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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role

The Manager position will be part of the Global Business Transformation team at Warner Bros. Discovery, and will primarily be focused on the management of complex projects that span across multiple functions and regions. Major components of this will include structuring, prioritization and execution of analysis to support business critical projects and decision-making across all divisions.

The position will demand very strong analytical skills, organizational and structuring abilities, client management and problem-solving skills, and a demonstrated track record of successful collaboration/partnership with cross-functional teams both in the US and internationally, including senior / executive business stakeholders and corporate groups.

The ability to independently build and maintain productive relationships with multiple senior global stakeholders is essential, as well as strong business presence and communication skills.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Strategic Planning and Problem Structuring - Guide strategic thinking to identify, prioritize, design, structure and manage projects that support WBD strategic and operational priorities

• Maintain updated understanding of WBD strategy and interactions among stakeholders

• Support and lead in identification, definition, and structuring of operational implications from WBD strategic priorities

• Support the identification and structuring of issues/questions to be solved, and the structuring of related projects

• Support and lead the definition and socialization of analytical frameworks to support strategy execution

• Responsible for the appropriate pace/on time execution of projects

• Prepare and manage project plans and timelines

• Assemble representative project teams

• Conduct status meetings

• Escalate issues as required

• Maintain updated documentation of projects

• Define relevant financial and metric information and coordinate efforts to ensure appropriate tracking

• Client Management and Communication – Develop, manage, and cultivate relationships with key stakeholders to help support planning and execution of projects

• Facilitate flow of information between stakeholders (through both strong written and verbal communication)

• Act as catalyst for effective alignment between groups: help expose needs, interdependency, limitations, constraints, and mitigate potential silo approaches

• Document and present findings from analysis process

• Establish productive and collaborative relationships with peers and senior / executive stakeholders in wider WBD business

• Analysis – Conduct analysis to identify solutions, present findings and help execute changes to business process that align to WBD strategic goals

• Perform detailed analysis tasks that include: process mapping/design, data gathering/validation, data modeling/analysis, and other relevant tasks related to major project milestones

• Help identify relevant links, interdependencies, and synergies within WBD business

• Translate links/interdependencies within WBD business into relevant solutions that support project definition or alignment of strategy within the wider WBD business

• Identify and prioritize main issues/analysis

• Support overall problem solving approach

• Define and/or leverage analytical frameworks for analysis

• Syndicate analysis and incorporate feedback

Qualifications & Experience

• 4-6+ Years of Experience with strong emphasis on experience in strategy/management consulting or another discipline which focuses on problem structuring

• Media & Entertainment experience is a plus

• Education: BA with MBA helpful for communication skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.

• Strong facilitation and negotiation skills.

• Strong ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects and articulate the dependencies and interrelationships.

• Excellent organizational planning and process management / process reengineering skills

• Proven executive-level stakeholder engagement and communication skills, both written and oral

• Strong PowerPoint / Excel acumen and narrative creation

• Knowledge of WBD stakeholders and communication style a plus

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $109,900.00 - $204,100.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.