Manager - Automation

Role: Manager – Digital Production Automation Role Overview: We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Manager, Digital Production Automation, to join our team. This role leads multiple teams responsible for developing, operating, and continuously improving the automation that supports our digital content production and publishing processes. The ideal candidate combines strong technical judgment with high professionalism, ownership, communication, and organizational discipline. This person does not simply manage projects or report status—they create an environment in which teams take accountability for their commitments, identify risks early, solve problems independently, and reliably deliver high-quality outcomes. Success in this role requires the ability to collaborate effectively across multi-functional teams include technology, content production, and editorial. The manager is accountable not only for delivery, but also for developing strong Tech Leads and engineers who operate with reasonable autonomy, good judgment, and a growing sense of ownership. Key Responsibilities Lead 3–4 automation teams responsible for digital content production, transformation, and publishing workflows. Coach and develop team leads, building their ability to independently manage people, priorities, delivery, risks, and stakeholder relationships. Establish clear expectations for performance, professionalism, accountability, and communication across the organization. Create an environment in which team members are expected and empowered to solve problems rather than wait for detailed instructions. Own delivery across a portfolio of automation and content-production initiatives, collaborating with Project Managers across many initiatives simultaneously. Establish disciplined processes for analyzing work, developing realistic estimates, making commitments, and tracking progress against those commitments. Empower team members to identify and communicate risks, dependencies, and potential delays early enough for meaningful action to be taken. Drive issues and blockers to resolution rather than allowing teams to remain dependent on external decisions or interventions. Manage priorities and dependencies across teams and coordinate effectively with stakeholders outside the Digital Production organization. Maintain visibility into team capacity, work in progress, upcoming commitments, and operational risks without becoming dependent on excessive reporting or micromanagement. Provide technical and operational leadership for automation supporting digital content production and publishing. Identify opportunities to eliminate repetitive manual work, reduce production cycle time, improve quality, and increase scalability. Ensure automation solutions are well-documented/catalogued and maintainable Build productive working relationships with content, editorial, technology, product, and other business stakeholders. Communicate status,…