Manager, Data Science

Job ID 10113391 Location Burbank, California, United States Business Disney Music Group Date posted Feb. 11, 2025

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Job Summary:

Department/Group Overview

The Disney Music Group (DMG) is the music hub for TWDC, encompassing all aspects of music commercialization and marketing: recorded music (Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records), Disney Music Publishing, and Disney Concerts. DMG distributes music both physically and digitally, and also licenses music throughout the world in various forms of media including television, print, gaming, and consumer product.

Job Summary

As a member of DMG’s Data & Analytics team, the Manager, Data Science will lead development of advanced capabilities and tools that enable a deeper understanding of how content, marketing, and distribution strategies impact product performance. In this role, you will innovative solutions through research, experimentation, model development, and algorithm design.

The ideal candidate for this role possesses a blend of technical expertise and strong leadership skills. They have a proven track record of solving complex challenges in media and entertainment and excel at transforming data into strategic opportunities.

Responsibilities

Lead development of analytical frameworks to address complex, high-value business problems across recorded music, publishing, and concerts. Develop mathematical models, measurement frameworks, and algorithms. Prototype solutions for implementation in analytic pipelines, tools, and operational workflows
Establish robust experimental designs to assess the impact of content, product, and marketing strategies, delivering actionable and scalable insights
Develop decision support tools that assist stakeholders in evaluating business opportunities. Build forecast and optimization models to quantify opportunity size, risks, and trade-offs
Develop operational metrics to assess the health of brands, products, and campaigns. Employ machine learning, statistical analysis, and data mining methodologies to build out in-depth knowledge of success drivers, their interactions and contribution to overall business performance
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, and setting priorities to maximize impact in the organization
Stay at the forefront of emerging data science techniques and technologies, recommending and implementing advancements that enhance the team’s capabilities
Closely collaborate with DMG Data & Analytics team members and cross-functional stakeholders
Partner with Technology teams on various projects, contributing to solution discovery, design, build and QA

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum 8+ years of relevant data science experience
Minimum 2+ years of management experience
Proven experience in developing models and statistical analyses for business use cases in an industry setting. Demonstrated expertise in applying supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, including clustering, regression, and classification
Experience with causal inference methods
Proven track record in managing and executing full-cycle analytics projects
Ability to draw insights and conclusions from data to inform model development and business decisions
Experience manipulating large-scale datasets and interpreting data trends from multiple disparate sources
Hands on experience with SQL and numerical computing languages such as PySpark/Python, R
Experience data mining within distributed systems such as Databricks, Snowflake, Google BigQuery
Proficient with data exploration and visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, DOMO
Strong time management with ability to work in a fast-paced environment across multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience operationalizing data science solutions
Familiarity with music streaming services (Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, YouTube), social media platforms (TikTok, FB/Instagram, X) and emerging technologies (digital assistants/voice)
A passion for music and entertainment industry data

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in an analytical field including Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other related quantitative field. Master’s degree preferred

The hiring range for this position in California is $167,700.00 to $224,900.00 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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About Disney Music Group:

The music is the soundtrack of our lives – from your favorite hits by popular artists to beloved tunes from films like Mary Poppins and Frozen. Find the music that rocks your world right here at the Disney Music Group (DMG), headquartered in Burbank and home to Hollywood Records, Walt Disney Records, Disney Music Publishing and Disney Concerts. DMG releases film and television soundtracks from the world’s biggest entertainment brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, the legendary Star Wars, ABC and Disney Channel, alongside pop, dance, family music and the catalog of classic rock band Queen. DMG is also an innovator in music distribution and live concerts. If music is your passion, come be a part of the team that brings it to ears all over the world.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Hollywood Records, Inc, which is part of a business we call Disney Music Group.

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