Head Of Strategy & Industry Partnerships

Job Description

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.

Head of Strategy & Industry Partnerships - Bangalore

About Warner Bros. Discovery:

Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.

For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

Meet Our Team:

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Strategic Planning: Assist the leadership in developing and implementing strategic plans for the technology department. This may include helping to define the technology roadmap, setting goals, operating models and aligning technology initiatives with overall business objectives.
• • Leading strategic partnerships with vendors, OEMs and Industrial collaboration for innovation projects/ initiatives
• Project Management: Spearheading innovation initiatives, liaison across global engineering & cross-functional teams for successfully launching projects & tracking progress
• Communication & stakeholder management ensuring effective communication and coordination and driving growth through effective stakeholder management.
• • Project Management: Oversee and manage specific projects or initiatives within the technology department. This may include coordinating cross-functional teams, tracking progress, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Decision Support: Provide support to the India center head in decision-making by conducting research, analyzing data, and preparing reports. This helps the center head make informed decisions on technology strategies and investments and to contribute to the expansion of the Centre capability innovation and shape the future success of the organization.
• Operations Management: Streamline and optimize internal processes within the technology department. Identify areas for improvement, implement best practices, and ensure efficient day-to-day operations.
• Candidate Should have a comprehensive understanding of OTT and Media domain business, corporate & product strategy.
• Driving innovative branding programs through industry events in India (IBC, NAB, MWC, Broadcast Asia, APOS) and spearheading startup collaborations (NASSCOM, startups, industry academia partnership) , strategic partnership engagement for the early access partnership programs and enable the same with product and business stakeholders to establish India center as the technology innovation hub.

What to Bring:
• A bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as computer science, information technology, business administration, or a related discipline.
• Advanced degrees (master's or MBA)
• Professional Experience:
• 15+ years of experience in the technology industry, often in roles that involve project management, strategic planning, and / or technology leadership.
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration, working with different departments to align technology initiatives with overall business goals.
• Previous leadership roles where the individual has demonstrated the ability to manage and lead teams.
• 15+ years of experience with more than 10+years particularly in OTT and media domain
• . Should have extensive experience of working with OTT technologies
• . Should have worked with Technology and solution partners and vendors
• Experience in working with CxO's and executive leadership and managing stakeholder
• Should have experience in building branding through industry events, technology partners, industry associations and and startups.
• Good written and verbal communication skills

What We Offer:
• A Great Place to work.
• Equal opportunity employer
• Fast track growth opportunities

Championing Inclusion at WBD
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.

If you're a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gww0y2-18-189-14-96-42 in your application.