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_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...

This senior leadership role oversees Business Affairs and the management of DC’s strategic initiatives. The role leads the department to manage all enterprise-wide deal negotiations for exclusive talent, and IP and distribution rights. In addition, the team oversees the development, prioritization, and operationalization of DC’s key enterprise strategic initiatives – driving focus for priorities throughout the organization. This position partners with other Senior Leaders to develop a strategic roadmap and to commit to a plan to operationalize within DC. This role also oversees the assessment of new enterprise-level business opportunities, including oversight of structure and negotiation for significant partnership deals and exclusive talent contracts.

Your Role Accountabilities...

• Lead team to structure and negotiate significant third-party agreements, talent agreements, and media and merchandise rights agreements with support from other DC departments, Finance and Legal. Examples include: key comic book artist and writer deals, distribution agreements, media and merchandise licensing agreements. Support department specific deals as needed.

• Develop long term strategic initiatives that support DC Comics’ business goals. Work with key stakeholders to identify and align on objectives and opportunities.

• Drive prioritization of strategic initiatives. Develop and oversee team’s assessment across key metrics, including size of opportunity, ease of execution, time to realization, risk, and ROI.

• Oversee team and taskforce that creates the roadmap and plan to operationalize initiatives. Align Senior Leaders and stakeholders to create support and accountability throughout the DC organization.

• Lead and/or partner with other Senior Leaders to oversee initial management of new enterprise-wide businesses. Lead team to integrate and transition into core operations once new business matures.

• Lead evaluation of enterprise-level business development opportunities. Oversee rubric for evaluation of opportunity, reward, and risk. Assess integration complexities. Make recommendations to General Manager.

• Oversees team to evaluate and recommend discretionary bonus and character equity grants to writers and artists.

• Inspire, develop, mentor, and lead a high-performing team dedicated to excellence, teamwork and innovation. Ensure coordinated and effective operations within the team. Set goals and direction, provide ongoing feedback, and manage and evaluate performance.

• Serve as member of and trusted advisor to DC’s senior leadership team.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience...

Work Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in Strategic Management or Planning, Operations, Business Affairs, and/or Business Development required.

• At least five (5) years of experience leading a team required.

• At least five (5) years of experience developing deal structures required. Deal negotiation and distribution experience preferred.

• Relevant media/entertainment, comics/publishing industry, and/or digital product experience required. Law firm, consulting, and/or digital business development experience preferred.

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in business, business development, or a related field required.

• Master in Business Administration (MBA) and/or Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA accredited law school strongly preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Must have strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully (both verbally and in writing) with individuals across all levels of the organization and externally.

• Must have strong negotiation skills, sound judgment, and the ability to balance risk/reward in deal making.

• Must have the ability to lead, develop, mentor, motivate, and coach a team of professionals.

• Must have the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with business partners.

• Must have the ability to organize, work well under time constraints, meet deadlines, and manage multiple tasks and project elements simultaneously.

• Must have the ability to pay close attention to details and handle/maintain confidential material.

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Adobe Acrobat required.

• Knowledge of and contacts in the publishing/comic book industry preferred.

Other Requirements

• Must have the flexibility to respond to occasional off-hours (nights and weekends) business needs.

• Must be able to travel as needed approximately 15% of the time.

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, 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 (https://careers.wbd.com/global/en/accessibility) 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: $203,000.00 - $377,000.00 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.

If you’re a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.