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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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Ability to work a hybrid schedule (3 days onsite) out of our Atlanta office.
Your New Role:
As the Sr. Director of WBD's AI ContentLab, you will lead a pioneering team focused on advancing AI technology in the media sector. You will set the strategic direction of the AI Lab, ensuring alignment with business objectives and delivering tangible value to WBD. This position requires a visionary leader who can inspire innovation and foster a culture of continuous learning. You will ensure the lab's projects drive real-world outcomes and contribute to WBD's success. You will lead a cross functional team including full stack software engineers, program managers, creative technology specialists and data scientists that interact with business units across News, Sports, Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising functions.
Your Role Accountabilities:.
- Develop and execute the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the AI Creative Lab.
- Explore emerging AI technologies and creative applications like generative AI, natural language processing, and computer vision for creative workflows.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of AI and creative professionals.
- Set performance goals, prioritize projects, and ensure alignment with broader organizational objectives.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and business teams to develop creative AI-driven solutions. Oversee the successful implementation of AI-driven projects from concept to execution.
- Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with third-party vendors, ensuring they provide quality services or products that meet the organization's standards.
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, and service agreements with AI technology vendors, software providers, and other external partners. Oversee vendor performance, ensuring that deliverables align with project timelines, budgets, and the organization's creative vision. Develop contingency plans for vendor-related risks, ensuring that external dependencies do not affect project deadlines or quality.
- Ensure that all AI applications and solutions follow ethical guidelines and industry best practices
Qualifications & Experiences:
- 10+ years proven experience in media technology leadership role
- 1+ years of AI experience required
- Strong strategic planning and project management skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
- Experience managing cross-functional teams
- Ability to drive innovation and foster a culture of learning
Not Required but preferred experience:
- Background in software engineering and/or data science
- Experience with AI-driven media solutions
- Familiarity with emerging AI technologies and trends
- Understanding of media industry challenges and opportunities
- Experience leading R&D oriented team
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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