Manager, AI Solutions

ジョブID 10134454 勤務地を選択 バーバンク, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国 企業名 The Walt Disney Studios 掲載日 Oct. 20, 2025

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Office of Technology Enablement (OTE)

The Office of Technology Enablement (OTE) AI Practice is Disney's AI acceleration team—transforming high-value opportunities into deployed capabilities across Studios, Parks, ESPN, and every Disney segment. We discover breakthrough AI applications, validate them through hands-on prototyping, and scale proven solutions company-wide.

The Role

We're looking for a Strategic Technical Leader who discovers high-value AI opportunities and validates them through hands-on prototyping. As a trusted leader reporting into the OTE Director of ML, you'll partner with segment executives to surface opportunities, build working prototypes to prove feasibility, and conduct technical diligence on vendors and startups—working closely within a team of Staff-level technical experts (Architect, Data Scientist, Engineers) who bring deep domain expertise.

You'll operate at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution: meeting with VPs to shape AI initiatives, building demos to validate concepts, evaluating startup claims through technical POCs, and turning ambiguous hunches into concrete roadmaps. This role requires someone who can present prototypes to senior leadership one day and code a POC the next.

If you're a hands-on builder with executive presence, can distinguish AI signal from hype, and thrive turning ambiguity into deployed solutions, we want to talk.

What Makes This Role Unique

Executive partnership: Regular engagement with VP+ stakeholders across all Disney segments
Hands-on technical work: You build many of the prototypes you present, partnering with technical colleagues on complex architectures
Strategic impact: You discover and validate the opportunities that become Disney's AI portfolio
Startup diligence: Represent Disney in technical evaluations of vendors and emerging tech
Cross-segment scope: Work spans Studios to Parks to ESPN—see patterns others miss
Director's proxy: Trusted to represent ML Architecture & Engineering in discovery work

Key Responsibilities

Technical Discovery, Validation & Prototyping (70%)

Partner with segment executives and business leaders to surface high-value AI opportunities
Partner deeply with target user groups to understand workflows, pain points, and adoption barriers—ensuring solutions address real business needs
Maintain discovery and validation pipeline, surfacing high-value opportunities and technical insights
Conduct rapid opportunity assessments—determine technical feasibility and business value
Maintain prioritized discovery pipeline, routing 80% of inquiries to existing solutions
Build working prototypes to validate business hypotheses and prove technical feasibility
Lead hands-on POCs and vendor bake-offs using real Disney data and systems
Present technical demonstrations to senior leadership, translating complexity into clarity
Collaborate with Staff Architect to evaluate technical architectures for scalability, security, and Disney fit
Conduct technical diligence on AI vendors—distinguish real capability from demos
Partner with Staff Data Scientist and Engineers on complex validations requiring deep ML or infrastructure expertise
Document validation outcomes as reusable blueprints for segment teams

Strategic Partnerships, Operations, and Enablement (30%)

Build relationships across Legal, Privacy, Security, Procurement to accelerate discovery and validation initiatives
Lead startup and vendor diligence calls, evaluating claims with both business and technical lens
Partner with PMO to transition validated opportunities into scaled, cross-segment programs
Map AI opportunities across Disney tech teams to identify synergies, prevent duplication, and amplify successful efforts
Design engagement data structures and processes that enable PMO portfolio management as initiatives mature and scale
Develop playbooks and templates that accelerate opportunity assessment
Deliver executive updates translating portfolio health, opportunities, and risks into strategic recommendations
Represent OTE in cross-segment strategic discussions
Collaborate with AI Governance team to ensure validated solutions meet compliance and responsible AI standards
Ensure all work meets Disney's Responsible AI standards

Required Qualifications

6–9 years in product, technical program management, or technology strategy roles with proven AI/ML impact
Hands-on technical ability: Can build working prototypes, not just spec them—comfort with modern development tools, APIs, and rapid prototyping frameworks (you'll have technical peers for deep architectural work)
Code literacy: Able to read and evaluate code, ask informed technical questions, and validate vendor claims with hands-on testing (formal CS degree not required)
Proven track record translating ambiguous opportunities into shipped products or validated experiments
Executive stakeholder management: Experience interfacing with VP+ leaders, translating between technical and business contexts
AI/ML fluency: Strong understanding of LLMs, RAG, computer vision, ML systems—can evaluate vendor claims and know when to pull in deeper technical expertise
Startup/vendor evaluation experience: Track record conducting technical diligence on emerging tech solutions
Leadership experience: Managed direct reports or led cross-functional squads—can coach, not just coordinate
Data-driven operator: Proficient with modern collaboration and portfolio management tools
Exceptional communicator: Can build a prototype, present to executives, and write crisp strategic summaries

Stretch Path: High-potential candidates with 4–6 years and demonstrable hands-on validation work at executive level are encouraged to apply.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in media, entertainment, consumer products, or themed entertainment technology
Background in startup product management or innovation teams
Exposure to MLOps toolchains, model monitoring, and AI system lifecycle management
Experience with governance frameworks for responsible AI
Track record in startup scouting, incubators, or corporate innovation centers
Familiarity with Disney's business model and segment dynamics

What Success Looks Like

Year 1: Discover and validate $100M+ in AI opportunities through hands-on POCs
Efficiency: Route 80% of discovery inquiries to existing solutions without new validation
Velocity: Business opportunity to validated prototype in under 30 days
Impact: Prototypes inform executive decisions and become blueprints for segment deployment
Relationships: Trusted partner to segment leaders and technical teams across Disney

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