Staff, Technical Program Manager

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 Staff, Technical Program Manager reports to the Director, Engineering – Converged Advertising and is responsible for managing

dependencies across various work streams, coordination, sprint planning, running scrums, ensuring teams follow development processes.

Your Role Accountabilities:

CrossPlatform Systems Enablement – Lead delivery of cross platform programs that power high volume ad serving, data, and reporting systems across linear and digital environments, supporting thousands of internal users and billions of impressions.

Execution, Risk & Dependency Management – Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and technical tradeoffs across highly interdependent, multi‑team initiatives in large‑scale distributed systems.

Status Reporting & Executive Visibility – Provide clear, consistent, and executive‑ready program status reporting, surfacing progress, risks, dependencies, and decision points for senior leadership.

Qualifications & Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline required;  

Technical Program Management Expertise: 8+ years of technical program management experience, ideally in advertising technology, SaaS, or enterprise platforms.

Technical Acumen: Strong technical background with the ability to engage deeply in system architecture, data flows, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems; capable of partnering effectively with senior and principal engineers.

AdTech Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of advertising technology ecosystems, including ad serving, campaign management, forecasting, yield optimization, measurement, and converged linear + digital advertising platforms.

Status Reporting & Executive Communication: Owns program level status reporting with clear, accurate, and timely updates for senior leadership, highlighting progress, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs; creates concise ‑executive ready‑ artifacts and drives transparent communication across stakeholders.

Execution & Delivery: Proven track record of driving large, enterprise‑scale programs from conception through delivery, coordinating global engineering teams, and achieving measurable impact on platform reliability, scalability, adoption, or revenue.

Cross‑Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Alignment: Experienced in gathering and synthesizing business, product, and technical requirements; aligning roadmaps and execution plans with revenue growth, operational efficiency, client outcomes, and regulatory needs.

Collaboration & Communication: Exceptional ability to influence without authority across Engineering, Product, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Legal, supported by clear, concise written and verbal communication with senior leaders.

Risk Management & Dependency Planning: Demonstrated ability to identify, manage, and mitigate technical and organizational risks, complex dependencies, and tradeoffs across multi‑team initiatives.

Innovation & Transformation Orientation: Track record of leading modernization and transformation initiatives, including re‑architecture efforts, platform migrations, and transitions from legacy systems to cloud‑native, scalable solutions.

Organizational Impact & Mentorship: Experience setting program management best practices, improving delivery rigor, and mentoring other TPMs to raise the overall bar for execution at scale.

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 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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