Sr. Manager, Trading & Strategy

BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOURSELF 

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, Disney Parks, and Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

How will you contribute to our magical experience?  

We are looking for a Trading & Strategy Sr Manager to help shape the business agenda for LATAM, drive actionable insights, and influence key decisions across the region. This role partners closely with global and local teams to identify growth opportunities, build strategic plans, and articulate the narrative behind business performance.

What You’ll Do

Drive Business Growth

• Identify growth opportunities, new product launches, and business performance optimizations across LATAM.

• Translate qualitative and quantitative data into actionable recommendations and clear strategic plans.

• Support the design and delivery of region-wide business strategies aligned with global priorities.

Turn Insights Into Action

• Serve as the connector between business decisions and execution, ensuring strategies translate into measurable impact.

Shape the Business Performance Narrative

• Monitor business health, initiatives, and content performance.

• Shape the narrative around performance, ensuring executive decisions are grounded in data, trends, and consumer insights.

Key Deliverables

Business Cases & Go-to-Market Plans

• Build opportunity hypotheses into actionable and measurable business cases in partnership with global and local teams (analytics/research, finance, legal, market leads).

• Lead strategic and financial analysis for growth opportunities (e.g., new channel launches, D2C product launches).

• Analyze market trends and competitors to support senior management decisions.

LATAM Strategic Initiatives

• Manage and support integrated regional initiatives across strategic and operational priorities.

• Contribute to annual business reviews and the 5-year plan, leading workstreams and stakeholder engagement.

Executive Reporting & Reviews

• Deliver daily and weekly reports on KPIs, initiatives, decisions, and industry trends across LATAM.

• Identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement areas.

• Build infrastructure for consistent, high-impact reporting and insights.

• Lead LATAM-focused business reviews to align stakeholders on subscriber performance, content impact, and growth initiatives.

What we need from you to be part of this story:

• +8 years of experience driving strategy, business development, and cross-functional initiatives.

• Deep know-how in subscription-based business models, including growth, retention, and monetization strategies.

• Proven experience in strategic planning and execution, translating insights into actionable business outcomes.

• Background in streaming businesses considered a strong plus, with strong understanding of digital platforms and audience dynamics.

• Exceptional Communicator — able to synthesize complex topics into clear, compelling narratives for diverse audiences.

• Collaborative Leader — a natural team player and influencer who excels at working across multiple teams and functions.

• Inclusive Culture Builder — committed to fostering trust, collaboration, empowerment, and inclusion.

• Strategic & Analytical Thinker — structured approach with strong business acumen and clarity of thought.

• Brings strong strategic, business development, and analytical capabilities, with the ability to interface effectively with senior management.

• Advanced level of English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Additional Information: 

At Disney, we believe it takes great people to create memorable experiences, products and services our consumers know and love. We are a team of storytellers and hire under equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability and gender identity. We foster a corporate culture of belonging and inclusiveness, which empowers our staff and company to thrive. At Disney, everyone has the opportunity to speak up and participate, grow and share ideas.

“You can design and create and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” Walt Disney