Sr. Manager, Data Science & Applied AI

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the bringing our characters to life, the bringing them to your living rooms and the creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role :

As the Senior Manager – Data Science & Applied AI, you will play a pivotal role in driving the implementation of impactful AI / ML solutions across the enterprise. You will be responsible for managing a high-performing team of data scientists and machine learning engineers, delivering solutions that enhance operational efficiency, audience engagement, and decision intelligence in the Media & Entertainment ecosystem.

This is a strategic and hands-on leadership position focused on developing cutting-edge ML / AI products—ranging from predictive models and recommender systems to generative AI and computer vision use cases—while ensuring robust production deployment and adoption.

1. End-to-End AI Solution Delivery & Technical Oversight

• Lead the full lifecycle of AI / ML project delivery : from problem formulation and hypothesis generation to data acquisition, feature engineering, model development, deployment, and continuous optimization.
• Design and review advanced statistical models, machine learning algorithms, and deep learning architectures for tasks such as customer segmentation, forecasting, personalization, natural language processing, image / video analysis, and generative content creation.
• Ensure solutions are built for scale, performance, and robustness using modern engineering and MLOps practices—e.g., CI / CD pipelines for models, monitoring dashboards, automated retraining loops.
• Guide model explainability, fairness, and compliance practices in line with Responsible AI guidelines.

2. Strategic Team Leadership & Capability Building

3. Business Problem Translation & Stakeholder Management

4. AI Productization & Operationalization

5. Governance, Risk Management & Ethical AI

Qualifications & Experiences :

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.