Senior Product Manager - Tech
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.
About the team:
Warner Bros. Discovery is building unique Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) experiences around the world. Delivering products globally requires a robust content & metadata platform to serve as the foundation for content that flows to our worldwide partners, networks, and distribution channels. As the strategic leader for this global content platform, you will partner with the distribution platform to power a transformation of Warner Bros. Discovery enabling the future of interactive & personalized video experiences for global audiences spanning 220 countries.
Position Summary:
As the Senior PM-T for Promos and Advertising within the Media Supply Chain, you will serve as a key contributor and thought leader for how WBD will scale to meet the numerous promotional and advertising requirements across the direct-to-consumer and linear lines of business. You will work with Media Supply Chain engineering, Product Management, Media Logistics, Content Operations, and stakeholders to define the strategy and build the platforms to create cutting-edge workflows for the acquisition, enrichment, and distribution of WBD’s content to a global audience of hundreds of millions.
You are an accomplished product manager and have technical experience with cinematic or television workflows. You understand how the media industry is evolving to enhance these workflows using powerful new tools, and you have direct experience working with or within major media companies who source and deliver the assets required to fulfill content to linear, direct-to-consumer, and licensees across multiple lines of business. You are data-driven and understand how to invent and deploy new metrics to measure the success of our strategies, and use those metrics to prioritize a wide range of rapidly-evolving operational needs in a fast-paced startup environment. Lastly, you are a highly independent and self-directed individual who is comfortable navigating complex and ambiguous situations, proactively identifying opportunities and driving solutions with minimal oversight.
Responsibilities:
As the primary interface with a wide stakeholder group, you identify use cases, prioritize the business’s needs, and drive successful implementation and adoption with operational teams.
Using excellent written and verbal communication skills, you produce product artifacts (PRFAQs, Requirements, Jira, Status reports and Product presentations) that are clear and concise, driving toward north-star strategy, vision, and OKRs while also solving for short-term business objectives to scale the use of promotional and advertising materials across our lines of business.
Working with production management teams, operations, media logistics, marketing, and merchandising teams to conceive of, resource, and build features that simplify workflows and enable rapid global expansion, with a “hands off the wheel” approach
Engaging with engineering teams within Media Supply Chain and the Global Video Platform to build alignment around a vision for WBD’s in house media supply chain platform and drive adoption across WBD’s internal tools
Successfully iterate and improve upon the tools described above to enable Warner Bros. Discovery to rapidly improve its slate of existing and upcoming digital products around the world
Requirements :
Ideal candidates will have familiarity with inventory management and will have worked with marketing teams to understand their strategies and can articulate their requirements to technical teams
You have experience working on requirements for international media usage such as localization and country specific requirements
You have a deep understanding of media workflows, content management systems, and direct-to-consumer services, and you take pride in knowing where the industry is going next
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and are equally comfortable working with engineering teams and presenting your team’s work to executive leadership at all levels
You take a phased approach to delivering software. Iteration is in your nature.
5+ years of product management experience and collaborating with software engineering teams to deliver complex initiatives spanning multiple teams under deadline pressure
You ideally have demonstrated experience working in a major media production company or SVOD service
BS/MS in Computer Science or experience in a related technical field
Nice to have :
Have worked with advertising tech and workflows.
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 a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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 with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
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: $119,700.00 - $222,300.00 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.If you’re a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.