Senior Analyst, Business Development, CNNIC

Your New Role

As a Senior Analyst, Business Development within CNN International Commercial (CNNIC), you will contribute to both shaping and delivering strategic initiatives across a global, multi-market business. This role offers strong exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to influence key growth areas, including new ventures, distribution, and direct-to-consumer products.

You will combine data analysis, strategic thinking and cross-functional collaboration to support revenue growth and business expansion across international markets. If you’re looking to apply your analytical skills in a fast-paced, global media environment, this role offers excellent development and impact.

• Develop business plans, financial models and business cases to support strategic initiatives and new ventures.
• Deliver insightful analysis and recommendations by interpreting business data, market trends and competitor activity.
• Create clear, structured presentations and briefing materials for senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Partner across CNNIC, CNN US and Warner Bros. Discovery to gather inputs and support cross-functional initiatives.
• Track business performance, KPIs and ROI across business units and new initiatives, providing optimisation insights.
• Support the development and execution of new business initiatives, including partnerships and operational plans.
• Contribute to priority growth areas, including FAST channels and the international rollout of CNN All Access.

• Previous background in strategy consulting, investment banking or business development within a relevant sector.
• Proven ability to build high-quality financial models and structured business cases.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with confidence working with complex data sets.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience producing clear, well-structured presentations.
• Exposure to media, advertising or working within a complex global organisation is advantageous.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. 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, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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