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Versant is seeking a strategic, analytically strong leader to serve as Sr. Manager, Value Realization within the Enterprise Transformation Office. This role will help shape how transformation value is defined, measured, and managed across the company.
Sitting at the intersection of enterprise strategy, financial discipline, and operational execution, this leader will help translate transformation activity into clear business outcomes, credible value cases, and measurable results. The role will partner across business, finance, transformation, and technology teams to ensure enterprise initiatives are grounded in sound assumptions, aligned to priorities, and tracked with the rigor needed to support leadership decision-making.
The ideal candidate brings a blend of financial acumen, strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and cross-functional execution. This person will play a key role in helping Versant move beyond opportunity identification and toward disciplined value realization across enterprise initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Value Strategy, Governance & Business Case Development
Help define and evolve Versant’s value realization approach across enterprise transformation initiatives
Build and maintain frameworks for how value is identified, sized, governed, and tracked across programs and workstreams
Develop and support business cases, assumptions, and benefits models tied to priority initiatives
Help create clear standards for defining directional, committed, realized, and reinvested value
Support prioritization and sequencing decisions by helping leaders understand relative value, feasibility, timing, and dependencies
Pressure-test value assumptions and identify where additional validation, tradeoffs, or adjustments are required
Benefits Tracking, Reporting & Leadership Insight
Define and track financial and operational metrics that measure expected and realized value across initiatives
Develop dashboards, summaries, and executive-ready reporting that provide leadership with clear visibility into value progress
Connect initiative execution to financial and business outcomes in a clear, decision-useful way
Monitor progress against expected value and identify risks, gaps, and opportunities early
Translate program activity into concise insights that help leaders understand where value is building, stalling, or at risk
Cross-Functional Partnership & Accountability
Partner closely with Finance, business leaders, and initiative owners to validate assumptions, outcomes, and realized impact Help connect value across multiple transformation levers, including operating model changes, process optimization, global delivery, AI/automation, and third-party spend Strengthen accountability by linking initiative execution to measurable business results Support leadership discussions around tradeoffs, prioritization, sequencing, and value capture Help reinforce an enterprise discipline around delivering committed value, not just identifying opportunity Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in Finance, Business, Operations, Strategy, or a related field 7+ years of experience in value realization, FP&A, transformation finance, strategic operations, consulting, program leadership, or related roles Strong analytical and modeling skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data Experience building business cases, benefits frameworks, and executive reporting Experience supporting cross-functional transformation, operating model, or portfolio initiatives at the enterprise level Ability to translate program activity and operational change into practical business and financial implications Strong strategic thinking paired with a bias for execution and follow-through Strong communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional partnership skills Comfort operating in dynamic environments with evolving priorities and multiple stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting enterprise transformation, cost transformation, or portfolio governance efforts
Experience partnering closely with Finance and initiative leaders in matrixed environments
Experience in media, entertainment, broadcast, or technology environments
Familiarity with business intelligence tools, Excel-based modeling, workflow platforms, or transformation reporting tools
Experience working across multiple value levers, such as labor, non-labor, process optimization, automation, or operating model change
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Salary range: $150,000 - $170,000 (bonus eligible)
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
For LA County and City Residents Only: VERSANT Media will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.
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VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.
VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.
VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant's sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.