Process Improvement Manager

Warner Bros; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexibility policy

Job summary

Warner Bros in Corona, CA is seeking a Process Improvement Manager to lead negotiation and process optimization in a dynamic studio environment. The role offers substantial autonomy and a path from guidance to independent decisions, with a compensation range that reflects the level of responsibility.

You will surface risks early, mentor teams, and defend the fundamentals of problem solving while keeping Warner Bros accounts steady during high-volume periods.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in process improvement or related roles.
• Proven ability to influence without formal authority.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Surface risks early, loudly, and with a proposed fix attached
• Find the generously-mentoring workaround when the official path is blocked
• Trim Emotional Intelligence processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Keep a steady hand on Warner Bros accounts when volume spikes
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Defend the Problem Solving fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Stitch together Prioritization and Emotional Intelligence into one coherent workflow
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

Skills

Judgment

Collaboration

Integrity

Stakeholder mgmt

Prioritization

Job description

Tired of general roles that fence you in? Warner Bros's Process Improvement Manager opening hands you Negotiation and a Corona, CA runway. Few Corona employers pair $114,000 - $177,000 with this much general autonomy, and fewer still ask only 6 years to earn it.

Key Responsibilities

• Surface risks early, loudly, and with a proposed fix attached
• Find the generously-mentoring workaround when the official path is blocked
• Trim Emotional Intelligence processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Keep a steady hand on Warner Bros accounts when volume spikes
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Defend the Problem Solving fundamentals when speed tempts everyone to skip them
• Stitch together Prioritization and Emotional Intelligence into one coherent workflow
• Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire
• 6+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Demonstrated wins in general work somewhere near Corona, CA
• A wildly-collaborative bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first

Warner Bros is Corona, CA's answer to a general industry grown lazy, run by an innovative team that still cares about Self-Motivation. We give people autonomy early and trust them to ask for support when they need it.

We trade fair $114,000 - $177,000 for your talent and throw in mentorship, benefits, and a flexibility policy people actually use.

As recently as today, Warner Bros reopened the doors on this one.