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.
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Your New Role:
Senior Tech Project Manager is responsible for providing ongoing project management for our payroll system projects. Responsible for managing the day-to-day duties of all assigned projects, including scope, resources, budgets, benefits realisation, risks, issues, change requests, quality management and timelines. Throughout the lifecycle of each project, you will provide frequent and detailed project updates to senior management and project stakeholders. You will provide a key point of contact for our business functions bridging the gap between technology and our business stakeholders.
To do this you will need to be an expert and highly organised project manager with a proven track record of delivering complex projects related to finance or payroll systems, well versed in creating project plans, RAID logs, rollout plans and status reports.
Your Role Accountabilities:
OPERATIONS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Will project manage all areas of the project including business change, requirements analysis, vendor management and coordinate cross-functional resources.
- Manages cross-functional project teams, identifies resources needed, assigns and prioritises tasks/responsibilities and ensures deadlines are met.
- Understands objectives, processes and products in order to make educated recommendations. Minimises exposure to risk on projects.
- Identify project benefits, aligning them to strategic business goals and then the delivery of them through a benefits realisation plan.
- Supports Program Leadership in status reporting to both management and project/client groups
- Adept at adopting the appropriate project management lifecycle delivery methodology, i.e. Agile, Waterfall or a combination of both.
Qualifications & Experiences:
- 8+ Years of IT Project Management Experience
- Proven track record and relevant experience as a project manager
- Experience with traditional Waterfall and Agile delivery methodology and development methods
- Experience dealing with external vendors and third-party service providers.
- Strong product, analytical and technology skills, complemented by a good understanding of corporate functions (Payroll/Finance/HR)
- Strong team player and ability to collaborate with and influence stakeholders (including external vendors) to resolve issues, constraints and cross-project interdependencies.
- Ability to deal with high levels of ambiguity and to adapt plans as required throughout delivery.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to operate successfully in a cross-cultural environment.
- Experience of finance/payroll systems and complex interfaces
Not Required but preferred experience:
- Experience in a Technology Support Role providing user and customer support
- Professional qualification in project, change and/or product management.
Our Offer:
- contract of employment
- hybrid work
- benefits package: private medical care, life and accident insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria platform, sports card, social fund, retirement pension plan, Employee Referral Program
- free access to the Max platform
- work-life balance initiatives: well-being platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Support Program, film screenings organized by employees in the office cinema
- training and development: training platform, co-financing of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Engagement Club - the opportunity to develop your interests in thematic employee groups, online meetings with experts
- CSR activities: volunteering, ecological and social initiatives
- access to parking spaces
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 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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