Shikha Jha

About

With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Amherst College, I have cultivated a diverse career path that blends strategic leadership and innovative thinking. Currently, I serve as a Product Manager at The Walt Disney Studios, where I lead product strategy and development for applications that manage cinematic canon across major Disney franchises. Previously, I was a Management Consulting Senior Analyst at Accenture, where I co-led the StudioLAB team, focusing on AI/ML projects and product management. During my time at Amherst, I was an Anti-Racism Student Leader, advocating for inclusive campus policies, and a Greg Call Fellow in the Child Learning and Development Lab, conducting research on children's cognitive biases. My experiences reflect a commitment to fostering creativity, inclusivity, and strategic innovation in dynamic environments.

Experience

• Product Manager · The Walt Disney Studios04-01-2024

  Lead product strategy and development for an application that manages cinematic canon across Studio banners — empowering creatives as they develop future storylines across major Disney franchises.

• Management Consulting Senior Analyst · Accenture07-01-2022 – 04-01-2024

  Co-led the larger Walt Disney Studios' StudioLAB team at Accenture, managing various tasks including: continuation of my role as Product Owner/QA Analyst for a product that manages cinematic canon for Studio banners, oversight on an AI/ML project regarding procedural image generation for pre-production processes, marketing for Accenture to showcase the innovation projects developed in collaboration with StudioLAB, company activations at CES 2024 and SXSW 2024, and the development of new talent for the West Media account through our Analyst Rotational Program. Co-led the Disney Product CoE, which hosts monthly events that improved Product-related capabilities within the Disney and West Media account. Co-led the larger SoCAT group across four committees (Social, Recruitment & Integration, Community Service, & Professional Development), fostering community among local analysts and senior analysts during monthly events and local office initiatives. Served as Product Owner and QA Analyst for a product that manages cinematic canon for Studio banners and stakeholders, providing leadership and oversight across design and development teams. Joined the Walt Disney Studios' StudioLAB team as an Analyst on the Analyst Rotational Program, supporting program leads on various project and management tasks. Co-led the Professional Development committee for the local analyst engagement group, hosting 1-2 events per month that shared resources and tips on advancing career trajectories for analysts and senior analysts in the Southern California offices.

• Anti-Racism Student Leader (ASA) · Amherst College02-01-2021 – 05-01-2022

  Served as the representative for the Asian Students Association, meeting with President Biddy Martin on a weekly basis to discuss campus policy and working towards a more inclusive administration. Met with various administrators, such as Deans of Admission and the Board of Trustees, to communicate student opinions on topics including the hidden costs of attendance, inclusive recruiting focusing on Native and Indigenous students, disarming the campus police, academic policy reform, and prioritizing the mental health of the student body.

• Greg Call Fellow, Child Learning and Development (CLAD) Lab · Amherst College08-01-2020 – 05-01-2022

  Aided in preparation for a pilot study exploring the hostile attribution bias with children aged 4-5, and currently run and code trials for further analysis. Assisted with a study investigating how 3-year-old children react to a “broken human” telling them incorrect information to understand how they form assumptions about sources of information. Ran trials over Zoom assessing whether children relied on appearance when establishing trust, manipulating facial features and seeing how it affected children aged 4-5 in determining trustworthiness.

Education

• Amherst CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
• International AcademyIB Diploma

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