Product Manager - Total Rewards
Wiertnicza 166, Warszawa
Warner Bros. Discovery
Your New Role:
This is a role within the People & Culture (P&C) Technology function, responsible for the strategic oversight and operational excellence of all international Benefits and Compensation systems outside of the United States. As the Product Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the global Total Rewards technology landscape, ensuring compliance, efficiency and scalability across a complex and evolving estate. Reporting into senior technology leadership and partnering closely with executive-level stakeholders across P&C, Benefits, Compensation and Finance, this role is critical to the successful delivery of business transformation, risk management and global workforce enablement.
Your Role Accountabilities
OPERATIONS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Oversee the performance and delivery of international benefits systems, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant benefits management across all non-US entities.
Lead the integration and rationalisation of Benefits applications across the international estate, removing duplication, reducing complexity and ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
Ensure ongoing compliance with the organisation’s Cyber Security Office (CSO) and data governance standards, taking proactive measures to manage risk and meet regulatory and internal control requirements.
Deliver and manage total reward-related change initiatives and system improvements, working closely with stakeholders in P&C, Benefits, Finance and Technology to ensure effective planning, minimal disruption and measurable benefits.
Evaluate and manage the performance of external benefits vendors, holding them accountable to service level agreements, compliance standards and expected value delivery.
Identify and deliver cost savings through system consolidation, process optimisation and targeted investment in scalable benefits technologies.
STRATEGY
Develop and maintain the strategic roadmap for international total rewards technology, ensuring it aligns with the wider P&C Technology strategy and enterprise architecture principles.
Act as a strategic partner to senior P&C/Benefits/Compensation business leaders, providing insights and recommendations to enhance the technology landscape and support business goals.
Monitor and assess the external Total Rewards technology market, identifying emerging trends and making informed recommendations to ensure the organisation remains current and competitive.
Lead the Benefits technology workstream for global structural changes, including legal entity consolidations and acquisitions, ensuring operational readiness and alignment with business objectives.
MANAGEMENT
Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of project managers, business analysts and HRIS analysts, promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Provide direction and oversight across the international Total Rewards systems portfolio, ensuring all projects and initiatives are prioritised, resourced appropriately and delivered to scope, time and budget.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior P&C business partners, acting as their primary contact for all international Benefits systems matters and ensuring their needs are understood, prioritised and met.
Qualifications & Experience
6+ Years experience in HRIS systems
Strong understanding of P&C processes, employee benefits lifecycle documentation, and associated compliance and regulatory considerations.
Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into clear product requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.
Hands-on experience working in agile delivery environments, with a solid grasp of backlog management, sprint planning, and iterative delivery.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across HR, IT, Compliance, and regional business units.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with experience leveraging data to drive decision-making and product optimisation.
Familiarity with system integration principles, document storage frameworks, and security standards relevant to employee data management.
Excellent written and verbal communication
Superb relationship building skills
Work collaboratively w/small teams
Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently
Not Required but preferred experience:
Knowledge of and passion for media, entertainment, and technology industries (including key players, growth trends and drivers, new media models, industry structure, etc.)
Familiarity with streaming and similar products/services
Experience working in a national or global company
Some visualization tool knowledge would be helpful (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)
Comfortable in working in highly iterative and somewhat unstructured environment
What's in it for you:
Contract of employment
Hybrid work
Benefits package: private medical care, life and accident insurance, MyBenefit cafeteria platform, sports card, social fund, retirement pension plan, Employee Referral Program
Free access to the Max platform
Work-life balance initiatives: well-being platform, yoga, massages, educational webinars, Employee Support Program, film screenings organized by employees in the office cinema
Training and development: training platform, co-financing of English lessons, Employee Resource Groups, Engagement Club - the opportunity to develop your interests in thematic employee groups, online meetings with experts
CSR activities: volunteering, ecological and social initiatives
Access to parking spaces