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.

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports represents WBD's portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms. It collectively reaches 130 million people every month, engaging fans and broad audiences in more than 200 markets and in over 20 languages across all platforms where consumers are spending time -free-to-air TV, pay-TV, streaming, online and social.

Your New Role…

The Compliance Manager will drive quarterly compliance sales plans across all independent channels for Commercial Sport, including TNT Sports commercial customers, keeping piracy at bay and ensuring customer retention.

Your Role Accountabilities…

• Plan, execute and deliver up to 30,000 compliance visits in a commercial football season using 3rd party independent suppliers.

• Manage the end-to-end process from compliance visit either to conversion of sale, successful cease and desist, or through a litigation process

• Responsible for partnership contracts and associated renewals.

• Set, own, manage & deliver commercial compliance target and budget.

• Own the promotion and marketing of legal wins.

• Management of data function to ensure compliance channels are operating at full capacity.

• Manage external and partner channels e.g., Cosine, Serve legal, lawyers CMS etc.

• Includes third party field sales channel & support squad function.

• Maintain stakeholder relationships from a compliance / piracy perspective (Premier League, UEFA).

• Support & drive internal changes/processes for increased commercial opportunity within compliance.

• Manage process changes including legal, resourcing plan, enablement, comms & incentives.

• Manage offshore/onshore data compliance resource.

This position is offered on a fixed term maternity cover contract to start as soon as possible. Contract length is TBC but is anticipated to be a minimum of 9 months.

Qualifications and Experience…

• Commercial compliance experience with detailed knowledge of the piracy market

• Sound understanding of intellectual property law, with a law degree being preferable.

• Extensive experience to budget / forecast / plan and execute complex litigation processes within multiple jurisdictions.

• Track record in successfully delivering sales results and litigation outcomes.

• Ability to develop and implement quarterly sales plans and support functions

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 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 the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.

If you’re a qualified candidate and you require adjustments or accommodations to search for a job opening or apply for a position, please contact us at recruitadmin@wbd.com.