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.

The Job
The Senior Business Analyst provides guidance, leadership, and execution of business analysis and related project initiatives for the selection, development, and expansion of custom and packaged applications. Typically works on multiple, complex, and/or high-profile projects.

The Daily

Business Analysis & Process Improvement

Work with project and customer management to facilitate communication between IT and business units, including open issues, project prioritization, resolutions, project requests, and resource allocation.

Using business and application knowledge, proactively research requests for assistance and recommend software solutions or process improvements that will meet business needs.

Identify implicit, unstated, or unrecognized business needs and assist client in determining if buy/build software, process reengineering, or other technology options.

Facilitate the prioritization or feasibility of solutions and make recommendations to the client and management that will not only provide short-term success but support the accomplishment of long-term business goals.

Provide guidance, task direction, and mentoring to other Analysts and assist with problem resolution across projects.

Facilitate requirements meetings with customers to determine and prioritize business and system requirements for projects characterized by high-profile status, risk, and/or complexity.

Document and analyze requirements (e.g., business system, security, conversion, and report), develop detailed data, functional design and document specifications, and assist with conversion, testing, training, and other project needs throughout the development life cycle.

Perform walkthroughs and/or prototype demonstrations as needed

Project Management

Provide project management for small to medium sized projects, including project planning, development, change control, implementation, issue management, customer relationships, and team leadership

Support

Serve as an escalation point for production support. Capture/communicate problem metrics as appropriate, identify and research problem trends, and assist other Analysts with resolving complex, difficult, or critical business/application issues.

Work with internal or external subject matter experts to correct and proactively prevent further problems by recommending and/or implementing bug-fixes, application enhancements, customer training, or other measures.

Training

Identify customer training requirements, participants, and desired time frames, and implement training delivery and documentation. Train customers on an individual or ad-hoc basis as needed.

Reporting

May run, create, or assist in the preparation of system reports to provide information to the client.

Other tasks and duties as needed to support the team and/or business.

The Essentials

At least 5 years combined technical and functional business experience, with a minimum of 3 years Information Technology experience.

Strong desire and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Demonstrated ability to successfully perform the various aspects of the Analyst role across multiple, complex systems with custom and third-party applications

Advanced skills using the MS Office suite and process improvement techniques

Experience with detailed creation of functional requirements and design documentation

Direct experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Proven, effective communication skills both written and verbal

Preferred Experience

3 or more years of experience working Legal systems including experience with one or more of the following: iManage, TeamConnect, Adobe Sign, eCounsel, eDocs, Avvoka, LawManager and CounselLink

2 or more years managing technology projects

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, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability 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.

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