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 SeniorManager, 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
Interpretprivacy legal requirementsand provide targeted guidanceto internal team members and external partners to maintaincompliance
Develop and roll-out actionable privacy guidance forremediations 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’sdigital properties, including SDKs, pixels, and cookies, including how these are deployed to comply withprivacy 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 CatalogToolsor Privacy Platforms e.g. Collibra, OneTrust
Experiencedreporting 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.
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