VP, Sports Engineering

Job Description

About Warner Bros. Discovery:
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Who We Are...
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is a global leader in media, sports, and entertainment, delivering one of the world's most diverse and compelling portfolios of content, brands, and franchises.
At the forefront of innovation, WBD's Sports Organization operates at the intersection of technology, sports, and entertainment. We leverage advanced engineering to create immersive, interactive viewing experiences that engage sports audiences worldwide. Our platform offers real-time sports news, exclusive streaming content, personalization, and subscriptions-showcasing premier events like March Madness, the French Open, and the UEFA Champions League.
Committed to excellence, we deliver seamless, high-quality experiences across web, mobile apps, and consoles, tailored to passionate sports fans and entertainment seekers alike. As a pure-play sports tech leader, we are integral to WBD's growth, building world-class products for iconic brands like Bleacher Report, TNT Sports, and Eurosport.
About the Opportunity
We are looking for an accomplished and visionary engineering leader to lead Bleacher Report Sports at WBD, shaping the future of sports technology in a dynamic and rapidly evolving digital landscape. As an engineering and strategic leader, you will oversee complex, cross-functional engineering teams, driving clarity, alignment, and accountability across our global technology platform. Your balanced understanding of business and technology will guide the organization toward innovative solutions, while your hands-on leadership ensures a best-in-class product experience for millions of sports fans. You will set and achieve ambitious strategic goals, inspire and motivate high-performing teams, and foster an environment focused on continuous improvement, exceptional delivery, and operational excellence.
Role Expectations
Lead and manage the Bleacher Report Sports experience across Web, iOS, Android, and platform services, driving seamless performance and continuous innovation. Cultivate a culture of strong engineering ownership while building and maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders to align organizational goals. Provide hands-on, player-coach leadership-guiding design, architecture, engineering planning, feature delivery, and operational excellence-while developing and growing a high-performing team of leaders, managers, and individual contributors to support the global platform's scaling needs. Champion operational excellence by defining key metrics, establishing alerting and incident management processes that ensure system resilience and adaptability. Implement rigorous quality assurance, load testing, and performance monitoring to maintain high reliability of apps, services, and infrastructure. Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Content/Marketing, and Digital Platform teams to prioritize and deliver impactful architecture and feature initiatives. Drive a world-class customer experience by continuously improving functionality, usability, and simplicity.
Qualifications
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 8 years in leadership roles, with proven success in leading senior engineering managers and individual contributors across global teams.
• Strong technical knowledge and architectural expertise in Web, Mobile Apps, and Services.
• Proven ability to deliver high-performance solutions while effectively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related technical field.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, including influencing without authority, driving change, demonstrating empathy, developing leaders, improving processes, and aligning cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities to engage with seniormost executives, internal teams, and external stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.
• Passion for sports, technology, and the evolving landscape of digital fan engagement is preferred.
• Willingness to travel as required.

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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
If you're 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.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $301,700.00 - $560,300.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.

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