Director - Strategy & Operations, Product & Technology

Disney Disney · Media · San Francisco, CA +2

Director of Strategy & Operations for Product & Technology at Disney, responsible for shaping long-term vision, developing product strategies, and executing critical priorities. This role involves building and leading a team to set OKRs, manage performance, and drive operational momentum using data-driven rigor.

What you'd actually do

  1. Build out a high-performing Strategy & Operations team with leads aligned to specific product areas (comparable to “ProdOps” functions at leading tech companies). Be a versatile “player / coach” that is equally capable of defining a vision, and applying analytical horsepower towards complex problems.
  2. Drive the goal-setting process for OKRs across the entire Product and Technology organization. This includes partnering with team leads to set objectives, using informed analysis to define measurable targets, and managing recurring leadership reviews to assess performance.
  3. Be the analytical backbone for our key metrics. Understand the data sets, identify trends, surface insights, and work with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to optimize performance.
  4. Support CPTO-level review forums including Product Reviews, Weekly Metric Reviews, OKR Reviews, and more. Proactively identify opportunities to improve velocity and impact through operational rigor.
  5. Partner with Corporate Communications, Creative Storytelling, and/or Workplace Experience to plan town halls, offsites/summits, and other large scale events where Product and Technology is represented.

Skills

Required

  • Strategy
  • Operations
  • Analytics
  • Team Building
  • OKRs
  • KPIs
  • Data Analysis
  • Problem Solving
  • SQL
  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Presentation Skills
  • Communication Skills

Nice to have

  • Tableau
  • Looker
  • BI Tools
  • MBA

What the JD emphasized

  • 12+ years of experience in ProdOps, Strategy, or Analytics roles within top-tier Technology Companies, Start Ups, Management Consulting, and/or Professional Services firms.
  • BS/BA in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field; MBA or comparable advanced degree preferred.
  • Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills; expertise in organizing complex data to create clear, concise narratives.
  • Experience defining and measuring OKRs, KPIs, or other comparable success metrics.
  • Proactive “self-starter” with a passion for driving outcomes and a bias for action.
  • Embrace of dynamic, fast-paced, and matrixed organizations with significant executive visibility; comfortable influencing in the absence of direct control.