Director of Engineering, Applied AI

This Lead AI Engineer role drives the next generation of AI capabilities across WPP's proprietary creator, influencer, and social commerce platforms. The role combines hands-on AI engineering, product innovation, and technical leadership, focusing on building production-ready AI systems using LLMs, multimodal AI, embeddings, and vector search. Responsibilities include developing AI-powered features, optimizing AI infrastructure, and mentoring junior engineers.

This Director-level role leads agentic automation initiatives at AMC Networks, focusing on implementing AI-driven automation solutions to improve operational efficiency. The role requires strategic leadership in AI and automation technologies.

Leads the AI Functions product portfolio, a hybrid director/principal engineer role focused on democratizing AI by embedding AI functions directly into SQL. Owns architecture, sets strategic vision, and drives accountability for plans and deliverables. Hires, develops, and mentors senior technical leaders while fostering a culture of innovation.

Leads the development and deployment of agentic automation solutions, leveraging AI and machine learning to automate complex workflows. Requires expertise in AI technologies and strategic leadership.

Oversees editorial direction and strategy for A+E Global Media's content, driving creative vision and aligning with business objectives.

Provides temporary technology support for A+E Global Media's internal systems, handling day-to-day IT issues and maintenance.

This role manages brand strategy initiatives, developing brand positioning, messaging, and go-to-market plans. It collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure brand consistency across all channels and drives strategic brand growth for A+E Networks.