Head of Technology - Ink

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we partner with creators as they experiment with a range of cutting-edge tools that bridge innovation with imaginative storytelling. Come join Inkubator to shape what’s next and explore the creative possibilities. POSITION SUMMARY The Head of Technology at INK is responsible for executing on the overall technology vision and strategy for our next-generation, creative-led, GenAI-native animation studio. This role sits at the intersection of creative, production, and engineering—owning the end-to-end technology stack that powers INK’s short-form content creation, from artist tools and production workflows to infrastructure, security, and data platforms. They will lead a team of engineers and workflow specialists, and partner closely with INK leadership, Producers, Directors/Creators, Artists, and Technical Directors. They will need to collaborate deeply with Netflix technology teams across tool building, data science, studio infrastructure, security, IT, and more. This leader will ensure that INK’s technology investments accelerate creative ambition, enable rapid experimentation with new and emerging technologies (including Generative AI), and scale to support multiple concurrent productions as we ramp up activity and aim to expand into longer-form content. Key Responsibilities : Technology Strategy & Leadership Work with INK leadership to define and communicate INK’s long-term technology strategy, with a focus on GenAI-enabled workflows, artist tooling, and scalable, secure multi-show environments. Partner with INK and Netflix leadership to align technology roadmaps with the studio’s creative, production, and operational goals. Translate high-level studio objectives into a coherent technology portfolio that balances exploratory R&D, near-term production needs, and long-term platform investments. Build a team of engineers and workflow specialists who can independently drive development in a rapidly changing environment Champion a culture of experimentation, rapid prototyping, and continuous learning around new tools and methods of filmmaking. Provide technical leadership for INK’s end-to-end production pipeline, including: Generative workflows Asset and material generation, management, and standards Production tracking, review, and editorial support tooling Real-time, 2D, CG and hybrid pipelines used in partnership with GenAI technology Lead evaluation and selection of tools, models and workflows, and ensuring they are robust enough and customizable for production– partnering with Netflix engineering to leverage internal solutions where relevant, and align on standards Identify workflows that can be templatized or automated and drive their implementation into reusable, scalable solutions. Guide research into: Scalable inference and training technologies Data pipelines and standards for training and fine-tuning models (including LoRA-based approaches) Best practices for sourcing and generating visual data using traditional pipelines, real-time engines, video capture, and 2D animation. Establish guidelines around data governance, model lifecycle management, and ethical, secure AI usage. Collaborate with Netflix infrastructure, IT and security teams to ensure INK is supported by a robust architecture of: Distributed compute for artist workstations and scalable training/inference workloads Storage, asset management, and data pipelines across shows Networking, access control, and environment isolation for multiple concurrent productions Personal equipment, hardware and software Partner with security teams to ensure best practices for identity, permissions, data protection, and secure collaboration across locations. Work closely with production and creative leadership to: Assess the feasibility and cost of new creative and technical approaches Present trade-offs and recommendations when scope, schedule, or resources need adjustment Ensure tec ... (truncated, view full listing at source)