Sr Mgr Data Analytics

The Walt Disney Company
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Job Description

The newly created Data & Intelligence team sits within the DMED Technology's Content Platforms group. Our mission is to drive optimization of content and its distribution through advanced data capabilities.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader to lead the Data Security and Compliance function, within the Data Engineering Pillar of the Data & Intelligence organization.

To be successful in this role, you need strong communication and collaborative skills, a proven track record of leading teams, and an inspiring vision and passion for how to secure data that informs business and product decisions.

The new position of Senior Manager, Data Analytics – Data Security & Compliance will report directly to the Director of Software Engineering – Data Engineering and will partner with data engineering, data science, and software engineering leadership to design and implement controls, and develop the software to automate compliance with the controls for data models, modern data pipelines and data products in the Content Platforms space that will turn our media supply chain and our content distribution workflows into a highly secure data-driven ecosystem.

Responsibilities:

  • Effectively lead one or more teams that collaborate across functions to ensure data is secure and systems are compliant
  • Possesses expertise in data engineering concepts and data technologies and remains informed of changes as the industry evolves
  • Partners with business and technology leaders to develop a culture of data compliance
  • Leads software engineering function to define controls and develop software to enforce and manage security and compliance policies
  • Forge strong alliance with Global Information Security functions
  • Researches and monitors changes in data privacy laws and regulations such as CCPA, GDPR, and SOX
  • Automates the monitoring and scoring of performance for data compliance on a continuous basis
  • Provides consultative service to ensure data compliance practices are native to data pipelines, data stores and general system architecture
  • Performs and coordinates activities in conjunction with internal and external information system audit activity

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of management experience.
  • 5+ years of data security and compliance experience.
  • Awareness of architectures in Amazon AWS, GCP, or Azure data management and analytic solutions.
  • Understanding of relational, NoSQL, and Graph data stores, methods and approaches.
  • Understanding of data warehouse technologies like Redshift, Snowflake or related.
  • Experience in data exploration, business modeling, and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker)
  • Experience in a start-up, fast-growth, or rapid-change environment.
  • Skilled at recruiting, building a diverse team and ability to identify talent.
  • Ability to build trust and partnerships across various teams and functions with strong influencing and change management skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills – written, oral, presentation and storytelling.
  • Ability to be flexible, adapting to changing priorities and able to juggle multiple projects at once.

Preferred Qualifications :

  • Experience with databases and big data platforms.
  • Experience with formal change management and automating change management processes.
  • Experience in managing systems containing data under audit for regulatory compliance.

Required Education:

  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or other technical field.

Company Info.

The Walt Disney Company

From classic animated features and exhilarating theme park attractions to cutting edge sports coverage, and the hottest shows on television, The Walt Disney Company has been making magic since 1923, creating unforgettable stories that connect with audiences around the world. And we’re just getting started! Disney Streaming Services is a business unit within Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment that oversees all consumer

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