VP, AI & Engineering

工作 ID 10135508 地點伯班克, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 有意工作的公司 The Walt Disney Studios 日期已公佈 Nov. 12, 2025

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工作概要:

VP, AI & Engineering

About 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

The Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering is responsible for overseeing the development, implementation, and optimization of cutting-edge software solutions and AI technologies. This role drives innovation, enhances product offerings, and supports business growth while building the company’s AI capabilities. The VP will lead the AI Core Team, manage the Studio Machine Learning Center (MLC), and act as a liaison with enterprise AI partners to ensure alignment and collaboration across the organization.

Responsibilities

Strategy Development & Collaboration

Provide strategic leadership and direction to technical teams, establishing clear goals, priorities, and objectives aligned with the company’s technology roadmaps and business strategies.

Prioritize and manage a portfolio of AI projects, effectively balancing budgets, and internal and external priorities in coordination with technology and business teams from across all segments of TWDC.

Establish and communicate along-term vision for the use of AI technologies by TWDC, ensuring alignment with overall company/segment objectives as well and market trends.

Develop and maintain an enterprise inventory of business needs and map potential AI tools across a broad set of use cases to facilitate matchmaking with third-party partners. Collaborate with Business Development to thoroughly evaluate partner tools and capabilities, ensuring alignment with company use cases to inform third-party targets and deals.

Collaborate with company executives and technical partners to demonstrate the potential of AI technologies, communicating a technical vision, roadmap, and project status to foster trust and alignment with organizational goals.

Serve as a liaison between the segment technology teams and business executives to harness the collective AI expertise and resources of the company to support segment and enterprise initiatives.

Support development of business and cost models to quantify the efficiency and ROI of all projects.

Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software engineering and AI, leveraging this knowledge to drive continuous learning and technology adoption and capabilities within teams.

Monitor and evaluate portfolio and project performance, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and providing regular updates to senior leadership on the impact of business development initiatives.

Modelling & Engineering

Oversee the design, development, and validation of AI solutions that align with technical and operational requirements, uphold quality standards, and address the needs of various business use-cases.

Adapt and scale both internal, commercial, and open source and external AI models to meet the Disney's highest priority business objectives.

Drive and execute roadmaps, engaging closely with stakeholders to take AI projects from inception to delivery, while building the technical capabilities of segment AI teams.

Oversee project timelines, resource distribution, and budget management for the AI Core Team to ensure efficient project completion, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with organizational objectives. This includes taking a portfolio management approach to optimizing the staffing mix (employees and third parties) to balance business goals, technical capabilities, and costs.

Develop and oversee program plans that ensure effective feedback loops between end-users and designers to continuously customize AI models to meet Disney needs / use cases.

Actively manage stakeholder expectations to balance focus on project budgets and timelines with the inherently iterative nature of tech innovation and customization.

Develop and execute efforts to build internal AI capabilities across all business units of the Walt Disney company.

Consult with Disney partners to define AI policies and operating guidelines that support the company’s creative, financial and brand reputation goals while complying with regulatory and contractual requirements, and industry standards.

Consult with Disney functional partners (eg, Finance, Legal and Labor Relations) to clarify emerging AI trends and potential use-cases to inform long-range business and policy planning, particularly related to content protection and labor negotiations.

Machine Learning Center Operations (Studios & Disney)

Manage The Walt Disney Studio MLC and support AI counterparts across the enterprise to drive machine learning initiatives and achieve significant business outcomes.

Identify potential use-cases from R&D, third-party, and open-source opportunities, and lead the development and refinement to meet business requirements while enhancing the technical capabilities of segment AI teams.

Support and influence the MLC/AI leadership in identifying and pitching opportunities to enhance efficiency through Machine Learning and AI across various segments.

Develop a strategic plan for ML/AI implementation, identify coordination opportunities with company and third-party partners, and provide enterprise-level oversight for key initiatives.

Drive collaboration between the AI core team, Studio MLC, and company-wide AI teams to efficiently execute and implement AI components of technology roadmaps. Identify common business needs and problems, coordinate resource sharing, and integrate technical capabilities and best practices, including working with third-party partners.

Ensure project portfolios are delivered on time and within budget, meeting or exceeding defined objectives and quality standards.

Collaborate with business leaders and technical teams to define business problems and requirements, match external or internal partners based on their strengths and business alignment, and coordinate the tactical execution of these partnerships.

Leadership

Oversee the recruitment, training, and development of software engineers, AI specialists, and technical professionals, building a high-performing team capable of delivering innovative solutions and driving enterprise-wide technological advancement.

Cultivate a culture of creativity, agility, and collaboration, encouraging team members to work across teams to develop and bring to life innovative concepts and technologies in the XR realm.

Ensure the team is updated with the latest ML/AI trends and technologies, driving their skill development and career growth.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field; Master’s degree or PhD preferred.

A minimum of 12+ years of experience in a technical leadership role, with at least 5 years in managing ML/AI initiatives.

Proven track record of delivering ML/AI projects that have led to significant improvements in efficiency and productivity.

Strong leadership, communication, and strategic planning skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams, drive technical excellence, and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Strong financial modeling skills, with experience in building business cases for technology investments.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex information to a non-technical audience.

Extensive knowledge and expertise in software development methodologies, AI technologies, machine learning algorithms, and data analytics tools used in building advanced software applications and AI systems.

Experience delivering complex software engineering and AI projects, overseeing multi-disciplinary teams, and aligning technical initiatives with business objectives to achieve organizational success.

Demonstrated success in driving technology innovation, product development, and digital transformation initiatives within a technology-driven organization or industry.

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $275,900 to $370,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

申請

關於The Walt Disney Studios:

超過 95 年來，The Walt Disney Studios 一直是 The Walt Disney Company 建立的基石。時至今日，其將優質電影、情節故事、音樂及舞台劇獻給世界各地的消費者。The Walt Disney Studios 坐擁一系列備受尊崇的電影工作室，包括 Disney、Walt Disney Animation Studios、Pixar Animation Studios、Marvel Studios、Lucasfilm、20th Century Studios 及 Searchlight Pictures。旗下亦設有世界級舞台表演製作商 Disney Theatrical Productions。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Disney Streaming Technology LLC，其所屬的業務部門是 The Walt Disney Studios。

Disney Streaming Technology LLC 是提供平等就業機會的僱主。求職者都會獲得聘僱考量的機會，不分種族、宗教、膚色、生理性別、性傾向、社會性別、性別認同、性別表達、原國籍、血統、年齡、婚姻狀態、軍人或退伍軍人身份、醫療狀況、遺傳資訊或殘疾狀況、或者聯邦、州級或地方法律所禁止的其他任何基本特徵。Disney 提倡讓所有人的想法和決策都有助我們發展、創新、創造最好故事的商業環境，並與瞬息萬變的世界息息相關。

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