Technical Program Manager (Mid-level)
Technical Program Manager (Mid-level)
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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 were not just referring to the world of wizards dragons and superheroes or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs 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 whats 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...
Working in the Content Distribution Engineering (CDE) team the Technical Program Manager role bridges the gap between business product and technology by overseeing technical relationships with WBDs internal and external content partners. You will serve as the liaison between our distribution partners and our internal engineering product and deal teams. You will lead integrations review and analyse new partner specifications and influence both our internal roadmap and the roadmap of our content partners.
WBDs business is growing through the expansion of these content distribution partnerships. This role faces new challenges every day as we work to build the systems and processes that exchange huge amounts of content across companies and continents.
This role requires close collaboration with teams and partners distributed across the globe; therefore being an excellent communicator with the ability to influence key decisions in meetings documentation and all communication mediums is vital to your success. The Content Partner Onboarding team has staff in the US UK and India to provide the best possible support to our content partners and our development teams around the world.
Your Role Accountabilities...
You will lead requirements gathering and technical integrations with third-party distribution partners following WBDs business priorities.
You will collaborate with our partners to ensure that our technical integrations preserve the best possible quality of content and quality of experience to the users of their platforms and services
You will work with our distribution partners to ensure that WBDs interests are suitably prioritised on their development roadmap.
You will take ownership of shared processes reports and communication channels and work with the team to continuously improve such tasks and train others on improvements for shared success.
You will own the lifecycle of your onboarding programs from scoping through delivery and post-launch deliverables.
You will collaborate with internal product and engineering stakeholders to identify features and improvements that can be made to WBDs non-linear supply chains to better support our third-party integrations.
You will autonomously act as a representative of our team and organisation in partner and stakeholder communications.
Qualifications and Experience...
At least 3 years of experience in Technical Account Management Technical Program Management or a comparable Engineering role
Exceptional customer relationship and account management skills including the ability to influence key technology decisions and robustly defend WBDs interests.
Proven communication skills showcased through effective verbal written and interpersonal abilities.
Experience leading complex multi-disciplinary integrations and/or product deliveries involving multiple internal and external teams.
Comprehensive understanding of the current global VOD ecosystem industry standards and best practices
Experience working with Telcos Broadcasters and Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) platforms in the non-linear distribution space.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across time zones and with international teams from a variety of countries and backgrounds.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and effectively manage multiple priorities.
Ability to align teams to maintain program progress statuses with a high level of accuracy.
Experience in process creation lean management and continuous process improvement with consistent utilisation of AI tools to improve communications and processes.
Experience with agile development methodologies and project management tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
#Li-hybrid
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.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 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 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.If youre a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
