Manager, Applied AI

The Walt Disney Company

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Burbank, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$171,600–$230,100 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 12, 2026 (soon)

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This role pays more than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$246,150 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $201k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

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About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media

The Walt Disney Company currently has 122 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$199,400 across 122 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager, Applied AI

The Manager - Applied AI joins the Applied AI Acceleration team to lead a squad of two to four builders in developing AI-powered products. This player-coach role involves end-to-end delivery of concurrent engagements, translating business outcomes into technical solutions while working directly in the codebase. You will prototype fast, solve ambiguous problems, and ship products that enhance operational excellence. Key responsibilities include reviewing pull requests, pairing on hard problems, and extracting reusable patterns from every project. Required skills include experience with LLMs, agents, embeddings, classical ML, and the modern AI application stack including prompt design, RAG, tool-calling agents, and eval harnesses. You must also possess data literacy in SQL and APIs to unblock data questions while managing stakeholder relationships across the organization.

What you'll do

  • Lead a squad of 2–4 engineers to develop and ship AI-powered products for business partners.
  • Manage the end-to-end delivery of 2–4 concurrent AI engagements with varying timelines.
  • Identify the core business problems underlying stakeholder requests and prove technical feasibility quickly.
  • Act as a player-coach by writing code, reviewing pull requests, and pairing on difficult technical problems.
  • Translate complex technical tradeoffs into clear business outcomes for stakeholders across the organization.
  • Extract reusable components, playbooks, and templates from every engagement to scale the practice.
  • Build internal AI capabilities by prototyping fast and solving real-world operational problems.

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience in a leadership-adjacent role such as Engineering Manager or Technical Lead.
  • Experience with end-to-end delivery of AI-powered products.
  • Proficiency with LLMs, agents, embeddings, and classical ML.
  • Working fluency with the modern AI application stack including prompt design, RAG, tool-calling agents, and eval harnesses.
  • Data literacy including SQL, APIs, and basic transformations.
  • Experience leading people such as direct reports, tech leads, and engagement teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

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