Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
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Your New Role:
As the Director of AI Strategy & Governance, you will be the strategic leader driving our AI initiatives across the enterprise. This is a critical role focused on aligning AI investments with business objectives, ensuring robust governance frameworks, and managing ethical considerations in AI adoption. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, shaping the company's AI roadmap and enabling the organization to harness AI's transformative potential responsibly.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of AI innovation in a fast-paced and creative environment. You will collaborate closely with senior leadership, data scientists, engineers, and product managers to develop and execute a comprehensive AI roadmap that aligns with our business objectives and industry trends. You will champion best practices in AI governance, ensuring that our AI systems are fair, transparent, and compliant with all relevant regulations.
Your Role Accountabilities:
AI Strategy Leadership
- Define and refine the AI strategy, aligning it with the company's vision, business objectives, and digital transformation goals.
- Lead the identification of AI opportunities across various business units to ensure AI is strategically integrated into every aspect of the organization.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to drive AI-led innovation in content creation, personalization, customer experience, and operations.
- Establish clear KPIs and performance metrics for the AI strategy to measure success and ensure continuous optimization.
AI Governance Framework
- Develop and implement AI governance policies and frameworks, ensuring AI systems are ethical, fair, transparent, and compliant with applicable laws and regulations.
- Define the principles and practices for responsible AI use across the company, including bias mitigation, explainability, accountability, and privacy considerations.
- Lead the creation of AI risk management strategies, identifying and mitigating risks associated with data, algorithms, and technology adoption.
- Create and oversee processes for AI audits, ensuring that AI models are continuously monitored and refined to meet the highest standards.
AI Implementation and Execution
- Guide the operationalization of AI initiatives across departments, ensuring effective deployment of AI models and solutions in production environments.
- Develop actionable roadmaps for scaling AI initiatives, from proof-of-concept to full-scale implementation, ensuring timely and cost-effective execution.
- Provide technical leadership and support on AI architecture, methodologies, and best practices to ensure scalability and efficiency in AI systems.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the key liaison between AI teams and business leaders, translating business needs into actionable AI solutions.
- Facilitate collaboration between technical and non-technical teams to ensure alignment on AI project goals and deliverables.
- Provide strategic advice to senior executives on AI trends, risks, and opportunities, positioning AI as a core driver of business value.
- Build and lead AI-focused communities within the company to promote a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration around AI as well as lead training and awareness initiatives.
Innovation and Thought Leadership
- Foster a culture of innovation within the organization by promoting the use of emerging AI technologies and approaches.
- Represent the company in AI-related forums, conferences, and events to build the company's reputation as a leader in AI strategy and governance.
- Monitor global AI trends and identify strategic partnerships with academic institutions, industry bodies, and technology vendors.
Qualifications & Experiences:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience with a focus on technology strategy
- 10+ years of experience in strategy or governance roles, with at least 3 years in AI/ML-focused positions.
- 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, managing AI teams and projects.
- Experience with AI governance and ethics, including data privacy, bias mitigation, and algorithmic fairness.
- Preferred Skill: Strong understanding of the media and entertainment industry and its key challenges and opportunities.
- Preferred Qualification: Master's degree
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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.
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