Director, AI Solutions & Programs

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The Director, AI Solutions & Programs oversees the AI Solutions Program Managers in support of NBCU Business Partners by ensuring the effective execution of large-scale AI technology programs as well as process improvement activities in support of strategic business objectives.  He/she will collaborate with leaders and stakeholders from all Business units, Enterprise Engineering, TechOps and other technology portfolios to ensure proper cross functional coordination & execution across delivery teams from initiation to completion. The Director, AI Solutions & Programs will oversee a team of Senior Program Managers and Technical Project Managers leading program.

The Director, AI Solutions & Programs will be responsible for leading the BU leads driving the end-to-end delivery of strategic AI initiatives in support of multiple BUs. The Director will be responsible for cost, schedule, performance, and execution of Enterprise Programs. They will also also be responsible for implementing program management structure leveraging Enterprise tools, processes, and procedures. They will be directing program managers who manage core programs/initiatives in collaboration with scrum leadership on sprints, planning, scheduling, requirements gathering, validation, documentation, and release management. 

Responsibilities:

• Strategizes, implements, and maintains program initiatives and activities that adhere to the departments mission, short term and long-term goals, and broader organizational objectives Develops benchmarks and assessment protocols for evaluation and improvement
• Coordinates the work of multiple operational teams ensuring program goals are reached as quickly and efficiently as possible 
• Develops new programs to support the strategic direction of the organization.
• Performs a program manager's role demonstrating leadership leading, advocating, applying, enforcing, and maintaining agile best-practices in planning, coordination, documentation development and organization, risk management, implementation, testing, and validation
• Manages a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities to ensure the program's success as a whole
• Ensures that all aspects of portfolio, programs, initiatives, cost, quality, timing, and scope meet business requirements
• Directs the planning and execution of multiple programs to meet the goals traced for achieving larger organizational goals successfully
• Assists development organization during the implementation, integration, verification, and certification phases of a program to help mediate discrepancies and communicate decisions back to Executive Management 
• Ensures external teams align with all goals and objectives; ensure complete transparency between internal and external teams.
• Conducts regularly scheduled project team meetings to review progress, discuss critical issues, make decisions, refine plans, and keep team members informed of changes in requirements and the development plan to ensure complete alignment with the program strategy. 
• Identifies impediments and assists the team with removing roadblocks to ensure