Vice President, AI Operations, CNN

Core Mandate

Redesign end-to-end workflows across the organization to dramatically improve speed, efficiency, and output
Operationalize AI capabilities across all functions within the organization
Drive adoption of AI tools and AI-native ways of working at scale
Build a unified operating system that connects workflows across Product, Engineering, Design, Data, Marketing, Revenue, Finance, and Newsroom

Your Role

• Accountabilities:
  • Redesign End-to-End Workflows Across Functions (AI-first)
  • Audit and re-architect core workflows across the organization
  • Move beyond optimizing individual steps to redesign entire processes for AI augmentation and automation
  • Eliminate friction, unnecessary handoffs, and duplication across teams
  • Establish standardized operating models that enable consistency while allowing flexibility by function
  • Build and Own the Company’s AI-Enabled Operating System
  • Define the “operating system” for how work gets done across the company
  • Own tooling and workflow strategy across all major functions
  • Rationalize, integrate, and scale tools
  • Ensure workflows are measurable, observable, and continuously improving
  • Accelerate Execution Velocity Across the Business
  • Identify systemic bottlenecks across workflows
  • Redesign or eliminate processes to increase throughput and reduce cycle times
  • Establish benchmarks and SLAs for key workflows
  • Partner with leadership to prioritize high-impact work and reduce organizational drag
  • Drive AI Tool Adoption & Behavior Change at Scale
  • Lead rollout and integration of AI tools across all functions
  • Create enablement programs tailored to different teams
  • Create feedback loops to refine tools and workflows based on real usage
  • Ensure adoption results in measurable productivity and quality improvements
  • Enable Function-Specific Transformation
  • Work closely with functional leadership to scale AI transformation plans across many functions

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years in operations, product, or systems leadership roles
• Experience driving cross-functional transformation across multiple business functions—not just product/engineering
• Proven track record of improving organizational productivity and workflow efficiency at scale
• Experience implementing AI, automation, or advanced tooling into real-world workflows
• Experience working with editorial/newsroom or content organizations is a strong plus

Skills

• Systems thinker: designs end-to-end workflows and operating models
• Cross-functional operator: understands how different functions work and connects them effectively
• Techically fluent: comfortable with AI, data, and modern tooling ecosystems
• Change leader: drives behavioral change and adoption across large organizations
• Operationally rigorous: uses metrics and data to continuously improve performance
• Influential communicator: able to align diverse stakeholders and drive decisions

Success Metrics

• Measurable adoption and impact of AI tools across the organization
• Significant reduction in time from idea to execution across multiple functions
• Increased output and quality per team without proportional headcount growth
• Improved cross-functional coordination and reduced workflow friction
• Increased efficiency in marketing, revenue operations, finance, and newsroom workflows
• Standardization of high-impact workflows and best practices

How We Get Things Done

We champion inclusion at Warner Bros. Discovery. We embrace 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, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

Compensation

Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation. The base pay range for this role is $182,000.00 - $338,000.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards.