Director - OTC/BRIM Lead

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 Capability Center OTC Lead plays a critical role in overseeing all OTC related tasks. There are two components to the role:
SAP BRIM Run / Operate
SAP S4 Order to Cash Run / Operate
The OTC Lead must ensure that on going operations in both SAP instances execute properly.
Your Role Accountabilities:
OPERATIONS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Assist project team, key stakeholders, and management to prioritize business requirements and develop and maintain detailed project plans using standard tools

• Help determine resource roles needed and work with management to secure project team members

• Effectively assist in leading by influence and work in a matrix/cross functional (BU Champions)

• Assist with developing and defining new and improved workflow and initiatives

• Help provide training and training materials for new processes

• Support key end users in month end, quarter end, and year end activities

• Be an SAP evangelist. Be a thought leader in the OTC space. Through your experience supporting OTC applications foment new and better solutions as needed

• Assist management with special assignments, such as evaluating vendors, gathering/evaluating consultant proposals, or other responsibilities as requested

STRATEGY

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand team needs and dependencies to better align business processes

• Assist in developing and executing a methodology to evaluate, prioritize and monitor the success of the business processes

• Accurately and clearly articulate strategic issues and provide relevant, logical options for solving them

• Create comprehensive and meaningful strategy presentations for senior executives

• Ability to build a framework and drive development through dynamic business intelligence tools and dashboards for use in ongoing business planning and goal measurement through KPIs

ANALYTICS

• Develop comprehensive performance analysis of business processes and review ways of improvement

• Actively participate in stakeholder meetings with the goal of understanding all major projects and initiatives planned

Qualifications & Experiences:

• 12+ years of prior experience in a related field (media, entertainment, business development or streaming services industry experience a plus)

• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills

• Experience developing financial models in Excel AND facilitating business discussions

• Expert user of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) to prepare all documents, presentations, graphs, briefings, and worksheets

• A passion for accuracy and translating insights into a compelling narrative; able to maintain a balance between the details and the larger picture

• Excellent written and verbal communication

• Superb relationship building skills

• Work collaboratively w/small teams

• Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently

Not Required but preferred experience:

• MBA

• 1+ years of post-MBA experience in a related field (entertainment or entertainment)

• Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.)

• Familiarity with streaming and similar products/services

• Experience working in a national or global company

• Some visualization tool knowledge would be helpful (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)

• Comfortable in working in highly iterative and somewhat unstructured environment

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.
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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, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
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