Program Manager

Warnermedia - Miami, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Miami, FL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Program Manager role at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a key strategic change program within the Global Content Operations (GCO) transformation portfolio. This position focuses on managing dependencies, tracking progress, and ensuring effective communication among stakeholders. The role involves program planning, budgeting, reporting, and stakeholder engagement, while also acting as a Project Manager to keep initiatives on track. The Program Manager will drive the execution of change programs that support wider group objectives, including cross-platform promotions in multiple languages.

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 program stakeholders, providing support and guidance throughout the program lifecycle.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, planning, and PMO activities across owned change program.
• Ensure regular status reporting across all projects and features, establishing proper controls within the team for accurate status and proactive risk management.
• Report updates to various stakeholders, including senior leadership as required.
• Drive project execution plans across GCO and partner teams, ensuring clear communication of goals and objectives.
• Lead ongoing risk and issue management activities, ensuring program risks are assessed and communicated clearly.
• Partner with operations and technology organizations to ensure appropriate documentation and roadmap prioritization of operating requirements.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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 related to content preparation and delivery timelines.
• Excellent program and project management skills.
• Excellent consultative, collaboration, and stakeholder communication skills, including with senior business leaders.
• Proven record of accomplishment operating in a fast-paced, global business and multiple time zone environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Significant experience working directly with media/content operations teams on a daily basis.
• Significant experience working directly with technology partners or developers in 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).

Benefits

• Career defining opportunities
• Thoughtfully curated benefits
• Tools to explore and grow into your best selves
• Supportive work environment
• Celebration of employee achievements