About the Role & Team

The WDW Forecasting team leverages a deep understanding of Guest demographics and behaviors, data trends, pricing strategies, marketing plans, and the operating environment to support the strategic direction and financial goals of Walt Disney World (WDW). 

With this posting we are recruiting for an analyst to support WDW revenue forecasting.  Responsibilities may include but are not limited to development of short-term/long-term forecasts and annual operating plans, evaluating proposed strategic initiatives, and providing data-driven insights. This work requires partnership with many areas across the company including Operations, Lines of Business, Finance, Pricing & Revenue Management, Industrial Engineering, Consumer Insights, and Commercial teams.

We are seeking a detail-oriented individual who has a natural curiosity to proactively identify, evaluate, and communicate business performance and forecast expectations. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with superior analytical and data exploration skills who can leverage complex data sets to deliver concise analytics using various visualization techniques. The candidate should also have excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

What You Will Do

Support development of weekly/monthly forecasts and annual operating plans

Develop a thorough understanding of Guest behavior to deliver insights

Maintain and improve predictive forecasting models

Utilize data visualization techniques to identify, evaluate, and communicate business trends and key metrics, clearly representing the story and key takeaways to leaders

Analyze large data sets by leveraging SQL, Tableau and/or Power BI, and Excel

Collaborate and partner with peers and leaders

Translate business performance drivers and metrics into insightful analysis and recommendations

Exercise strong conceptual thinking skills to understand complex ideas, articulate linkages/gaps, and evaluate relative meaningfulness

Understand and evaluate new business initiatives to provide strategic direction

Required Qualifications & Skills

Enjoy working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where thought partnering and working with peers and leaders is common

Proven ability to leverage and analyze data, including translating it into insights that are shared with leaders

Strong analytical skills in forecasting/statistical analysis

Comfortable making data-driven decisions in uncertain environments, with the ability to explain rationale and analyze unexpected outcomes to refine future forecasts

Strong communication skills

Open to learning new data visualization tools and statistical analysis software

Ability to meet deadlines, handle multiple priorities, and perform job responsibilities accurately with minimal supervision

Strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and pride in delivering quality results

Highly skilled in Excel

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred 1-2 years of experience in an analytical role

Knowledge of WDW property

Experience working with Python, Snowflake, SQL, and Tableau/Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering or other quantitative field, or equivalent experience