Director, AI Strategy & Innovation

The Director, AI Strategy & Innovation will play a pivotal role in driving the success of AI-based initiatives and innovation within the company. This role is responsible for driving thought-leadership on market trends, identifying and sizing commercial opportunities, performing long-range planning, and leading projects and programs to support the AI and innovation strategies across Comcast NBCUniversal. You will collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to shape and execute strategic initiatives that align with the company’s long-term vision and business goals. Responsibilities: Research, Partnerships & Market Intelligence: Conduct research and analysis on the latest AI trends, emerging technologies, and industry shifts. Provide actionable insights and thought-leadership on how these trends impact the media, entertainment, and technology sectors, helping shape the company’s AI strategy and future innovation needs. Support partnership initiatives, including alignment with other Comcast business units, where applicable. Competitor Analysis: Lead competitive intelligence efforts by tracking the innovations of existing and emerging players in the media, entertainment, and tech industries. Provide insights into opportunities and threats, and help refine the company’s AI & innovation strategy and associated long range plan. Strategic Planning, Transformation & Business Case Development: Contribute to the development of business cases for new innovation initiatives and AI-enabled transformation, including market analysis, financial modeling, and risk assessments. Present findings and recommendations to senior management and assist in prioritizing and communicating the value of AI-driven and other innovation projects. Establish and support the tracking of KPIs underpinning these initiatives. Governance and Ways of Working: Support the development of new governance processes, policies and employee guidelines. Devise approaches for the integration of AI and future innovative technologies back into NBCUniversal’s core products and technology platforms. Organizational Readiness & Alignment: Support the ongoing process of technological innovation and re-integration into the core business, including through driving engagement, education and awareness across the organization. Ensure relevant leadership from across the organization is consulted, aware and bought-in to our central AI & innovation strategies