Warner Bros. Discovery · 8 hours ago
Program Manager
Burbank, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$99K/yr - $183K/yr
4+ years expWarner Bros. Discovery is a leading global media and entertainment company, known for its iconic content and beloved brands. The Program Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a strategic change program within the Global Content Operations, focusing on program planning, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement.
AdvertisingBroadcastingDigital EntertainmentDigital MediaFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentNewsPublishing
Responsibilities
Partner with senior business leaders in Content Operations to identify, plan, execute and communicate strategic change program objectives. Act as the first point of escalation for programs stakeholders, providing support and guidance throughout the program lifecycle
Lead stakeholder engagement, planning and PMO activities across owned change programs. Ensure regular status reporting across all projects and features, establishing the proper controls within the team to ensure accurate status, proactive risk management, and robust planning. Report these updates to various stakeholders, including senior leadership as required
Drive project execution plans across GCO and partner teams, leading effective ongoing communication across stakeholders, delivery teams and 3rd parties (if required), ensuring that all teams are clear on goals and objectives. Lead ongoing risk and issue management activities, ensuring program risks are assessed and communicated clearly, with appropriate mitigations planned, and issues are escalated and resolved as required
Partner with operations and technology organizations to ensure appropriate documentation, intake, sign-off and roadmap prioritization of operating requirements for technology development cycles. Support ongoing reviews of requirements documentation and intake procedures across multiple change programs
Support business case development and program greenlight activities with GCO leadership and Finance for new projects and change initiatives. Support program and project budgeting activities, benefits forecasting and financial projections in order to achieve sponsorship and buy-in from appropriate stakeholders
Qualification
Required
> 4 years leading significant operational and technology enabled synergy and revenue growth projects
>4 years content operations experience at a global media and entertainment company
Solid understanding of content distribution and windowing strategies, as it relates to content preparation and delivery timelines
Excellent program and project management skills
Excellent consultative, collaboration and stakeholder communication skills, including senior business leaders
Proven record of accomplishment operating in a fast paced, global business and multiple time zone environment, being agile and ability to succeed in an environment of continual change, and ambiguity
Preferred
Significant experience working directly with media/ content operations teams on a daily basis
Significant experience working directly with technology partners or developers with the media and entertainment industry
A relevant qualification in Program or Project Management
Experienced with Program / Project Management tooling and software (e.g. Atlassian, Monday, MS Project etc.)
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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