Data Engineering Manager

Job ID 10117333 Location Orlando, Florida, United States / Glendale, California, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Apr. 02, 2025

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Job Summary:

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

Shape the future of our Guests’ experiences through data-driven innovation! As Manager, Data Engineering, you will lead a team of data engineers within the Data Products & Platform team, driving the design, development, and implementation of data products. This leadership role requires a collaborative spirit and a passion for delivering excellence.

This position reports to the Senior Manager of Guest Insights and Activation.

You Will:

Lead teams who can craft, build, and improve the framework and processes that handle consumer data, ensuring freshness, completeness, security, and privacy
Drive the transition of existing data products to a new identity structure, minimizing disruption to ongoing business activities during the transition
Integrate new data sources for marketing and Guest activation use cases, ensuring delivery of business value and activation readiness
Maintain productive engagement with partners to ensure solutions are right-sized and strategically aligned to the overall data strategy and architecture
Develop and maintain data quality standards, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability of data throughout its lifecycle
Continuously optimize performance and efficiency of existing data infrastructure, proactively identifying and addressing bottlenecks or issues
Develop and deliver on timelines, budgets, acceptance criteria, and service levels
Keep in touch with the latest industry trends and technologies, implementing standard processes for data management
Ensure your team is delivering solutions with a high degree of quality, stability, scalability, and maintainability

You Have:

8+ years of experience with the delivery of data solutions, including directly leading engineering resources and studios
Deep technical expertise in dbt, Python & SQL
Strong problem solving and influencing skills, able to critically think through and elegantly address logic problems with code
Ability to navigate in the gray easily and work independently to guide the development, creation, and delivery of strategies and roadmaps
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with rapidly evolving priorities and requirements
Deep understanding of consumer data principles, including data governance, privacy, and security, with a focus on how customer data is used for marketing and activation purposes
Excellent communication and partnership skills with the ability to interface and influence across the organization, including Executives
Strong project leadership skills, can handle the creation of program and project plans across multiple initiatives and studios
Proven experience leading complex data migration and integration projects, including data mapping, transformation, and validation
Experience with marketing technologies and platforms used for customer segmentation, targeting, and personalization
Experience working in the hospitality, travel, or entertainment industry
Solid grasp and believer of agile development approaches, including DevOps concepts

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience.

Preferred Education:

Master’s degree in computer science, Information Systems or related equivalent experience.

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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA/Anaheim, CA is $184,300 - $247,100 per year and in Seattle, WA is $193,100 - $258,900 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 Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

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 Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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