Lead Enterprise Applications Analyst

Department Description

At Disney, we are storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world‑class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from streaming, theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies, and a variety of other businesses.

Uniting each endeavour is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we are constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross‑company collaborative innovation. The Enterprise Technology organization drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

We are seeking a versatile and proactive Lead Analyst to join our team! The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical proficiency and functional knowledge within the HR domain. This role is pivotal in driving initiatives forward, identifying and addressing problems to enhance our HR operations and strategies, and staying up to date on the myriad projects in flights for alignment opportunities.

This role requires someone who can independently navigate tasks, make strategic connections, and lead initiatives to successful completion.

• Lead projects from initiation to completion, ensuring execution aligns with goals and deadlines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project objectives, scope, and outcomes.
• Create and manage master project schedules, roadmaps, and communication plans.
• Monitor progress, manage risks, and ensure deliverables are met.
• Oversee project financials, including resource and expense forecasting.
• Foster a self‑organizing, adaptive team environment, ensuring high‑value delivery.

• Prepare status reports in Smartsheet and/or MS PowerPoint, detailing project health, KPIs, risks, and next steps.
• Maintain data visualizations to showcase project metrics and analytics.
• Update and maintain Project in Clarity.

• Lead project meetings, ensuring goals are met and actions are clearly defined.
• Communicate effectively with senior leaders, tech teams, and stakeholders.
• Facilitate project updates and escalate issues when necessary.
• Send weekly or bi‑weekly PSRs to project stakeholders.

• Support various development models (Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid) and tools like Jira (if applicable).
• Use collaboration tools (Smartsheet, Jira, MS Teams) to support project management and documentation.
• Follow Enterprise Technology PMO’s "OnePMO Standard" framework for project delivery.

• Minimum of 7+ years of related work experience.
• Demonstrate problem‑solving skills, with a focus on business process mapping and continuous improvement.
• Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Positive attitude and the ability to be proactive, resourceful, and flexible.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrate problem‑solving experience.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and change course of action quickly.
• Detail‑oriented and excellent follow‑through skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; as well as, technical writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including customer service skills and demonstrated ability to build partnerships and collaborate.

• 2+ years of full project lifecycle experience (requirements development through implementation).
• 2+ years working with Software As a Service (SAAS) Applications supporting the configuration, testing or equivalent.
• Exposure to Project Management tasks via participation on small to large scale projects.
• Working knowledge of HR disciplines.
• Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook, Access,…