Senior Manager, Finance Transformation, AI Lead
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Burbank • California, Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $168,200 - $205,400 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
CloudERPOracle
About the role
- The Finance Transformation AI Lead drives strategic AI adoption for all finance teams, showcasing advanced AI capabilities in the context of Disney’s unique systems, data, and processes.
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to implement AI technologies within Disney’s finance organization, demonstrating tangible business value.
- Educate business leaders about the art of the possible and current AI capabilities using Disney-specific context and examples.
- Lead project teams (including internal staff and external partners) to pilot, implement, and scale AI solutions across multiple finance functions (FP&A, Reporting, Controllership, Treasury).
- Build and foster a Finance AI community of practice, organizing upskilling initiatives, workshops, and knowledge-sharing forums to accelerate workforce adoption of AI.
- Partner with Technology / Consulting teams to evaluate, select, manage technology while balancing delivery speed and business value across pilot and enterprise solutions.
- Develop KPI frameworks to measure impact and success of AI implementations, continuously improving process automation and analytics.
- Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to finance and business stakeholders.
- Remain current with emerging AI and automation trends relevant to Finance.
Requirements
- Minimum two years' experience driving large-scale AI transformation projects within Finance or related business functions.
- Hands-on experience architecting and deploying end-to-end AI solutions—from proof-of-concept to enterprise-wide production.
- Demonstrated expertise with financial process automation, data analytics, predictive modeling, and AI platforms (cloud, API integrations, generative AI models).
- A respected thought leader and team-builder, known for credibility, urgency, and the ability to deliver results.
- Strong communications and presentation skills, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical teams.
- Experience working in media, entertainment, or similarly complex industries (preferred).
- Solid knowledge of data governance, integration architectures, and financial systems (ERP/EPM/BI– Oracle, SAP, etc.) (preferred).
- Demonstrated passion for continuous learning and enabling innovation across finance teams (preferred).
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
AI transformationfinancial process automationdata analyticspredictive modelingAI platformscloudAPI integrationsgenerative AI modelsKPI frameworksprocess automation
Soft skills
team-buildingcommunication skillspresentation skillscredibilityurgencyability to deliver resultsthought leadershipcontinuous learninginnovation enablementknowledge sharing