Vice President, Weather - CNN

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. • $184K — $343K *
Hudson, NY 12534Hybrid
Media
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 12+ years of general management or product ownership experience
  • Proven ability to create and deliver new product experiences for a global brand
  • Strong background in people and change management within cross-functional teams
  • Excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders at various levels
  • Demonstrated customer-focused mindset and ability to elevate user experiences
  • Experience in developing multi-platform consumer-facing products
  • Proven skill in navigating complex stakeholder environments and driving clarity in ambiguity

Responsibilities

  • Lead the transformation and evolution of the CNN Weather brand based on customer insights
  • Drive the success of the Weather business by aligning cross-functional teams toward set goals
  • Foster collaboration through effective communication and influence across teams
  • Oversee business operations for the Weather vertical, including advertising partnerships
  • Collaborate with business development on strategic partnerships with data and content providers
  • Enable marketing teams to enhance brand awareness and user engagement
  • Partner with editorial leadership to innovate and expand Weather product offerings
  • Guide product, design, and engineering teams to create user-centered solutions
  • Inspire change and innovation among teams to achieve the vision
  • Leverage knowledge of weather and media landscapes to enhance CNN's market position

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a newly launched brand within CNN
  • Engagement in strategic initiatives that define the future of weather reporting
  • Collaboration with seasoned professionals across multiple departments
  • Chance to influence a vital and growing segment of CNN's business
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology and innovative product development
Full Job Description
CNN is looking for a VP, Weather to lead the expansion and transformation of CNN's efforts for its newly launched CNN Weather brand. This role will report into the SVP, New Business. The New Business group was formed in 2025 to create differentiated, standalone lifestyle products that can enrich our users' lives, extend CNN's daily relevance to our audience, and drive the long-term success of CNN's subscription business.

Weather coverage has long been a critical part of CNN's core news offering, and it continues to be an essential part of what our readers expect from our brand. Moreover, this space creates an opportunity for CNN to provide daily, actionable guidance that our audience needs. We are looking for a customer-centric leader who can bring tireless energy and ambition that helps us fulfill our aspiration of helping CNN's audience be prepared and stay safe.

Your Role Accountabilities...

  • Own and lead the transformation of CNN's Weather vertical, evolving the CNN Weather brand based on customer insights and delivering it across platforms.
  • Drive the overall success of the Weather business, aligning editorial, product, design, technology, marketing, audience, sales, and other partners against a shared vision and measurable goals.
  • Build strong alignment and momentum across teams through clear communication and influence
  • Oversee the business operations of Weather, including:
  • Supporting CNN and WBD sales teams in developing advertising partnerships and sponsorships
  • Partnering with business development to maintain and create strategic partnerships, including data and content providers
  • Enabling marketing and growth teams to build awareness and drive engagement for CNN Weather
  • Partner with editorial leadership to evolve and expand the Weather product offering and overall portfolio.
  • Lead and guide product, design, and engineering teams to deliver solutions grounded in customer needs, ensuring the product suite continues to evolve with a user-centered approach.
  • Champion change and innovation, inspiring teams through energy and leadership to deliver on the vision.
  • Apply a strong understanding of the weather and media landscape to push boundaries and advance CNN's position in the market.


Qualifications & Experience...

  • 12+ years of general management or product ownership experience.
  • Experience delivering new end-to-end product experiences and features for a global brand.
  • Experience in people and change management, directing dedicated Weather resources and dotted line cross-functional partners.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate and present to stakeholders at all levels of the business.
  • Demonstrate strong ownership to deliver exceptional customer experiences and customer empathy.
  • Experience developing consumer-facing experiences across multiple platforms (e.g., web, mobile, social, newsletters).
  • Experience working with and managing the needs of multiple stakeholders and business teams.
  • Experience driving clarity in ambiguous situations and drive forward progress.
  • Experience with data analysis and driving insights and making business decisions through data.
  • Prior experience in weather is valued, but not required, as we shape our strategy and drive tactical execution.


About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
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