What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Engineering - Personalization & Recommendations position at The Walt Disney Company?
About the Team
On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.
Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.
What You Will Do
The Product & Data Engineering team is responsible for end-to-end development for Disney’s world-class consumer-facing products, including streaming platforms Disney , Hulu, and ESPN , and digital products & experiences across ESPN, Marvel, Disney Studios, NatGeo, and ABC News. The team drives innovation at scale for hundreds of millions of consumers around the world across Apple, Android, Smart TVs, game consoles, and the web, with our platforms powering core experiences like personalization, search, messaging and data.
The Engagement Experiences & Platforms (EEP) Org is responsible for building the backend platforms and experiences that drive Engagement for our global consumer base.
In this executive role, you will leverage your expertise in Data Science to set the strategy and vision for our Personalization & Algorithms, creating the best-in-class Recommendations & Discovery experiences for hundreds of millions of customers on Disney , Hulu, ESPN and ABC.
You will lead and guide data science and engineering teams spanning algorithm and ML model development, data engineering, and large-scale systems engineering to deliver innovative experiences that lead to consumer engagement and delight for our global customer base.
You will partner cross-functionally with Product Managers, Analytics, Content, Business & Legal teams to understand our customers, our content, and our ecosystem to shape our strategy and define what success looks like.
Responsibilities
- Understand & analyze engagement metrics, our customer needs, and our content to shape and set strategy / roadmap in collaboration with Product.
- Drive execution of the roadmap.
- Follow industry / contemporary AI & ML technology and propose an agenda for application of relevant science & technology for our use cases.
- Coach leaders, guide & shape the organization to foster a culture of learning, collaboration & innovation.
- Evangelize, showcase and present the work being done by the team to technical and non-technical audiences.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Education
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