The position will work closely with business leads to accurately represent and forecast the current business and future strategic initiatives contemplated by WB’s senior executive team. In addition, the position will be responsible for overseeing capital planning, including budgeting, conducting analysis to support capital recommendations, and ongoing performance tracking of Technology investments. In some cases, the Director will be responsible for general analytic and strategic support for technology-specific projects originated both within the Technology group and from other parts of the organization.
The Director, Investment Planning will be tasked with the following responsibilities:
• Create long term plan, annual budgets and business unit forecasts.
o Collaborate with Technology executives to develop coherent strategies to achieve plan goals and accurately forecast current initiatives.
o Model business implications, including pro-forma cash flow analyses, discounted cash flow (DCF), breakeven analyses, expected returns, net present value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and payback.
o Assess potential risks and risk levels.
o Conduct sensitivity analyses and test value-driver model assumptions.
o Support management’s focus on major areas of concern/risk.
• Oversee technology capital planning function, including coordinating with senior operational and finance leads to set spend targets and align recommendations to the technology and strategic needs of the organization.
o Support Technology Investment Council processes, including decision making and capital allocation analysis.
o Provide ongoing analysis of investment processes.
o Work with senior management to prioritize spend, highlighting trade-offs, and ongoing business technology investment requirements.
o Support budget and forecasting for Technology Capital projects.
• Support Technology Executives across a range of ongoing and ad hoc analyses to: Build business cases to evaluate acquisitions, divestitures, business process changes, etc. Evaluate new and/or emergent trends in technology landscape. Identify revenue enhancement and cost savings opportunities. Analyze current and future capital and OpEx spend by division or project. Prepare materials for senior management highlighting opportunity rationale, risks, financial impact and link to strategic roadmap.
• Liaise with internal (e.g. Technology departments, Finance, Technology, Corporate Business Development & Strategy, Legal, Tax, Procurement, Time Warner) and external business partners (e.g. consultants, suppliers, clients, etc.) to achieve organizational goals.
Desired Skills and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant area (e.g. Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science).
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• 7-10 years experience in consulting and finance.
• Experience creating building financial forecasts, total cost of ownership analyses, and capital forecasting and analysis.
• 3-5 years of experience modeling complex, inter-dependent projects and conveying insights in compelling, accurate, executive-level presentations.
• Experience analyzing business operations and targeting areas to improve financial performance (based on return on investment (ROI), compounded annual growth rates, payback, internal rate of return (IRR), pretax and after tax earnings, targeted profit margins, FCF, present value, etc.).
• Entertainment experience a plus.
• Keen interest in technology and technology-driven businesses.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and an ability to interact successfully with all levels of management, staff, vendors and customers.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to producing reliable, high quality work in a timely manner.
• Openness to tackling projects of varying size and complexity with evolving requirements.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple assignments and changing priorities.
• Strong awareness of key entertainment industry dynamics and technology trends.
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