Program Manager

Program Manager – Warner Bros. Discovery

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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.

The WBD Global Content Operations (GCO) runs worldwide post‑production services and sources, creates, customizes, and localizes all content from our studios, producers, marketers, and 3rd‑party distributors to deliver for all our content outlets globally across Streaming, TV Networks, Theatrical exhibitors, Home Entertainment Licensing Clients, Marketing, Advertising, and Publicity. We operate post‑production across US, LATAM and Europe, and the content supply chain for over 3,000 content platforms, 600 channels, 18 of our own streaming platforms and theaters worldwide in over 200 territories, localizing content in over 68 languages.

The Program Manager role will be accountable for the end‑to‑end delivery of a key strategic change program within the overall GCO transformation portfolio, focusing on sequencing, dependency management, and tracking/driving the constituent work. They will also act as a Project Manager within their program to keep elements on track. The role will be responsible for program planning, budgeting, reporting and stakeholder engagement activities, as well as more project‑focused work such as tracking, risk/issue management, and end‑user engagement.

The role will drive the execution of the change program in support of wider group objectives, such as delivery of cross‑platform day‑and‑date promotions in all global languages. It is a key point of escalation for senior leaders, helping to drive collaboration across functions. This position reports to the Global Director, Program Management for the GCO Strategy & Business Development function, which defines and executes the overall transformation strategy for the Global Content Operations group.

The role works in a highly matrixed structure, program‑managing teams and stakeholders across all regions globally.

• Partner with senior business leaders in Content Operations to identify, plan, execute and communicate strategic change program objectives, serving as the first point of escalation for program stakeholders.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, planning, and PMO activities across owned change programs, ensuring regular status reporting, proactive risk management, and robust planning.
• Drive project execution plans across GCO and partner teams, facilitating ongoing communication, and managing risk and issues with clear mitigation and escalation.
• Collaborate with operations and technology organizations to ensure appropriate documentation, intake, sign‑off, and roadmap prioritization of operating requirements for technology development cycles.
• Support business case development and program green‑light activities with GCO leadership and Finance, including budgeting, benefits forecasting, and financial projections.

• 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 as they relate to content preparation and delivery timelines.
• Excellent program and project management skills.
• Excellent consultative, collaborative, and stakeholder communication skills, including senior business leaders.
• Proven record of operating in a fast‑paced, global business and multiple time zone environment, being agile and succeeding in continual change and…