Principal Architect

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Your New Role

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking a visionary Principal Architect to lead the design and implementation of our next-generation Consumer Data Spine. This internal role is pivotal to the success of our AdTech strategy, enabling high-fidelity identity resolution, clean room integrations, and privacy-compliant data activation across our digital and streaming platforms. Reporting directly to the VP of AdTech, this role will be responsible for architecting scalable, secure, and interoperable data infrastructure that supports targeted advertising, campaign insights, and audience measurement and attribution. The ideal candidate will bring deep experience in identity data platforms, clean room technologies, and data governance, with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade solutions in complex media environments.

Your Role Accountabilities

• Architect and lead the development of Converged AdTech’s new Consumer Data Spine, enabling unified identity resolution across millions of devices
• Design and implement clean room infrastructure to support high-fidelity audience activation, measurement, and attribution with agency partners
• Collaborate with product, engineering, legal, and privacy teams to ensure compliance with CCPA, CPRA, GDPR, VPPA, and emerging regulations
• Define and enforce architectural standards for data interoperability, scalability, and security across AdTech systems
• Partner with internal stakeholders to align data infrastructure with business goals for targeted advertising and campaign performance
• Mentor engineering teams and contribute to the strategic roadmap for data platform capabilities
• Deliver production-ready infrastructure supporting the launch of new audience solutions and advertiser integrations

Qualifications & Experiences

• 15+ years of experience in data architecture, AdTech, or enterprise data platforms
• Proven track record leading the design and implementation of large-scale identity resolution systems and data clean room infrastructure
• Deep understanding of first- and third-party data strategies, audience targeting, campaign measurement, and attribution
• Strong knowledge of data privacy regulations including CCAA, CPRA, GDPR, and VPPA, with experience operationalizing compliant data systems
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Legal, and Privacy
• Demonstrated ability to deliver complex data infrastructure projects under tight timelines (e.g., 3-month delivery cycles)
• Expertise in data interoperability, API integrations, and scalable data pipelines
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring technical teams and influencing executive stakeholders
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Databricks, Snowflake)
• Familiarity with clean room technologies and integrations with agency partners
• Background in media, streaming, or digital advertising ecosystems
• Knowledge and experience with digital ad serving technologies (Freewheel, GAM)

How We Get Things Done

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Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Compensation

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Pay Range: $154,070.00 - $286,130.00 salary per year.

Rewards

• annual bonuses
• short- and long-term incentives
• program-specific awards

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• employee wellness program
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plan
• paid holidays
• sick time
• vacation

Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.