**_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. This role is a key leadership position within the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Center of Excellence (COE). As a key business partner this role will serve as lead for the global Operating Expenses FP&A COE organization delivering core forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analysis functions. This role will serve as the Global Process owner for these functions and will be responsible for driving global process alignment. This role will also drive the digital evolution of the FP&A COE organization, developing the digital capabilities of the team around AI and predictive analytics and working with COE and Business FP&A leadership to identify resource placement opportunities and maximize the leverage of our Hyderabad capability center. This role presents a unique opportunity to transform the FP&A COE, the FP&A technology landscape, and the digital capabilities of the WBD FP&A team. **Key Responsibilities** **Operating Expense Financial Planning & Analysis:** + Oversee the global Operating Expense FP&A COE functional teams and deliver key planning, reporting, and analysis capabilities in support of the WBD finance organization in the areas of personnel, marketing, technology, and other selling, general and administrative expenses + Serve as the Global Process Owner for Operating Expense within the WBD FP&A organization, defining processes, and driving global consistency and alignment across business units and geographies, using automation and predictive tooling capabilities where possible + Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of the organization's Operating Expense business drivers to establish a capability for reporting and monitoring business performance and KPIs. Identity emerging risks and opportunities + Track and monitor leading indicators to identify initiative, delivery and operational performance gaps, partner with Business FP&A to drive actions + Work with COE and GBS Transformation team to execute effective transition plans, leveraging regional experience, functional finance process knowledge, and understanding of technological implications. Innovate the way we operate to drive organization design and work placement, talent acquisition and onboarding and team stabilization **Financial Planning & Analysis Digital Transformation:** + Drive the evolution of FP&As technology portfolio + Develop intake process, prioritization and lead execution of decision support tool creation and the portfolio of FP&A’s digital products, from decision dashboard to scenario modeling tools + Lead a proactive and predictive analytics capability by championing the use of predictive analytics, including AI/ML, in forecasting, profitability improvement, cost analytics, and scenario planning + Lead, evolve and manage the FP&A technology roadmap, ensuring clear objectives and key results, and alignment with both the finance and enterprise roadmaps. Manage relationships with internal and external technology providers while ensuring compliance with procurement and other global policies + Partner with COE leadership, Business FP&A leadership, and key stakeholders to ensure the smooth execution of FP&A initiatives ensuring global process alignment, best practices and effective change management **Team Development:** + Lead a global team of 100 FP&A and data analytics Finance professionals across the capability center locations. Build the digital capabilities of the FP&A team by onboarding experienced talent to the team and provide a framework for the broader FP&A COE team to learn and evolve + Develop and maintain an efficient, effective and diverse staff through selection, training, supervision, counseling and measuring the performance of direct reports and staff members. Create a positive work environment that fosters team and individual performance + Develop, implement and communicate performance goals and objectives. Facilitate ongoing dialogue and performance reviews designed to provide measurable and timely feedback and implement corrective action as needed **Experience and Qualifications** + Extensive relevant work experience with considerable experience in a leadership position Demonstrated experience building and leading a BPO/Shared Services organization in the FP&A space required. FP&A transformation and / or Media experience a plus + Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g. accounting, finance); Master’s degree in a related field (e.g. MBA) a plus + Advanced knowledge of, and experience with, financial planning, analysis and reporting concepts, and of financial systems and tools, such as ERP systems, BI tools and advanced financial planning systems and software that leverages AI/ML capabilities + Experience in implementing or working with dynamic forecasting models that incorporate scenario planning capabilities, predictive analytics and data-driven insights to enhance Business decision support + Experience in project and change management, process improvement and global process ownership + Process oriented with a solid understanding of financial planning accounting principles, and internal control concepts + An experienced people leader with proven results in building, leading and developing large and dispersed global teams. Ability to develop digital capabilities within the team + Effective communicator at all levels of the organization with the ability to influence others and negotiate outcomes. Strong written, oral and presentation skills required + Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the organization. Strong problem resolution skills, and a high degree of integrity, tact and diplomacy **Other Considerations** + Hybrid role, with 3 days/week on-site requirement, working across global time zones + Position will require a minimum of 15% International travel + World-class learning and development opportunities **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. 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.