Staff, Portfolio Operations and Compliance

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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 Staff, Portfolio Operations and Compliance is responsible for the operations and compliance of a large scale portfolio of enterprise applications and related projects. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing a large scale portfolio of technology projects, expertise in security standards and compliance audit, and operational administration for global teams. 

Your Role Accountabilities: 

OVERSEE OPERATIONS 

• Assist the Strategy & Operations team, key stakeholders, and leadership to prioritize operational requirements and develop and maintain detailed runbooks using standard tools 

• Assist with organizational administration: employee and external worker onboarding, system access provisioning, leadership communications, financial planning, and event organization  

• Maintain and promote internal communication platforms (social media, intranet, collaboration tools) 

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

• Help provide training and training materials for new processes 

• Assist leadership with special assignments, such as evaluating vendors, gathering/evaluating consultant proposals, supporting culture initiatives, or other responsibilities as requested 

MANAGE STAKEHOLDERS 

• Collaborate with stakeholders to collect necessary information and updates specific to their projects and products 

• Assist the Strategy & Operations team with identifying and analyzing stakeholders (business customers, vendors, and partners) 

• Assist with engagement plan development and drive effective partnerships through tracking, operational support, and continuous process improvement 

• Create visually appealing and content-rich PowerPoint presentations for executive business partners (customers) and internal communications 

 

OVERSEE PROJECT AND APPLICATION PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 

• Manage Enterprise Technology’s project and application portfolios and conduct portfolio reviews with portfolio owners, project owners, product owners, and executive leadership  

• Maintain the Enterprise Technology service catalog  

• Facilitate and enforce portfolio management adoption, utilization, and communication  

• Provide oversight on the portfolios and tracking of department-wide goals, metrics, and accomplishments  

• Support standardization of project management tools and processes, aligning with the executive PMO  

• Support service performance management and SLA tracking efforts  

 

APPLICATION PORTFOLIO COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT 

• Manage policy and standards adherence for Enterprise Technology’s application portfolio, planning and overseeing portfolio reviews with portfolio owners, project owners, and product owners  

• Track and follow up on compliance results 

• Facilitate and enforce standard and policy adoption, utilization, and communication  

• Maintain compliance results in central repositories and generate dashboards / ad hoc summary presentations as required 

• Liaise between various teams including infrastructure teams, cloud teams, vulnerability management team, and application and asset owners 

• Maintain and validate disaster recovery plans,  

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

• Lead specific security projects ensuring compliance with best practices. 

 

SUPPORT STRATEGY ALIGNMENT 

• Ensure ESS goals are aligned and implemented across project and product teams, reflected in project portfolio reporting and tracking  

• Assist in developing and executing a methodology to evaluate, prioritize and monitor the success of Compliance, Operations and PPM/PMO processes 

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

Qualifications & Experiences: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field. 

• 8+ years of prior experience in a related field (project/program/portfolio management, business consulting, IT security, compliance or audit project management) 

• Superior analytical and problem-solving skills 

• Expert user of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint); working knowledge of Smartsheet and visualization tools, e.g., Power BI, Tableau 

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

• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication  

• Superb relationship building and collaboration skills 

• Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently  

• People management experience 

• Experience in disaster recovery planning and vulnerability management. 

• Strong communication and leadership skills. 

 

Not Required but preferred experience: 

• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or related. 

• Experience working with cloud technologies and environments, especially AWS. 

• Previous experience in large, cross-functional projects or initiatives. 

• Advanced degree in a related field. 

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

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