Director, Software Engineering
Job Summary:
About the Role
The Director, AI Enablement & Strategy is the augmentation portfolio owner and culture change leader for Disney Experiences Technology. Reporting to the VP of AI Augmentation Strategy, this role owns the DXT AI augmentation roadmap and operating model, from strategy and prioritization through adoption and scale, and drives the culture shift that moves engineering and product teams toward an AI-native mindset. This role is the primary face of the AI augmentation program to senior stakeholders across DXT.
Responsibilities
AI Vision & Operating Model (Value Generation)
- Lead multiple technical development teams in partnership across DXT to set technical direction to enable value generation.
- Establish and communicate the AI augmentation roadmap and operating model across DXT, translating strategic direction into a sequenced, resourced plan with clear owners and milestones.
- Own the AI Value Dashboard and ROI framework, attributing measurable improvements in KPIs, productivity, quality, and value stream velocity to specific augmentation initiatives; report outcomes to senior leadership and executive sponsors.
- Lead the portfolio view across all AI augmentation workstreams, managing dependencies, sequencing, risk, issue escalation, and investment prioritization across a complex, concurrent program.
- Partner with finance and portfolio management on AI investment forecasting, value capture modeling, and OKR/KPI definition.
- Influence and align senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Operations, Design, and Quality on AI augmentation priorities, accelerating decisions and resolving fragmentation that slows progress.
- Manage risk and issues across the augmentation workstreams, ensuring blockers surface and resolve without loss of momentum.
Culture Shift & Adoption
- Lead the culture shift toward AI fluency and an AI-native mindset, designing experimentation programs and adoption pathways.
- Own adoption and sentiment across the organization; drive targeted interventions.
- Manage the change management program.
- Communicate the approach clearly and compellingly.
AI Process Re-Engineering
- Reimagine workflows using AI, leading value stream mapping and process redesign.
- Partner with the AI Engineering function to ensure process redesign is grounded in tooling and repeatable patterns.
- Leverage strong software development lifecycle understanding.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
- 12+ years of technology experience, including 5+ years in leadership roles.
- Demonstrated ability to manage programs across complex organizations.
- Experience with technology ROI and value tracking.
- Strong change management and stakeholder skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with developer fluency programs or AI adoption at scale.
- Familiarity with value stream mapping.
- Large-scale consumer technology environment.
- Advanced certifications in technology leadership or AI.