Senior Director, Innovation & Emerging Solutions

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>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 global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations &amp; Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.</p><p>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.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>NBCUniversal is seeking a <strong>Senior Director, Innovation &amp; Emerging Solutions</strong> to identify, incubate, prototype, and accelerate the next generation of capabilities that will shape the future of advertising, audience intelligence, measurement, identity, automation, and AI.</p><p>This role is responsible for transforming emerging ideas and technologies into validated solutions through rapid development, experimentation, and cross-functional collaboration. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, technical fluency, and a builder's mindset, with a passion for exploring what comes next.</p><p>Unlike traditional product leadership roles focused on established roadmaps and mature platforms, this position is dedicated to identifying new opportunities, rapidly testing concepts, developing working prototypes, and helping shape future capabilities across NBCUniversal's advertising ecosystem.</p><p><br/> <u><strong>Role Overview</strong></u><br/> The Senior Director, Innovation &amp; Emerging Solutions will lead a portfolio of incubation initiatives focused on emerging technologies, AI-powered workflows, audience intelligence, measurement, data interoperability, automation, and next-generation advertising capabilities.</p><p>Operating as an incubation and rapid development leader within AP&amp;S; this individual will work across Product, Engineering, Data Science, Strategy, Sales, Operations, and external partners to quickly transform concepts into prototypes, pilot solutions, and validated capabilities.</p><p>Success in this role requires the ability to operate in ambiguous environments, challenge conventional approaches, rapidly iterate on new ideas, and accelerate the development of future-facing solutions.</p><p><u><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></u></p><p><br/> <strong>Innovation &amp; Opportunity Discovery</strong></p><ul><li>Identify emerging technologies, industry trends, customer needs, and market opportunities that may influence the future of advertising and media.</li><li>Continuously assess evolving technology landscapes to identify areas for experimentation, exploration, and future investment.</li><li>Maintain a portfolio of incubation initiatives spanning AI, automation, audience intelligence, identity, measurement, and data-driven capabilities.</li><li>Develop recommendations for future solution development based on experimentation, validation, stakeholder input, and learnings.</li></ul><p><strong>Incubation &amp; Rapid Development</strong></p><ul><li>Lead development of prototypes, proof-of-concepts, MVPs, and pilot solutions that convert early ideas into tangible working concepts.</li><li>Establish rapid experimentation frameworks that accelerate learning, validation, iteration, and decision-making.</li><li>Translate conceptual ideas into practical, testable solutions with clear hypotheses, design principles, success criteria, and learning objectives.</li><li>Drive initiatives from idea through prototype with an emphasis on speed, adaptability, user feedback, and iterative development.</li><li>Partner closely with engineering and technology teams to evaluate technical feasibility, integration needs, data requirements, and scalability considerations.</li></ul><p><strong>AI &amp; Emerging Technology Innovation</strong></p><ul><li>Explore and develop practical applications for AI, agentic systems, generative AI, automation, and emerging technologies across advertising and opera