Manager, Revenue Planning

Manager, Revenue Planning

The Walt Disney Company's Disney Entertainment (DE) group includes the company’s full portfolio of entertainment media and content business globally, including streaming (Disney+, Hulu).

Revenue Planning is a highly visible team of professionals with backgrounds in consulting, investment banking, private equity, media & entertainment, and technology who serve as in-house advisers to the Disney Streaming Services’ executive leadership and own the revenue planning process. Revenue Planning sits within the broader Subscription Growth & Monetization DTC org, which drives all things related to subscriber, engagement, and revenue growth planning and reporting. The team’s activities and accomplishments have contributed to the rapid growth and success of the Disney Streaming Services.

Job Summary

The Revenue Planning team is seeking an accomplished Manager to play a key role in the revenue forecasting process focused on Disney+ International. They will assist the revenue planning and forecasting process for three international regions (EMEA, LATAM, APAC), helping to identify key business trends, communicate the revenue growth story to executive leadership and business partners, and evaluate strategic initiatives. This is inclusive of but not limited to: modeling subscription revenue with high accuracy, preparing presentation materials for executive leadership, optimizing internal processes, developing and tracking KPI’s to drive execution and operational improvement, and more.

The right person for this role has phenomenal problem solving and analytical skills, strong financial and business acumen, and outstanding attention to detail. The person is an excellent communicator, sets a high bar for themselves and their team, and has a track record of success when partnering with key business operators. A successful candidate will be able to confidently navigate a rapidly evolving, dynamic environment and seek opportunities to drive efficient processes and challenge the status quo. The pace and cadence for change at DTC necessitates an ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate with multiple stakeholders, and roll up sleeves to support this important segment of the Disney business. Because this role involves collaboration with overseas teams, work hours may fall outside standard west coast business hours.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

• Collaborate with local regional teams on international revenue forecast process, which will include updating subscriber and pricing assumptions, fully understanding and identifying variance drivers, and quantifying and explaining the impact of business initiatives. This person will partner closely with the global subscriber planning team, local regional teams, and centralized DTC teams such as data and business operations to update and refine model assumptions. This person will also work internally and with other finance partners to identify ways to improve process efficiency in revenue forecasting and reporting.
• Develop and communicate the story of and team’s perspective on the revenue forecast by bridging subscriber and revenue metrics together. This person will develop impactful, compelling presentation materials (decks, notes, write-ups, backup materials, etc.) that effectively communicate revenue projections, relevant drivers, risks & opportunities, and key findings that can help influence key operational decisions.
• Support ad-hoc analyses, which may include analyzing operating performance, major deals and transactions, issues and challenges facing the businesses, and relevant trends in the streaming business. This work requires the person to maintain our internal revenue KPI database and analyze and interpret large amounts of revenue and subscriber metrics that are an output from the database.

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Finance, Economics or similar field with an analytical bias.
• 5+ years of professional work experience in media, tech, strategy, business planning, management consulting, or investment banking/private equity
• 1+ years people leadership experience in a lead capacity or manager level role
• Advanced Excel-based business modeling skills are required, including analyzing large amounts of data to drive decision making; experience modeling subscription or recurring-revenue businesses is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including PowerPoint) and ability to simplify sophisticated matters for an executive audience
• Ability to work cross functionally in a team environment, managing many stakeholders and building relationships throughout the company
• Extremely organized with the ability to prioritize activities, manage timelines, and deal effectively with pressure
• Self-motivated and comfortable working without mentorship, in a fast-growing environment with multiple partners
• A passion for the media industry, international business, and content as well as a natural curiosity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of an international region
• Familiarity with working in or with global, large organizations

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PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in California is $137,800.00 to $189,400.00 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.

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Hulu, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. 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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