Senior Technical Program Manager

CNN; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 144,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

CNN is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead CNN’s Connected TV Engagement roadmap, translating product goals into high-quality experiences on every device. You’ll work with CTV engineers, backend teams, product managers and designers, coordinating with platform partners and certification contacts to deliver on time.

Ideal candidates have strong cross-functional collaboration skills, a focus on metrics, and the ability to drive complex projects across multiple platforms (Roku, Fire TV,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to own roadmaps and drive cross-functional execution.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience translating user needs into technical requirements.
• Strong collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with CTV platforms and media workflows is a plus.
• Proven track record delivering on time with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery planning for CNN's CTV roadmap across platforms.
• Coordinate with product, design, and engineering leads on timelines and scope.
• Identify dependencies and manage platform and certification needs.
• Highlight delivery risks with mitigation plans and maintain predictability.
• Coordinate shared codebase development for TypeScript/JS, BrightScript, Swift.
• Monitor performance tuning for low-powered CTV devices.
• Track engagement KPIs and report progress to stakeholders.
• Ensure releases clear platform certification with minimal rework.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Strong communication

Problem solving

Data-driven decisions

Tools

TypeScript/JS

BrightScript

Swift

APIs

Job description

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Overview

As the Technical Program Manager for CNN’s Connected TV Engagement team, you’ll lead execution of the CTV roadmap - translating product goals into certified, high-quality experiences on every device and growing engagement on the platform. Day to day, you’ll work with CTV engineers (BrightScript, TypeScript/JS, Swift) and Backend, Product Managers and Designers, platform partner and certification contacts (Roku, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Comcast), and Mission leadership.

What you’ll do

• Own end-to-end delivery planning for CNN's CTV roadmap - from intake through certified release - across every major platform (Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Samsung, Android TV, Comcast, and others)
• Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leads to align timelines, scope, and expectations across teams and platform partners
• Identify dependencies across Platform, Backend, Editorial, and partner platform teams, acting as the requester and coordinator for platform and certification needs
• Surface delivery and certification risks early with clear mitigation paths - keeping delivery predictable with no material late surprises
• Coordinate shared codebase development for common features (TypeScript/JS, BrightScript, Swift)
• Partner with engineering on performance tuning across low-powered CTV devices
• Track and report on engagement KPIs for CTV experiences
• Communicate progress, tradeoffs, and certification timelines to stakeholders
• Ship releases on time that clear platform certification with minimal resubmission, delivering a consistent CNN experience across every platform

What we’re looking for

Extent of skillset may vary based on level and area.

• Genuine curiosity about how things work and pride of workmanship - someone who enjoys tinkering and building outside of work
• Customer focused, with a strong problem-solving mindset - able to reduce ambiguous problems into manageable chunks and find creative technical approaches to delivery
• Proven ability to own roadmaps, manage dependencies, and drive cross-functional execution, with skilled release planning, risk management, and status reporting up and down the org
• Strong understanding of system architecture, APIs, and integrations - able to discuss technical design with engineers and identify technical and non-technical risks early
• Working familiarity with CTV platform ecosystems and languages (TypeScript/JS, BrightScript, Swift), plus data flows, content pipelines, and media formats (video, audio, metadata)
• Clear communicator who can translate user needs into technical requirements and vice versa, making tradeoffs explicit (time, scope, quality) to secure stakeholder buy-in
• Uses quantitative metrics (usage, latency, uptime, KPIs) and qualitative feedback to inform decisions
• Influences without authority - strong facilitation skills to align editorial, product, design, and engineering stakeholders across departments

Nice to Have

• Experience navigating store submission and certification cycles is a strong plus
• High adaptability in fast-paced, shifting news cycles
• Comfortable reading/writing basic queries and building or interpreting dashboards, analytics, and reporting to track program health

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.

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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $103,700.00 - $165,900.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.This is a newly created position.