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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
This position will focus on the execution and management of critical strategic and operational projects within WBD, as well as creating/monitoring the strategic pipeline of initiatives to support ongoing business transformation. This position is integral in defining an opportunity pipeline strategy asandanaging implementation dependencies across the organization. The position will demand very strong organizational and structuring skills, strong analytics, a high degree of collaboration/partnership with members of different groups both domestically and internationally, including senior business stakeholders and corporate groups. The ability to independently shepherd complex interactions and situations is essential.
Your Role Accountabilities
Provide strategic continuous improvement pipeline management leadershipAct as a thought partner for business unit teams; identify transformative opportunities, help to shape strategic plans, bring in cross-functional expertise where needed, and drive the initiative planning processProvide mentorship on business cases, identifying the business impact, probability of satisfying business needs, anticipated business benefits, and risks and consequences of failureWork closely with business leads on key projects and programs to optimize ROI on project investments by leading and facilitating courageous dialogue, challenging opinions, and influencing decision making at all levels of the organizationProvide project and change management leadershipSupport Business and Corporate teams in the identification and structuring of issues/questions to be solved, and the subsequent structuring of a project and execution planDevelop strong cross-functional partnerships and relationships to support initiatives. Collaborate with partners to provide relevant and actionable project insights:; track and ensure completion of project tasksRequires strong leadership skills to bring senior stakeholders together and develop a feasible, rigorous plan for execution along with negotiation across business units when goals do not alignConduct and facilitate project kick-offs, stand-up meetings, team meetings, brainstorming sessions, and manage risk and change
Qualifications & Experience
8+ years of project management or operational process leadership experience, media industry preferredBachelor's degree in Industrial/production Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field or equivalent experience.MBA and/or PMP Certification preferredStrong group leadership skills.Analytical acumen and a high strategic solution orientation.Capability in influencing and guiding discussions as a key stakeholder and promoter of critical capability and process improvements.Skill in conducting effective questioning to break down complex issuesStrong facilitation and negotiation skillsEffective stakeholder management builds commitment and trust, and influences others positively.Strong ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and articulate the dependencies and interrelationships.Experience proactively driving enterprise/systemic changeDemonstrates a result-based and adaptive leadership style with strong impact and influence skills.Strong change management experience and the ability to articulate solutions at varying degrees of granularity to different audiences.Strong written and oral communication skills to include the ability to articulate problems and solutions clearly, to conduct brainstorming sessions, etc.Experience managing a project's financial business case preferred.Organizational, project, and priority management skills for planning, executing and following up on issues, projects and daily responsibilities in order to meet established deadlines.Demonstrated ability to organize information for presentation to senior leadership.
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: $145,250.00 - $269,750.00 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.
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