Warner Bros. Discovery · 2 hours ago
GVP, Information Governance, Risk and Compliance
Burbank, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$243K/yr - $451K/yrWarner Bros. Discovery is a premier global media and entertainment company offering a diverse portfolio of content, brands, and franchises. They are seeking a Group Vice President (GVP) of Information Governance, Risk & Compliance to lead an enterprise-wide function that ensures regulatory compliance and manages information risk across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Provide executive leadership for enterprise-wide Information Governance, Risk & Compliance, ensuring effective governance, compliance, and assurance across all information-related risks
Maintain and evolve a comprehensive information governance, risk, and compliance framework, aligned with regulatory requirements, industry standards, corporate risk objectives, and enterprise risk appetite
Oversee information risk compliance and assurance activities, ensuring consistent evaluation of control design and operating effectiveness, with clear reporting of findings, remediation progress, and trends
Provide leadership for the enterprise function responsible for consumer and employee privacy rights request fulfillment, ensuring compliant, timely, and accurate execution in accordance with global privacy laws and regulatory requirements
Direct regulatory, statutory, and industry compliance programs, including SOX IT controls and other applicable frameworks (e.g., PCI, SWIFT, and similar requirements), ensuring audit readiness and effective issue tracking and resolution
Own global information governance, risk, and privacy policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring consistent adoption, enforcement, and ongoing relevance across the enterprise
Guide third-party and vendor information risk management, including risk assessment, monitoring, and escalation, in partnership with procurement, legal, and business stakeholders
Ensure effective oversight of control effectiveness, vulnerability, and compliance management programs, with clear accountability, prioritization, and enterprise-level reporting
Build, lead, and retain a high-performing, globally distributed team, fostering accountability, execution discipline, and professional growth
Deliver clear, actionable information risk and compliance reporting to executive leadership and governance bodies to support informed decision-making and oversight
Collaborate with internal audit, legal and privacy, enterprise risk management, cybersecurity, enterprise IT, product, and business leaders to align information risk activities with enterprise priorities and governance expectations
Qualification
Required
Proven senior leadership experience leading or significantly scaling enterprise or large-scale information governance, risk, compliance, privacy, or related oversight functions within a complex organization
Strong expertise across information governance, regulatory and industry compliance, and assurance, with direct experience leading multiple regulatory or control frameworks (e.g., SOX IT controls, PCI, SWIFT, privacy and data protection requirements, or similar standards)
Demonstrated ability to design, operate, or materially evolve governance and compliance frameworks aligned with enterprise risk objectives, regulatory expectations, and business priorities
Experience overseeing compliance and assurance activities, including control design and operating effectiveness evaluations, audit support, regulatory examinations, or comparable independent assurance functions
Sound executive judgment with a track record of driving outcomes, navigating complexity, and making informed decisions, including in matrixed environments where authority or scope may be shared
Proven ability to partner effectively with senior leaders across cybersecurity, internal audit, legal and privacy, enterprise risk management, technology, product, and business functions
Experience leading and developing teams or functions in global, matrixed environments, with a focus on accountability, execution discipline, and talent development
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex governance, risk, and compliance topics to executive leadership and governance forums
Preferred
Advanced degree and/or relevant professional certifications preferred (e.g., CISA, CRISC, CIPP, CIPM, CISSP, or comparable credentials)
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.
Founded in 2022
10001+ employees
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
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