concise, actionable, and efficient manner to partners and leadership teams.

• Data Analyst – Analyze and visualize large data sets to gather insights, seek out answers to business problems, and uncover new revenue opportunities.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 7+ years of experience progressively complex experience in software product development, delivery, and management of revenue management systems

• Strong understanding of hospitality revenue management and dynamic pricing systems, data flows, statistical methods, forecasting, and/or optimization, various Data Science methods and basic understanding of system design & architecture

• Proficiency with one or more of the following languages: SQL, Python, and/or R

• Development experience using data visualization technologies, such as Tableau

• Ability to drive projects forward along timeline and product roadmap independently with minimal oversight, adapting to changing client priorities, business conditions and technical challenges

• Ability to build trust and influence partnerships across a diverse group of clients, partners, and vendors, both internally and externally

• Experience in leading and contributing to discussions on decision science and technology workflows with highly technical Science or development teams as well as senior leadership teams

• Ability to simplify complex analytics into recommendations that are easily understood and executable

• Ability to effectively train and mentor partners on Science concepts, technology, and implementation

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in response to an ambiguous and rapidly changing business environment

• Creative problem-solving and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality organizations within Revenue Management & Analytics

• Experience in pricing methodologies and practices

• Advanced knowledge of park ticket products

• Skilled in software development life cycle, developing product roadmaps for implementation and sustainment

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Data Mining, Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, or other quantitative field.

• Master's Degree or equivalent experience preferred.

Job Posting Segment:

Finance & Planning

Job Posting Primary Business:

Decision Science & Integration

Primary Job Posting Category:

Data Science Planning & Integration

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2023-10-12