Manager International Strategy & Ops

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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role...

The Group Plays a Critical Role In Three Key Areas

The International Strategy & Ops group is responsible for leading strategy across The WBD International business unit to help drive growth and improve operations.

Global Operations: Coordinating international activities that support global lines of business, such as windowing decisions across Theatrical, Home Entertainment and Content Licensing; affiliate distribution; and strategic support for the global Streaming team’s international initiatives. In particular, the group plays a leading role in international strategy and operations for our home entertainment business.

Regional Strategy Initiatives: Providing operating and strategic support to the Regional Presidents and Country Managers, focusing on the key operating challenges and growth initiatives that drive the local businesses. Examples include, developing local production strategy, optimizing local networks portfolios, and assessing strategic tradeoffs around licensing decisions Executive Support: Leading on key executive presentations including the quarterly business reviews, annual strategic and long-range planning process, and other key executive presentations.

The New York based Manager will report into the SVP of International Strategy & Ops and play a critical role in supporting, developing and implementing strategies for the WBD International Organization. The position will work with all members of the International Strategy & Ops team on key growth opportunities and operating projects across the WBD International organization. The role will be responsible for leading the analysis of business performance and market trends, managing strategic projects, liaising with partners from across WBD International and the rest of WBD, and providing support to senior leaders across the organization. The role will work across a wide array of projects, providing leadership on our global windowing strategy, supporting streaming market launch strategies, improving internal operations, and evaluating financial performance of key business segments.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Working as part of the broader WBD International team to support the upcoming launch of the new combined streaming product. Primary focus on providing analysis to support programming and distribution strategies.
• Analyzing market trends and providing insights and recommendations on the future growth opportunities in the media industry and leading projects that lead to the implementation and execution of those strategies
• Working in both a supporting and leadership role (depending on projects) with the WBD International leadership on projects to define strategies, prioritize opportunities, improve processes, identify commercial opportunities and play a role as connector / facilitator between WBD International and the global business units within the company (e.g., Streaming and Studios)
• Providing critical support on windowing decisions across international markets to drive the execution of our global studio monetization strategy
• Supporting the International Strategy & Ops team’s VP and SVP and broader WBD leadership team on key strategic projects by providing analysis across key work streams within broader projects including conducting due diligence, building strategic / financial analysis, and developing strategic narratives
• Playing a critical role in developing, communicating and implementing the growth strategy and objectives for WBD International and its senior management (including portfolio and business optimization, future-proofing business plans and analyzing strategic and financial tradeoffs to support decisions making
• Working with the broader International Strategy & Ops team on global projects to support the WBD International President, Regional Presidents and WBD International CFO to create strategic presentations

Qualifications & Experience...

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, managing multiple projects and stakeholders at the same time
• Fluent in English
• Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent); MBA Preferred
• Strategic, logical and analytical mindset. Intellectually curious, with good commercial acumen
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills preferred
• Experience leading and managing strategic projects with multiple stakeholders preferred
• Passionate about the media industry. Awareness of market trends, key industry ventures and technology trends globally
• Strong analytical, research, and communications skills. Experience delivering quantitative and qualitative analyses for investment and strategy projects; and comfort with presenting analysis to senior leaders preferred
• 4-5 years of experience working in strategy, corporate or business development within the media and entertainment industry or previous experience in management consulting or investment banking preferred
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $115,500.00 - $214,500.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].