Job Posting Title:
Sr Principal, Executive Operations - Ads & Data Platforms
Req ID:
Job Description:
Job SummaryAd & Data 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.
Reporting to the EVP, Ad & Data Platforms, the Senior Principal of Ad & Data Platforms Executive Operations serves as an operational partner and advisor, driving clarity, alignment, and execution across a large-scale, global advertising technology organization.
This role blends operations, industry acumen, and executive advisory support to enable the EVP and leadership team to focus on the highest-impact priorities.
The Senior Principal will establish operating rigor, and ensure seamless execution of strategic initiatives across Engineering, Product, Finance, HR, and Portfolio teams. This is a highly visible role requiring sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to operate effectively at the C-suite and Board level.
Key Responsibilities- Serve as a trusted advisor to the EVP, Ad & Data Platforms, shaping and advancing the Ad & Data Platforms organization.
- Establish and run the operating model for the executive leadership team.
- Own preparation of executive-level materials, including CTO newsletters, Chairman reports and enterprise-wide updates that align roadmap, strategy, and capital allocation.
- Act as a primary liaison between the Ad Platforms leadership team and broader enterprise stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and follow-through.
- Partner with executive and senior leaders to define and execute Ad Platforms initiatives.
- Drive capital allocation processes to ensure resources are aligned to the highest-impact initiatives and long-range objectives.
- Support Long Range Planning, Annual Budgeting, and Quarterly Forecasting in close partnership with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Organize key staffing initiatives, facilitating headcount requests and approvals through clear, executive-ready data and insights
- Drive operational outcomes that strengthen org health and effectiveness across ADP, serving as a culture carrier and enabling positive organizational change.
- Unify teams under a cohesive technology and operating narrative, improving stakeholder clarity and confidence.
- Lead key organizational communications and engagement forums such as town halls, leadership updates, and strategic readouts.
- Partner with functional and operational leaders to adapt operating models as organizational needs evolve.
Basic Qualifications- Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in business operations, project management or a related field within a technology-driven organization.
- Extensive experience supporting C-suite or EVP-level executives, including acting in a Chief of Staff, executive advisor, or equivalent strategic leadership role.
- Demonstrated ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels-setting direction while driving execution.
- Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across Enterprise, including Engineering, Product, Finance, HR, or Portfolio organizations.
- Strong financial acumen, including experience with budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, and portfolio management.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of preparing executive- and Board-level materials.
- High degree of judgment, discretion, and integrity when handling sensitive and confidential matters.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience within large-scale technology, media, advertising, or platform-based organizations.
- Proven success driving organizational change, operating model design, or transformation initiatives.
- Ability to engage with technical leaders and understand engineering concepts well enough to inform prioritization and decision-making.
- Strong organizational, program management, and prioritization skills in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
Education- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
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The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $227,200 - $304,700. 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.
Job Posting Segment:
Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Job Posting Primary Business:
Technology CTO
Primary Job Posting Category:
Project Management Tech
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
San Francisco, CA, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Date Posted:
2026-05-21
