Responsibilities

• Assist the region manager in collaborating with local regional teams on the subscriber business planning process with full understanding and justification of key underlying subscription metrics based on in-depth trending analysis and assessment of future initiatives. You will help forecast and model how subscribers will be impacted by internal factors (content, product, etc.) and external factors (macroeconomics, competitors, etc.). You will work closely with the local regional teams and centralized DTC teams such as marketing, product, content and data to incorporate the latest initiatives and trends to enhance model accuracy.
• Maintain a strong understanding of operating performance (e.g., acquisition, retention), major deals and transactions, issues and challenges facing the businesses, and relevant trends in the streaming business. You will assist in developing impactful, compelling presentation materials (decks, notes, write-ups, backup materials, etc.) that effectively communicates subscriber projections, drivers, business performance, and risks & opportunities to leadership.
• Work with region manager to provide strategic recommendations for new business initiatives, help quantify any business issue, and analyze large amounts of subscriber data from previous similar events at DTC. Most of the work requires advanced analytical interpretation, paired with a strategic view on market developments, consumer behavior, and the Disney+ product/content.
• Work with the local team to understand and build both future and existing partnerships into subscriber forecast model. Support structuring of partnership deals with the goal of maximizing net subscriber growth and operating income, while minimizing cannibalization of retail subscribers and time deal launch dates in line with capital market expectations.

Requirements

• Minimum two years of professional work experience in media, tech, strategy, business planning, management consulting, or investment banking/private equity
• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Finance, Economics or similar field with an analytical bias.
• Strong Excel-based business modeling skills are required, including analyzing large amounts of data to drive decision making; experience modeling subscription or recurring-revenue businesses is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including PowerPoint) and ability to simplify sophisticated matters for an executive audience
• Ability to work cross functionally in a team environment, managing many stakeholders and building relationships throughout the company
• Extremely organized with the ability to prioritize activities, manage timelines, and deal effectively with pressure
• Self-motivated and comfortable working without mentorship, in a fast-growing environment with multiple partners
• A passion for the media industry, international business, and content as well as a natural curiosity

Preferred

• Familiarity with working in or with global, large organizations is a plus
• Demonstrated experience and/or knowledge of international business is a plus