Senior Manager, ECP Third-Party Strategy & Optimization

The Walt Disney Company’s Enterprise Consumer Payments (ECP) team as part of Treasury is responsible for developing and implementing the global direct-to-consumer payments strategy, establishing appropriate risk management and risk mitigation measures, identifying and executing on operational and financial efficiencies, and managing global internal and external relationships in the consumer payments space. With total consumer payment volume exceeding $40B per year across the enterprise, the consumer payments group collaborates with all lines of business (LOBs) and senior management to ensure enterprise-wide alignment of initiatives and adherence to policies.

The Senior Manager, ECP Third-Party Strategy & Optimization will lead the development of strategy and optimization plans for key global consumer payments partnerships. This role involves rigorous data-driven financial and payments performance analysis to drive continued improvement and economic value to the enterprise. The position is critical to ensuring Disney is positioned to optimize the performance of its global third-party consumer payments relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Build relationships with service providers and internal stakeholders to develop fact/data-driven business case analyses for consumer payment initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with the ECP team and LOBs to develop, refine, and implement third-party strategy supported by insights-driven analyses and action plans.
• Lead ongoing third-party performance metric tracking and analysis to identify guest experience, performance, and cost/revenue optimization opportunities.
• Develop and support delivery of presentation materials aimed at LOB and/or executive stakeholders focusing on overall third-party strategy, opportunity analysis, and performance management/optimization.
• Manage third-party supplier relationships for consumer payments data/analytics to ensure timely and accurate availability of critical information for analyses.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of business experience, preferably with consumer payments companies or in payments-related roles with global operations/exposure.
• Knowledge and understanding of consumer payments operations and economics.
• Excellent analytic and business-case modeling skills.
• Strong matrix management and project management skills .
• Exceptional project management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills to stakeholders across all levels of organization.

Education:

• Minimum – Bachelor’s Degree required
• Preferred – MBA from a top-tier school

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, California is $165,700.00 to $202,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

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 that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. 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 Financial Services, LLC , which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) .

Disney Financial Services, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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