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Warner Bros. Discovery Product Manager II, Web Foundations in Washington, District Of Columbia
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
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…
CNN Digital seeks a Product Manager to join our Web Foundations team. This group is dedicated to enhancing core web experiences across our CNN and CNN International platforms. In this capacity, you'll contribute to the enhancement of homepage, article page, and landing page interactions across CNN's global offerings, including CNN Edition and CNN en Español, with a keen eye on user trends to bolster engagement and habitual usage.
Partnering closely with design, engineering, and research teams, you will develop and improve features that drive daily habits with CNN journalism—building on our users’ trust in the CNN brand and our strengths in breaking news, deep journalism, interactive storytelling and video. You will follow best practices in user research, technology and UX across your initiatives.
Reporting to the Senior Manager for Web Foundations, you'll closely collaborate with colleagues across Editorial, Content Programming, Video, Storytelling, Growth, Revenue, Content Management, Platform, SEO, and Analytics divisions.
Your Role Accountabilities…
Contribute to the product vision, strategy, roadmap and OKRs for the Web Foundations team and deliver against that strategy
Deliver high-quality product features and optimizations. Use data to validate and communicate impact
Understand user needs across the news cycle to create native experiences that drive a daily check-in habit and engagement on current events
Collaborate closely with the newsroom and other teams within CNN Digital to realize the roadmap
Own stakeholder management across CNN departments for your initiatives and ensure your stakeholders are aligned to the strategy and kept engaged through the process
Write and review user stories and participate in agile scrum ceremonies, including grooming product backlogs and coordination/prioritization
Employ qualitative and quantitative data to develop a deep understanding of how users engage, what matters to them and identify pain points
Advance the A/B and multivariate testing roadmap within this group and align cross-functional teams on experimentation goals
Qualifications & Experience…
Have 2+ years of product management
Experience building, launching, and operating/optimizing web experiences. Deep knowledge of web technologies and best practices
Experience working with digital newsrooms and online media, including relationship-building skills and empathy to understand needs and priorities
Experience launching disruptive and impactful products
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and nimble environment which can pivot very quickly to reflect the changing needs of the company or industry
Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; ability to seamlessly communicate across a wide range of stakeholders
Ability to balance long-term strategic vision with short-term implementation needs
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.
The Legal Bits…
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: $97,300.00 - $180,700.00 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.
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.
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