Hybrid Senior Manager, Business Planning, Global Brand Commercialization

at The Walt Disney Company

• Job title: Senior Manager, Business Planning, Global Brand Commercialization
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $139,200 - $186,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Glendale, United States

About the role

• Senior Manager, Business Planning at Disney Consumer Products supporting strategic initiatives and project delivery. Partnering with the Director and coordinating across global teams in a matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the Director to manage and progress strategic initiatives, ensuring global and regional alignment.
• Translate strategic frameworks into operational delivery plans, connecting goals to clear workstreams, responsibilities, and timelines.
• Drive execution and accountability across global projects and cross-LOB initiatives serving as a central integrator between Strategy, Finance, Commercial, and Operations.
• Facilitate planning, tracking, and reporting on global strategic initiatives, surfacing interdependencies, risks, and enabling decisions.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships across brands, functions, and regions to move work forward in a complex matrix environment.
• Create and manage executive materials including scorecards, updates, and strategic narratives that crisply reflect progress and impact.
• Partner with Global Ops to ensure information flow, governance consistency, and overall operational rhythm—while managing complementary, forward-looking initiatives distinct from day-to-day operations.
• Provide analytical and decision support for business cases, organizational mapping, and resource trade-offs.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, or management consulting ideally within a global organization.
• Proven ability to bridge strategy and execution; adept at turning business goals into actionable, measurable programs.
• Exceptional relationship builder with a track record of influence in matrixed corporate environments.
• Advanced organizational and analytical skills; strong ability to synthesize, simplify, and communicate clearly to senior leaders.
• Superior analytical, financial modeling, research skills, and attention to detail, with high proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience in entertainment, consumer products, or brand strategy preferred.
• Exceptionally comfortability navigating ambiguity and structuring clarity around evolving priorities

Benefits

• Health and savings benefits
• Educational opportunities
• Special extras that only Disney can provide