Director, AI Enablement & Strategy

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THE ROLE:
Director, AI Enablement & Strategy

This new Director, AI Enablement & Strategy role within Legal & Business Affairs (L&BA) is an operational, advisory, and AI-focused position that will serve as the primary liaison to A+E Factual Studios to accelerate the responsible development and use of Generative AI (GenAI) in content creation. The Director will work closely with creative, development, and production teams to interpret and apply A+E s GenAI Standards for Content Creation and Responsibilities when using GenAI.

The role supports day-to-day decision-making involving GenAI tools, creative ideation, rights issues, likeness use, documentation, and transparency disclosures-ensuring that A+E Factual Studio s use of AI is consistent with A+E s legal obligations and ethical and brand standards.

Beyond its core Factual Studios support mission, the role also contributes to enterprise-wide GenAI governance, helping to align GenAI deployment with A+E s values and policies across legal, creative, and technology functions. The Director will support the operationalization of GenAI policies across teams, coordinate with Technology and Legal on the review and rollout of internal AI tools, and stay current on regulatory, contractual, and IP implications of emerging case law as it applies to AI use cases.

The role may, at times, require tactical engagement—such as reviewing AI outputs or prompt design, evaluating tool risk, or helping implement AI-powered legal workflows. Success in this role requires strong AI fluency, practical risk awareness, change management skills, and cross-functional coordination.

The Director will also support escalation and incident response processes for AI misuse, unauthorized AI-generated content, or reputational risk events, ensuring clear pathways for review, mitigation, and documentation.

Director, AI Enablement & Strategy

Support for A+E Factual Studios: AI Liaison, Policy Implementation, and Enablement:

• Serve as the primary day-to-day liaison to A+E Factual Studios on GenAI-related content development, partnering with creative, development, and production teams to ensure responsible, policy-compliant use of AI.
• Operationalize A+E s Responsible AI Framework and GenAI Standards by providing real-time guidance, creating reference tools (e.g., FAQs, checklists), and escalating complex use cases to Legal or Risk when needed.
• Deliver targeted training to Producers and Executives to reinforce GenAI compliance, promote ethical use, and build a culture of responsible innovation.

Support for Other Creative Teams (Programming, Marketing, Digital, etc.):

• Provide targeted guidance to additional creative-facing departments on AI-related initiatives in Marketing, Digital content, and…