Warner Bros. Discovery · 14 hours ago
Manager, Optimization Strategy
Culver City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$96K/yr - $177K/yr
6+ years expWarner Bros. Discovery is a leading media and entertainment company. The Growth & Optimization Strategy Manager will drive growth by leveraging data science and conducting analyses to optimize media strategies and maximize streaming subscription KPIs.
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Responsibilities
Work across the full-funnel of HBO Max including paid upper-funnel, performance and owned tactics to inform and optimize global media investment allocations to maximize streaming/tune-in outcome
Apply scenario planning based approach to various business challenges across all global media tactics, such as inventory shifts, budget changes and specific CPA and revenue goals
Independently determine data requirements for scenario planning and gather all data inputs as needed from teams across the global organization
Assist in goal-setting and forecasting against various KPIs and maintain tracking and accountability
Develop, package and present insights around interaction effects and trade-offs between various media tactics and regions
Partner with global strategy teams to represent regional teams' needs across the globe and develop innovative cross-platform tests and strategies that further drive growth
Collaborate with Data Science, Decisioning and Analytics departments to validate any model or data integrity issues, and request enhancements and net-new builds to the toolset
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, masters preferred, ideally in a quantitative field
6+ years of Forecasting, Financial Planning, and Modeling. Media Industry preferred
4+ years of experience in media planning across digital and linear tactics, and familiarity with media conversion and performance data sets required
3+ years of experience with big data and data visualization in Google Suite/Tableau/Looker
Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to prioritize, multi-task and work with international partners required
Must be able to explain data requirements to diverse teams, and comfortable following up with various stakeholders until all data needs for scenario planning are fulfilled
Exceptional communication and presentation skills, ability to explain complex models, trends & data to stakeholders
Proven ability to interface with and build relationships with diverse stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Excellent analytical & critical thinking skills
Advanced technical skills in MS Excel, PowerPoint and G suite (sheets, slides)
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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