Pipeline and Technology Manager

Role Overview

• Lead our pipeline team and take ownership of the design, development, and evolution of our custom VFX pipeline.
• Partner closely with our external managed service provider and onsite DevOps team to provide strategic oversight of studio infrastructure.
• Shape the studio’s long-term technical vision while staying connected to real production needs.
• Champion innovation by exploring and guiding the adoption of emerging technologies, including AI, machine learning, and automation.

Requirements

What you will be doingLeading the Pipeline & DevOps team** You will lead, coach, and grow a high-performing technical team, creating an environment built on collaboration, curiosity, and technical excellence. This includes supporting performance, career development, and engagement, while working closely with production to align crew planning and resource needs.

Shaping pipeline strategy and delivery** You will set the direction for the studio’s VFX pipeline, ensuring workflows are scalable, reliable, and truly support how production operates. You will oversee release cycles, tool roadmaps, and technology partnerships, while also supporting R&D reporting requirements by helping capture and align technical activity with long-term studio strategy.

Providing strategic IT leadership** Working alongside our MSP and DevOps specialists, you will provide oversight across infrastructure and studio systems. From render and storage to networks and production environments, you will help ensure everything is secure, high-performing, and ready to scale as the business grows. You will also lead planning around technology expansion, software licensing, in-house rendering, and emerging capabilities such as AI and ML.

Owning security and compliance** You will take ownership of TPN and broader security practices across technical functions. This includes representing Cause and FX during audits and ensuring a proactive, secure-by-design mindset across systems and processes.

Driving innovation and future readiness** You will champion a forward-looking technology agenda, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and maintain competitive advantage. This includes evaluating automation, AI, and ML solutions relevant to VFX production, and anticipating future pipeline and infrastructure needs to ensure long-term resilience.

Contributing as a senior leader** As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will help shape studio-wide strategy and long-term planning. You will translate complex technical decisions into clear business context, enabling informed executive decisions, and lead technology-focused prioritisation and sprint planning within your department.

Benefits

Work somewhere that genuinely cares

We believe great work happens when people feel connected, supported, and able to enjoy the journey along the way. Whether you are in the studio or working remotely, we focus on creating a collaborative, welcoming environment where people can do their best work and feel part of the team.

In the studio, you will find plenty of ways to recharge and have fun, from ping pong and foosball to free coffee, tea, snacks, smoothies, and end of week Friday beers. We also support wellbeing with a quarterly wellbeing allowance, because looking after yourself matters.

Staying connected is a big part of our culture. From weekly quizzes and Fromage Fridays to team initiatives, studio celebrations, and regular team lunches out, we make sure everyone, wherever they are, feels included and part of the experience.