Senior Manager, Data Systems Operations

About the role

The Senior Manager of Data Systems Operations is a key role on the team, managing Operations for a portfolio of over 30 applications and services related to Data, Analytics, AI and Automation used by business teams across The Walt Disney Company.

Responsibilities

• Managing team members and vendors to deliver 24x7 platform technical support, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of critical business data
• Operating high-performance, highly scalable and flexible, cost-effective data integration platform solutions that meet business requirements and conform to architectural designs and technology strategies. Overseeing all operational aspects of all platforms and services in the Data portfolio including availability, performance, capacity, currency, scalability, resiliency, security, compliance and licensing
• Responsible for incident management for any outages or incidents impacting live production systems. Managing, communications and orchestrating troubleshooting and remediation activities
• Providing quality and timely resolution of platform defects/problems & enhancement requests through the management of the application development lifecycle
• Responsible for managing security and compliance for all applications and services in the portfolio
• Running an agile-based request management workflow, focused on maximizing velocity, improving quality and reducing backlog
• Pricing and negotiating contracts with vendors to ensure alignment with business strategy and budget
• Partnering with Business & Solution Architects to identify opportunities for improved customer service, increased agility and availability
• Working with multiple vendor/partners to deliver existing services against Key Performance Indicators, managing performance against contractual terms and identifying new / rationalizing existing services
• Ensuring Service Operations, Knowledge Management, Continuous Improvement, Service Level & Availability Management are operationalized across the team
• Developing and guiding direct reports by providing career path conversations and mentoring, helping them achieve their goals through effective development and training plans

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years in technology management and 7+ years successfully leading engineering and operations teams supporting enterprise data & analytics platforms and applications
• Hands-on Dev-Ops experience doing development and operations support for data & analytics platforms and applications
• Experience with highly scalable, enterprise, cloud-based data platforms
• Experience managing people and distributed teams—internal and external resources, onshore and offshore
• Deep understanding of security and compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Finance data systems
• Experience with SAP technologies (S/4, HANA, BW, BDC, SLT)
• Experience with Snowflake
• Experience managing SOX controls
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML and using AI to improve and speed up daily work processes

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience