Senior Manager, Workforce Management Partner

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

As a Senior Manager, Workforce Management Partner, you'll play a pivotal role in a major organisational transformation. Supporting the separation into two distinct entities, you'll work closely with P&C Leaders and transformation teams to design and implement future-ready organisational models. This role is central to aligning workforce structures with strategic goals, ensuring operational efficiency, and maintaining cultural integrity.

You'll be part of the Workforce Management (WFM) team, which bridges People & Culture (P&C) and Finance, driving global programmes in organisational design, workforce planning, and headcount forecasting. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of a global media powerhouse.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Organisational Design & Planning: Lead org design planning using the Org Design tool (Orgvue) to model new organisational structures, conduct scenario planning and support financial tracking and implementation.

• Project Management: Contribute to transformation projects, ensuring timely delivery of milestones and clear communication of progress. Drive operational improvements in forecasting processes and contribute to strategic reporting for senior leadership.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinate restructuring activities, track milestones, and report on key metrics across business units to align workforce strategies with business goals.

• Workforce Forecast & Analysis: Partner with P&C and Finance to manage headcount budgets, reconcile forecasts and support long-term workforce planning. Use data to identify trends, share best practices, and train P&C partners in workforce tools and reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in workforce management, HR analytics, or organisational design.

• Strong experience with workforce planning tools (e.g. Orgvue) and HRIS systems (Workday preferred).

• Background in P&C or Finance with a strong understanding of headcount planning and cost modelling.

• Confident communicator with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and clarify complex workforce needs.

• Highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with confidential data.

• Flexible to work across time zones as needed.

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

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 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.

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