Principal, Advertising Platforms Strategy & Operations, Product & Technology

The Walt Disney Company

Principal handling Advertising Platforms Strategy & Operations, shaping the long-term vision at Disney. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive OKR processes and optimize performance metrics.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $187,900 - $252,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the OKR-setting process for AdTech leadership. This includes partnering with team leads to set objectives, using informed analysis to define measurable targets, and managing recurring leadership reviews to assess performance.
Be the analytical backbone for our key metrics. Understand the data sets, identify trends, surface insights, and work with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to optimize performance.
Stand up and/or manage leadership review forums including Product Reviews, Weekly Stats, OKR Grading, and more. Proactively identify opportunities to improve velocity and impact through operational rigor.
Partner with Corporate Communications, Creative Storytelling, and/or Workplace Experience to plan town halls, offsites/summits, and other large scale events where Product and Technology is represented.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in ProdOps, Strategy, or Analytics roles within top-tier Technology Companies, Start Ups, Management Consulting, and/or Professional Services firms.
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills; expertise in organizing complex data to create clear, concise narratives.
Strong spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets) and SQL skills.
Proficiency with Tableau, Looker, or similar BI tools is highly preferred.
Experience defining and measuring OKRs, KPIs, or other comparable success metrics.
Deep domain expertise in the Advertising ecosystem, possessing the technical fluency to bridge the gap between engineering roadmaps and commercial objectives within a complex organizational environment.
Proactive “self-starter” with a passion for driving outcomes and a bias for action.
Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously with high attention to detail, while also knowing when to zoom out and have executive-level discussions.
Team-oriented culture carrier with a proclivity towards cross-functional collaboration.
Embrace of dynamic, fast-paced, and matrixed organizations with significant executive visibility; comfortable influencing in the absence of direct control.
Strong written, presentation and oral communication skills; capable of developing high-level presentations for senior executive audiences.
BS/BA in Business, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

SQLExcelGoogle SheetsTableauLookerOKRsKPIsdata analysisproblem-solvingdata visualization

Soft Skills

analytical skillsself-starterattention to detailcross-functional collaborationcommunication skillspresentation skillsorganizational skillsinfluencing skillsproactive mindsetteam-oriented

Certifications

BS in BusinessBA in BusinessBS in Computer ScienceBA in Computer ScienceBS in Data ScienceBA in Data Science