Manager, Business & Information Analysis

Disney Disney · Media · Orlando, FL +1

Manager for Business & Information Analysis leading a team responsible for financial management, optimization, asset lifecycle oversight, and operational governance of the DX Software and Cloud Portfolio. Partners with DXT Technology leaders, product owners, Enterprise Technology, Finance, and the EntTech Vendor Management Office to drive planning, analysis, optimization, and decision support. Owns budget planning, forecasting, and cost variance management for centrally managed software and cloud consumed by DX/T.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead a team delivering enterprise-level business analysis and operational insights, synthesizing complex data into actionable reporting and consultative recommendations for senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and driving optimization strategies across software, cloud, and vendor performance.
  2. Develop strong partnerships with DXT product owners to incorporate usage data, demand and growth plans to plan accurate forecast and on budget results
  3. Collaborate to define / refine optimizations for our software licenses across DX/T, ensure ownership & follow-up on optimizations; track and ensure they are achieved.
  4. Partner with Finance and DXT Product Owner to provide input into our monthly, quarterly, and annual portfolio reporting and operating plans.
  5. Liaison for EntTech VMO & Product Owners on vendor contract usage, demand validation, and optimization; will plan for contract renewals and / or any changes to cost model in DX/T forecasts.

Skills

Required

  • 8 years of managerial experience
  • 7 years of experience in technology cost management, business & information analysis, portfolio management, or financial management
  • People leadership experience
  • managing software and/or cloud financials
  • budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • leading cost optimization initiatives
  • build partnerships with product owners and technology leaders
  • influence-based model
  • analytical skills
  • executive communication and storytelling skills
  • working cross-functionally with Finance, Portfolio, and Vendor Management teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale software and cloud portfolios in a large, matrix organization
  • Strong understanding of cloud cost drivers, usage-based pricing models, and efficiency levers
  • Experience analyzing AI growth indicators (user adoption and usage patterns) to inform cost forecasts, with a strong understanding of consumption‑based cost drivers and forecast variability.
  • Experience supporting operating plans, quarterly reviews, and annual financial planning cycles
  • Advanced proficiency with financial and portfolio management tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, financial planning systems, asset management platforms)
  • Familiarity with Software Asset Management (SAM) practices
  • license lifecycle management, governance, and optimization
  • Experience partnering with a Vendor Management Office (VMO)
  • Master’s degree in Information Systems, Technology Management, Business Administration (MBA) or related discipline

What the JD emphasized

  • managerial experience
  • technology cost management
  • business & information analysis
  • portfolio management
  • financial management
  • People leadership experience
  • managing software and/or cloud financials
  • budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • leading cost optimization initiatives
  • build partnerships with product owners and technology leaders
  • influence-based model
  • cross-functionally with Finance, Portfolio, and Vendor Management teams