Overview

Lead / Manager

Vice President, Studio Tours & Retail Technology

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Warner Bros Discovery

Compensation

$234,360 - $435,240/year

CA Burbank Bldg. 700, Second Century, Tower 1

On-site

Posted April 13, 2026

Job Description

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

The Vice President, Tours & Retail Technology is the global technology leader for Warner Bros. Discovery’s Studio Tours, Retail, and eCommerce businesses. This role is accountable for shaping the long-term technology strategy, delivering enterprise grade platforms, and ensuring operational excellence across a multibillion dollar global portfolio. Reporting to the SVP, Global Monetization & Studio Technology, the VP serves as a strategic partner to senior business leadership and is directly responsible for technology capabilities that drive guest experience, revenue generation, and operational efficiency across all owned & operated locations, licensees, and joint ventures.

Your Role Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership & Executive Partnership

Define and lead the multi‑year technology strategy aligned to Tours & Retail growth, profitability, and global expansion goals

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior WBD executives, ensuring technology decisions directly support P&L performance and ROI expectations

Provide clear, structured communication on priorities, risks, trade-offs, and progress to executive stakeholders

Product-Led Technology Strategy & Roadmap Ownership

Own the global product and platform roadmap spanning ticketing, retail systems, payments, guest engagement, supply chain, fulfillment, and operations technology

Prioritize and deliver initiatives based on business value, scalability, and security

Ensure platforms remain modern, integrated, compliant, and high performing across all business models worldwide

Transformation & Continuous Improvement

Lead modernization efforts to reduce technical debt, simplify the ecosystem, strengthen reliability, and unlock new revenue and efficiency opportunities

Oversee global operational rigor, performance insights, and data driven investment decisions

Drive digital transformation and operating model redesigns that position Global Tours & Retail for long-term competitiveness and success

Promote iterative delivery, continuous learning, and measurable improvement across global teams

Financial Stewardship & Operational Excellence

Oversee OPEX and CAPEX budgets, ensuring disciplined investment prioritization, accurate forecasting, and ROI aligned decisions

Optimize cost, reliability, and scalability across platforms, programs and resources

Maintain stable, secure, high performing global systems that support 24/7 consumer facing operations

Use performance insights and operational metrics to guide resource allocation, optimization, and long-term planning

Maintain strong operational rigor and ensure stable, secure, high performing systems worldwide

Global Team Leadership & Organizational Development

This executive establishes governance and KPIs across ad tech, affiliate, and scheduling platforms to track reliability, latency, and delivery performance. They ensure engineering execution meets enterprise standards for security, resiliency, and compliance, guaranteeing that WBD’s technology foundation is optimized to support advertising, affiliate, and scheduling business growth

Lead a large global technology organization across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, including internal and external workforce teams

Build product led delivery capability, strengthen engineering excellence, and develop internal talent pipelines in product management, agile practices, user‑centered design and outcome driven execution to reduce long-term vendor dependency

Foster a unified, inclusive, high accountability culture grounded in global alignment, transparent communication, and shared business impact

Qualifications and Experience

Numerous years of senior leadership experience in the media or technology sector, with a proven record of credibility, strategic vision, and executive presence

Extensive experience in media and entertainment, including exposure to technology supporting Studio Tours, Theme Parks, Attractions, Retail Stores, eCommerce and/or Retail supply chain

Demonstrated success leading complex, high impact programs; strong strategic thinking, analytical capability, and sound judgment in high ambiguity environments

Exceptional communication and relationship building skills, effectively influencing senior stakeholders and collaborating across diverse teams and functions

Skilled in organizational leadership, operational discipline, and guiding teams through shifting priorities in fast paced environments

Expertise in financial stewardship, including cost estimation, ROI analysis, and prioritizing large‑scale technology investments

Deep understanding of modern software development practices (Waterfall, Agile, DevOps) and the ability to guide teams in selecting and applying appropriate methodologies

Strong technology acumen with a demonstrated commitment to staying current on emerging industry and technology trends

Effective vendor and partner management; experienced in negotiating and overseeing service agreements

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to senior executives and translating complex technical topics for varied audiences

Bachelor’ or master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Management, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data & Analytics) or equivalent experience

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, 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.

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.

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: $234,360.00 - $435,240.00 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.

If you’re a qualified candidate with an arrest or conviction record, please know that your application will be considered in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.