Senior Strategic Operations

Job Summary:

Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.

The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:
• Building the future of Disney’s media : Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact : More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
• Innovation : We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Ad Platforms is responsible for Disney’s industry-leading ad technology and products – driving advertising performance, innovation, and value in Disney’s sports, news, and entertainment content, across all media platforms.

As a Senior Strategic Operations within Disney’s Ad Technology organization, you will serve as a visual and narrative design expert—crafting high-quality executive materials that communicate the strategy, priorities, and impact of Disney’s proprietary ad platforms. This role combines strong design sensibility with strategic insight, enabling leadership to make informed decisions, align teams, and drive execution across products like the Disney Ad Server (DAS) and Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange (DRAX).

You’ll be responsible for creating compelling presentations, frameworks, and internal communications that clearly convey complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences alike. You’ll also support the documentation and visualization of product delivery processes, and help organize communications across town halls, QBRs, and roadmap forums.

This role is ideal for someone with a passion for design and storytelling, who also understands the rhythm and rigor of scaled product and engineering organizations.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and deliver visually compelling, high-clarity presentations for executive reviews, QBRs, and strategic planning sessions.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Strategy leaders to shape and communicate organizational priorities through clean, modern, and consistent visual assets.
• Maintain and continuously improve a library of reusable design templates and strategic communication artifacts.
• Collaborate on the documentation of operating model workflows, intake processes, and product delivery frameworks.
• Support the organization and delivery of internal communications events such as org-wide town halls, planning offsites, and product releases.
• Ensure consistency and quality across visual communications by applying a high bar for structure, typography, formatting, and storytelling.

Basic Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in strategic operations, internal communications, product marketing, or design — preferably in a tech, media, or advertising environment.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• Exceptional presentation design skills with mastery of Google Slides and/or PowerPoint.
• Strong visual storytelling ability—able to distill complex information into clean, engaging narratives.
• Experience supporting VP-level or executive audiences with clear, strategic materials.
• Excellent attention to detail, layout, and visual consistency.
• Familiarity with Agile product organizations and the cadence of product planning and development.

Preferred Qualifications
• Background in management consulting, internal communications, or product operations with a strong portfolio of executive-facing decks.
• Experience with Figma, Adobe Illustrator, or other design tools.
• Experience with digital advertising monetization.
• Experience documenting operational workflows and organizing content for scalable reuse.

The hiring range for this position in Glendale and Santa Monica is $126,400.00 to $169,500.00 per year, in Seattle is $132,500.00 to $177,600.00 per year, and in San Francisco is $138,500.00 to $185,600.00 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.