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 Manager will help execute the company's strategic direction and operational efficiency in Sports GTM. Collaborating with cross-functional teams the role will ensure that all departments involved - Sports Marketing, Ad Sales, Distribution, Product, Commercial Planning, Sports Content, Customer Support, Sports Rights Management - are strategically coordinated toward the company’s goals.
The manager will collaborate on marketing campaigns, sales strategies, content acquisition business cases, content strategies, and partnership deals, ensuring that content is positioned effectively to meet market demands and drive subscriptions.
Your Role Accountabilities
- Drive special project updates, business cases, and strategic recommendations to the executive team, supporting informed decision-making.
- Follow up short & long-term strategies and prioritize them to achieve business timeline targets.
- Assisting and communicating with executives throughout the decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation stages
- Consolidate teams and members' efforts for initiatives and action, progress against plans, manage risks and issues, and manage dependencies.
- Oversee the pace of ongoing projects towards objectives, with a holistic overview to ensure targets are met and conditions of satisfaction are acknowledged for all stakeholders.
- Maintain action items assigned during meetings, including responsible parties and due dates.
- Conduct regular follow-ups with cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of action items.
- Include the status of action items in regular project updates, highlighting any delays or obstacles to completion.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver on business objectives, fostering a high-performance culture of continuous improvement.
- Assist in organizing and scheduling meetings, ensuring the appropriate stakeholders are informed and available.
- Document key points, decisions, and action items during meetings and timely distribute notes to relevant parties.
- Align stakeholders across various departments to ensure cohesive and unified project execution.
- Provide regular status updates on project progress to stakeholders, highlighting key milestones, risks, and issues.
Qualifications & Experience
- 5+ years of proven experience in project management, preferably within a dynamic project environment.
- 2+ years of proven experience in the streaming industry.
- Strong Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in english, both verbally and in written form.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
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.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.