Warner Bros. Discovery · 3 months ago
VP, Client Engineering and Solutions Architecture US
NY New York 30 Hudson Yards
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$255K/yr - $473K/yr
10+ years expWarner Bros. Discovery is a leading entertainment company known for its iconic content and storytelling. They are seeking a Vice President of Client Engineering and Solutions Architecture to lead the engineering architecture function for their advertising, affiliate, and scheduling platforms, ensuring technical execution and modernization of legacy systems while driving cross-platform workflows.
AdvertisingBroadcastingDigital EntertainmentDigital MediaFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentNewsPublishing
Responsibilities
The VP defines and governs the architecture strategy for WBD’s U.S. ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling systems
They establish blueprints, API frameworks, and data integration models that ensure scalability, security, and interoperability across converged advertising platforms while modernizing affiliate distribution and scheduling capabilities
This role leads engineering teams in designing and delivering solutions that span advertising, affiliate, and scheduling domains
The VP ensures business and product requirements are translated into technical blueprints, integrating order management, ad decisioning, trafficking, billing, affiliate systems, and scheduling workflows into a unified ecosystem
The VP drives the modernization of legacy ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling systems, advancing migrations to cloud-native, modular architectures
They oversee rationalization to eliminate redundancy, improve cost efficiency, and embed CI/CD automation, observability, and performance optimization into engineering practices across all platforms
The VP acts as a strategic bridge between business and technology, partnering with product, sales, operations, affiliate distribution, and scheduling teams
They ensure system architecture supports monetization strategies, operational efficiency, and long-term business objectives, while aligning with industry standards and evolving market trends
This executive establishes governance and KPIs across ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling platforms to track reliability, latency, and delivery performance
They ensure engineering execution meets enterprise standards for security, resiliency, and compliance, guaranteeing that WBD’s technology foundation is optimized to support advertising, affiliate, and scheduling business growth
Qualification
Required
10+ years of senior engineering leadership in media or technology, with proven ability to architect, scale, and modernize complex ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling systems
5+ years in media and entertainment with hands-on experience in linear and digital ad sales platforms, order management, ad decisioning, trafficking, billing, and cross-platform integration
Demonstrated success in solution architecture, API frameworks, data pipelines, cloud-native design, and modernization of legacy platforms into modular, scalable systems
Deep knowledge of the full software development lifecycle, including Agile, DevOps, CI/CD automation, test automation, observability, and performance optimization at scale
Expertise in unifying disparate technologies through standardized data flows, service-oriented architectures, and microservices, ensuring interoperability and resiliency across business-critical platforms
Skilled in cost modeling, performance benchmarking, and technical ROI analysis to prioritize engineering investments that maximize efficiency, reduce redundancy, and deliver measurable business outcomes
Adept at presenting complex engineering strategies to senior executives, collaborating with product, sales, and operations, and influencing decisions with clear technical rationale
Deep awareness of emerging trends in ad tech, programmatic, identity resolution, scheduling systems, and cloud engineering; ability to translate industry innovations into actionable technical strategies
Experienced in managing vendor platforms, third-party integrations, and large-scale engineering partnerships to accelerate solution delivery
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent technical experience required; advanced technical certifications in cloud or architecture preferred
Preferred
Advanced technical certifications in cloud or architecture
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
An employee wellness program
Life and disability insurance
A retirement savings plan
Paid holidays and sick time
Vacation
Company
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$17.5BKey Investors
JP Morgan
2025-12-05Acquired
2025-06-09Post Ipo Debt· $17.5B
2005-07-15IPO
Leadership Team
David Zaslav
President and CEO
Mark Thompson
CEO
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