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 :

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Technology Business Management (TBM) Director who will lead and establish our TBM practice. The ideal candidate will have a unique mix of functional competencies, operational acumen, and strategic mindset. This role is ideal for someone who will roll up your sleeves, take ownership, drive buy-in and implementation of strategic initiatives, who has demonstrated success in leading and executing, who has experience in creating and improving processes, who is technology- minded, and who can effectively communicate and be comfortable in a dynamic fast-growing company. Strong candidates will have a demonstrated record of success working in uncertain environments, having driven strategic priorities with a high level of independence. This is a client and executive facing role that requires being able to balance multiple projects, priorities, and detail while cultivating a trusted relationship with global partners and managing a team.

The TBM Director is a member of the Technology Business Solutions (TBS) team within Technology & Operations (T&O) Enterprise Architecture and Technology Strategy (EAS) organization. This position will report directly into the VP, Technology Business Solutions

Your Role Accountabilities :

TBM Focused :

• Establish and lead the TBM practice, including defining the vision, strategy, operating model and maturity roadmap

• Implement TBM frameworks to provide transparency into IT costs, TCO, show back, consumption, operational and financial performance

• Gather, cleanse, and process data from various sources, lead the creation of TBM predicative models using machine learning algorithms. Validate and refine models to ensure accuracy and reliability

• Stand up TBM governance structure to ensure reporting compliance and progress towards performance targets. Architect and apply cost optimization processes

• Drive benchmark analysis, studies, and best practices to help measure and elevate the WBD management practices

• Design and build analytical models and dashboard to interpret large complex data from various sources, derive conclusions, and communicate insights. Define workaround and assumptions where data gaps are present

• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape to inform strategic decisions

• Deliver complex business models to include cost stimulators, TCO models, business cases, show back and trade off studies. As a result, drive insight, shed light on pain points and construct recommendations to validate opportunities relevance

• Manage the practice’s budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and maximizing ROI through TBM practices.

• Partner with senior leadership, business domains, and external customers to identify and recommend opportunities based on TBM insights

• Support strategy execution projects in the area of innovation and transformation- provide solution architecture to streamline, globalize, standardize, optimize and modernize T&O’s capabilities

• Drive technology/business process re-engineering efforts. Comprehend, document, and analyze complex business and architecture workflows, collaborate with functionals teams to define areas of improvement and design future state process

• Identify , screen and evaluate new solution opportunities to address unmet (internal and external) customer needs

• Develop deep and trust relationships with key partners and use the knowledge of their business processes and requirements to drive technology strategy work prioritization

• Deliver executive material and analytics dashboards

• Mange consultant and tech vendors on strategic engagements by providing direction, guidance, and oversight

• Build and lead a high-performance team of technology and data analysts, providing mentorship and fostering a customer focused culture of collaboration and innovation.

Qualifications & Experiences:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent relevant work experience required

• 8 years of industry work experience, with at least 3 years of technology management experience and 5 yrs in financial management and analytics domains preferred.

• Past experience in data management and strategic planning is required

• Understanding of TBM frameworks and methodologies

• Proficiency in data analytics tools and platforms ( Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Phython .. etc )

• Experience with Cloud Computing platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Knowledge of IT Financial Management and cost optimization strategies. Ability to deliver financial based models, calculations, and analysis.

• Knowledge in AI and machine learning techniques including the development and implementation of predictive models

• Ability to understand and develop architectural diagrams

• Ability to develop quantitative and qualitative analysis of complex data sets to synthesize relevant recommendations.

• Advanced MS excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI , and Lucid skills is a must

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.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

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.