Warner Bros. Discovery · 2 hours ago
Sr Director Linear and Scheduling Systems Modernization
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$177K/yr - $329K/yr
15+ years expWarner Bros. Discovery is a leading media company known for its iconic content and brands. The Sr. Director, Linear & Scheduling Systems Modernization will lead global teams in re-architecting scheduling and advertising infrastructure, ensuring systems are cloud-native and aligned with revenue and operational goals.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute the multi-year roadmap for migrating legacy scheduling and linear advertising platforms into modular, cloud-native architectures with embedded automation and observability
Lead product management for scheduling, trafficking, and broadcast operations systems, ensuring 99.99% reliability and seamless integration with converged advertising and affiliate platforms
Build and manage a global engineering and product delivery team, embedding modern DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud best practices
Ensure interoperability across scheduling, linear, and converged ad systems, enabling unified workflows that support both linear ad monetization and digital convergence
Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, Operations, Affiliate Distribution, and Finance, ensuring modernization investments directly support multi-billion-dollar revenue streams and future convergence strategy
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
15+ years in enterprise technology leadership
7+ years overseeing mission-critical modernization programs
Deep experience with linear advertising, scheduling, trafficking, and broadcast operations platforms
Proven success in migrating large-scale legacy systems into cloud and hybrid architectures (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Strong background in automating workflows, embedding observability, and ensuring compliance and resiliency
Track record of aligning modernization initiatives with revenue growth, operational efficiency, and monetization outcomes
Ability to influence C-level stakeholders and partner across Sales, Operations, Affiliate, and Technology
Experience leading vendor evaluations, platform consolidation, and industry-standard adoption
Preferred
advanced technical certifications or MBA
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
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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
Recent News
2025-12-31
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