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László Fortin

Tech Product And Program Leader
Budapest
László Fortin

Summary

With 9+ years of experience leading technical product teams, my passion lies in crafting exceptional experience to the customer. Currently, I hold the position of TPM Director at Warner Bros. Discovery, where I played a pivotal role in launching HBO Max in EMEA, MAX in US, HBO GO in Portugal and constantly developing our product portfolio. I like to work with talented people and have a strong commitment to helping my teams excel. My extensive experience across various tech roles and regions equips me to swiftly address challenges. My expertise spans product management, project management, program management, process improvement and account management. My core principles are the same whether we are working in Agile or Waterfall, internal products or client projects: team empowerment, delighting customers, effective project management, transparency, and meeting stakeholder expectations.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
8
years of post-secondary education
3
Languages

Work History

Warner Bros. Discovery

Director Program Management / Director of Technical Program Managment
09.2019 - Current

Job overview

  • Manage TPMs and PMs to launch global and regional DTC streaming products (such as MAX, HBO
  • MAX, HBO GO) and lead incremental feature and technology improvements
  • I am currently leading a TPM team to launch the company's MAX streaming product on CTVs, STBs
  • Consoles as well as Localization, Analytics, Observabilty and other Cross-Client Platform programs
  • Before Discovery acquired WarnerMedia, I managed 6-8 TPMs for HBO Max, focusing on client technology frameworks for Samsung Tizen, LG, Comcast, Vizio and Set-top-Boxes
  • I've led replacement of legacy products and launch HBO Max in Europe on my domain - Up until the sunset of HBO GO Europe, available in 13 countries, leading a Projet Management/
  • Product owner team I was responsible for all client and backend product delivery efforts

Warner Bros. Discovery

Project Manager, Product owner, Delivery Manager
09.2017 - 09.2019

Job overview

  • Years 1 month) - Leading E2E developments of HBO GO product in Central European region on Apple TV, iOS and
  • Android platforms - Managing the product delivery of new feature, partner integration and other technical deliverables - Acting as product owner for three scrum teams - Managing product in different lifecycle phases, including regional, feature launches and production bugfixing

László Fortin - page 1, GBArt

Project Manager, Project and Product Team Leader
03.2015 - 09.2017

Job overview

  • Led multiple web development projects - Owned the regional project portfolio - Provided people management to Junior PMs and PM assistant

Russmedia

Account Manager
02.2014 - 03.2015

Job overview

  • Provided account management for B2B customers of a big Hungarian job board
  • Led candidate sourcing projects and contributing in resourcing product development.

Online Content Editor
07.2012 - 03.2013

Job overview

Telekom HU

Technical Help Desk Specialist
06.2010 - 09.2011

Job overview

Education

Budapest Metropolitan University

Master's degree from Communication and Media Studies
01.2012 - 04.2016

University Overview

Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor's degree from Communication and Media Studies
01.2009 - 04.2012

University Overview

Skills

    Team Empowerment

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Timeline

Director Program Management / Director of Technical Program Managment
Warner Bros. Discovery
09.2019 - Current
Project Manager, Product owner, Delivery Manager
Warner Bros. Discovery
09.2017 - 09.2019
Project Manager, Project and Product Team Leader
László Fortin - page 1, GBArt
03.2015 - 09.2017
Account Manager
Russmedia
02.2014 - 03.2015
Online Content Editor
07.2012 - 03.2013
Budapest Metropolitan University
Master's degree from Communication and Media Studies
01.2012 - 04.2016
Technical Help Desk Specialist
Telekom HU
06.2010 - 09.2011
Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's degree from Communication and Media Studies
01.2009 - 04.2012
László FortinTech Product And Program Leader