Lead Enterprise Applications Analyst

Department Description

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world-a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences – and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

Team Description:

The Workforce Technology team within Enterprise Technology leads the planning, implementation, and sustainment of technologies supporting seamless and unique experiences for The Walt Disney Company.

The Workforce Technology team is looking for a Lead Enterprise Applications Analyst to provide support for our current Talent Acquisition technology. The Lead Enterprise Applications Analyst will support researching, reviewing, testing and deploying functional release items. They provide support for system enhancements, including configuration, conducting end to end testing of enhancements and supporting implementation . They collaborate with functional and technical partners to coordinate the application of upgrades, fixes, and issues . They support the issue resolution process by monitoring ticket queues , researching and analyzing, resolving and responding to users in a timely manner .

Responsibilities:

• Act as a functional SME for Workday Recruiting and other Talent Acquisition applications.

• Facilitate issue resolution and work request execution processes. This includes monitoring the ticket queue, researching/analyzing, executing configuration changes, resolving, and responding to users in a timely manner .

• Support testing of system enhancements, including validation tasks and documentation.

• Partner closely with business stakeholders for alignment and coordination of work stream prioritization.

• Support product release cycles, including assisting in review, testing, and deploying functional release items, upgrades, and bug fixes.

• Participate in sprint planning activities.

• Assist with system documentation in appropriate repositories , including managing version control.

• Conduct end-to-end testing of system enhancements and support their implementation to ensure that the delivered enhancement meets all requirements.

• Collaborate with functional and technical partners to coordinate the application of upgrades or fixes.

• Provide guidance and functional support to business partners.

• Conduct troubleshooting to validate system issues and bug resolutions.

• Oversee and audit the UAT process, ensuring accurate resolution of defects, timely completion of testing, and proper handling of data.

• Balance the competing priorities of each of the Business Segments.

• Consistently exercise discretionary work/judgment in matters of significance.

• Perform work without appreciable direction, with work reviewed from a relatively long-term perspective for desired results.

• Ad hoc special projects as required or necessary.

Qualifications:

• 7 + years of related business experience.

• Experience supporting technology solutions for Workday.

• Collaborative, work ed as part of a team in a constructive way.

• Appl ied creative and logical approach to identify solutions.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including customer service skills and demonstrated ability to build partnerships.

• Ability to translate complex business interactions into technical configuration.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated ability to think and plan in a broad, systematic way.

• Strong sense of ownership and ability to follow tasks through to completion.

• Experience configuring and maintaining HR SaaS applications.

• Experience in Service Now or similar ticketing tool.

Nice To Haves:

• Workday Recruiting , Infinite ‘Brassring’ and /or SuccessFactors experience

• 3 + years of Workday support experience.

• Has experience bringing application sustainment best practices to life.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Business Analysis or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

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 HR Strategies & Services, LLC , which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) .

Disney HR Strategies & 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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