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Your New Role:
The Director, Linear Systems leads the design, delivery, and modernization of
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Linear advertising platforms within the Converged
Advertising and Linear Systems organization. This role is responsible for
ensuring that linear ad-tech solutions — spanning planning, forecasting,
order management, trafficking, and yield optimization — are scalable,
reliable, and fully integrated with converged linear and digital workflows.
Acting as a senior technical and delivery leader, the Director partners closely
with Sales, Product, and Engineering to translate business needs into durable
system architectures. This role plays a critical part in modernizing legacy
linear systems, improving operational efficiency, and enabling revenue
growth across WBD’s global ad sales ecosystem.
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Your Role Accountabilities:
Linear Systems Architecture & Platform Ownership
Own the architecture and technical direction of WBD’s Linear advertising
systems.
Ensure interoperability across linear planning, forecasting, trafficking, billing,
and reporting platforms.
Define system roadmaps that balance stability, performance, and
modernization.
Delivery Leadership & System Integration
Lead teams responsible for delivering and operating business-critical linear
ad-tech systems.
Oversee integrations between linear platforms and converged digital, identity,
data, and sales systems.
Ensure high availability, operational excellence, and predictable delivery
outcomes.
Platform Modernization & Technical Excellence (20%)
Drive the evolution of legacy linear systems toward converged, agentic-driven,
and cloud-enabled architectures.
Implement standards for observability, security, compliance, and cost
management.
Reduce technical debt while maintaining continuity for revenue-critical
workflows.
Stakeholder Partnership & Business Alignment
Partner with Sales, Product, Finance, and Operations to align system capabilities
with revenue and market priorities.
Serve as a senior technical advisor in leadership discussions related to linear
monetization and system investment.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to executive and non-technical audiences.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or
related technical discipline required; advanced certifications in cloud/architecture
preferred.
Leadership: 15+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering or platform
delivery, with at least 5 years in technical leadership roles.
Linear Ad-Tech Expertise: Strong understanding of linear advertising systems
including planning, order management, trafficking, forecasting, yield, and reporting.
Architecture & Platforms: Experience designing and operating large-scale,
high-availability systems; cloud and API experience strongly preferred.
Modernization: Proven track record modernizing legacy systems while supporting
active business operations.
Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence outcomes across Product, Sales, Finance, and Engineering.
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