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: 

Global Privacy Services is a centralized team of privacy professionals who work alongside lawyers, product and data teams to drive compliance across the entire enterprise. The team provides services under five core functions: Privacy Projects and Operations, Privacy Compliance and Assurance, Privacy Service Center, Vendor Privacy and Privacy Technology.  

We are currently seeking a Senior Manager, Privacy Compliance to oversee privacy professionals and execute global privacy compliance projects. This role includes ensuring adherence to global privacy regulations, leading privacy compliance audits, interpreting legal requirements and supporting a diverse team to seamlessly integrate robust privacy practices into business operations.  

Your Role Accountabilities: 

PRIVACY COMPLIANCE  

Lead and manage the work of a Hyderabad based compliance team, that rigorously assesses adherence to privacy regulations to reduce regulatory risk 

Execute global privacy compliance projects and initiatives in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements. Regularly provide updates on status of projects to key stakeholders 

Coordinate the intake of requested privacy audits by scheduling, prioritizing and integrating them into the existing roadmap 

Interpret privacy legal requirements and provide targeted guidance to internal team members and external partners to maintain compliance 

Develop and roll-out actionable privacy guidance for remediations to reduce privacy and regulatory risk, enabling stakeholders to make necessary updates  

Design and implement compliance test scripts and plans. Conduct privacy compliance testing using these.  

Track and report on compliance using a unified set of compliance metrics to evaluate compliance effectiveness 

Maintain compliance of digital tracking technologies used across the company’s digital properties, including SDKs, pixels, and cookies, including how these are deployed to comply with privacy standards and regulatory requirements 

Analyze data use cases across WBD and its 3rd party vendors  

Work with brands and attorneys to drive compliant product configurations 

Interrogate and report on information in a centralized database around data use in WBD and its vendors 

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT 

Work collaboratively with privacy professionals, lawyers, and product and technology stakeholders on data-driven governance and compliance initiatives across Warner Bros Discovery’s business. 

Partner closely with Data Governance, Privacy, Legal, Security and Technology teams 

MANAGE A TEAM OF DATA & PRIVACY PROFESSIONALS 

Oversee 3+ direct reports (permanent/temporary mix) 

Allocate and manage the workload for the Hyderabad-based team  

Train and support the privacy compliance team, ensuring high levels of competency and understanding of privacy regulations 

Qualifications & Experiences: 

Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience 

8-10 years professional experience in privacy  

3+ years people management experience 

Knowledge of industry-accepted privacy frameworks and privacy regulations (GDPR, CPRA, etc.) 

Experienced with manipulating large data sets 

Experience creating data maps 

Experience driving compliance with data privacy standards, policies or projects 

Exceptional organizational and project management skills and attention to detail     

In-depth knowledge of digital tracking technologies  

MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams) 

**Please note that this is a hybrid position. Working onsite 3 days per week is required. 

Not Required but preferred experience: 

Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.) 

Certifications such as: CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CISM, CDPSE. 

Experience with Data Catalog Tools or Privacy Platforms e.g. Collibra, OneTrust 

Experienced reporting on large scale datastores e.g. Snowflake 

Familiarity with streaming and similar products/services  

Experience working across multiple timezones/locations 

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 for instructions to submit your request.