Lead Business & Information Analyst

Lead Business & Information Analyst

Disney Experiences Technology (DXT), a division of the Walt Disney Company, creates world-class immersive online & mobile experiences for premier vacation brands including Walt Disney World, Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Cruise Line and Disney Vacation Club.

Our team delivers large-scale, data-driven Finance Transformation initiatives that enable financial insight, operational efficiency, and enterprise-wide value across Disney Experiences. The Finance Transformation Delivery Management Organization (DMO) partners closely with Finance, Product, Engineering, Architecture, and Technology leaders to execute complex, highly visible initiatives with rigor, transparency, and predictability.

As a Lead Business & Information Analyst, you will lead the planning and execution of a product-centric portfolio strategy, providing strategic roadmap oversight of annual and long-term expense plans. You will drive portfolio forecast planning, capacity planning, and prioritization activities across multiple initiatives. You will oversee reports and presentations for executive-level communications and proactively identify risks, impacts, and opportunities within the portfolio.

This is a highly collaborative role where partnership with many technical and non-technical teams is required.

What You Will Do

• Plan and drive the funding process and strategy for new projects
• Interpret pre-project business problem elicitation, feasibility, and case definition to identify solutions
• Partner with business, project management, and technology groups to understand opportunities, define project scope, goals, performance indicators, and deliverables
• Lead the project forecast planning process for large-scale programs and initiatives across the portfolio.
• Drive partnership with Finance to provide cause-for-change variances, guide monthly and quarterly close procedures, and deliver portfolio updates.
• Oversee consolidation and communication across project, product, and portfolio teams to resolve variances throughout the planning cycle, escalating risks and impacts when necessary.
• Lead the development, analysis, and maintenance of reports for capacity planning, forecast rationalization, and portfolio prioritization.
• Direct key financial planning activities including Long-Term Planning, Annual Planning, and other strategic portfolio planning cycles.
• Ensure accurate and strategic inputs within the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system to maintain portfolio transparency and alignment.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships across departments, collaborating with technology, product, and finance leaders to aligns on priorities and resource allocation.
• Provide leadership and guidance to portfolio planning activities, helping drive consistency in processes, reporting, and portfolio governance

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience
• Strong understanding of portfolio planning, financial forecasting, and resource planning
• Proficient in the fundamentals of project and portfolio management, including project planning, resource planning, issue management, and organizational change
• Advanced knowledge in Excel
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Experience partnering with multiple creative and technical teams
• Advanced skills in business communication, writing, and interpersonal collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional coordination and influence strategic decisions
• Proactive and resourceful when handling issues
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MyPPM Project Management Software
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint