Director, Global Field Engineering

Role Overview

• Responsible for leadership, hiring, training and oversight for ~12 team members across EMEA.
• Managing a team of over 12 staff in the Global Field Engineering Team, responsible for providing 24/7 broadcast and IT services to support live sports and news broadcasts at any business-determined location.
• Leading the evolution of team capabilities, including recruitment, onboarding, and delegation of responsibilities, to adapt to changing workloads and technological complexities.
• Mentoring and developing team members, providing training and development opportunities to enhance performance.
• Conducting regular performance reviews, offering constructive feedback and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Actively engage Eurosport leaders and TNT Sport technical operations teams in planning and staffing event requirements, as well as to strengthen partnerships.
• Assisting the VP with setting out the strategy and department goals, ensuring they accurately reflect the overall strategy and priorities of key stakeholders at any point in time.
• Managing budget and staffing requirements, effectively managing fluctuations in resources and technology requirements.
• Working closely with the leadership of News & Sports Planning and peers to develop deployment assignments for the International Field Engineering, improve processes, and enhance resource efficiency.
• Establishing regular communication with the regional business and cross T&O departments with a focus on service, supporting their needs and requirements.
• Exploring and implementing new field technology and best practices to optimise remote executions in line with WBD global strategies.
• Overseeing MFP (REMI) kits adoption and workflow changes, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing field operations.
• Leading workstreams, working closely with News and Sports Production, and LPP Engineering teams to ensure cohesive scheduling technology strategies.
• Frequent travel to sports events to evaluate onsite live productions, consult with onsite customers, and help identify execution efficiencies.
• Ensuring the Global FE teams successfully and timely deliver field production technology executions to meet live broadcast deadlines.
• Ensuring field gear readiness with an emphasis on upcoming key field production needs.
• Working with the Sports & News teams to align scheduling resource availability with commercial objectives and maximise revenue opportunities.
• Overseeing highly visible event productions of live broadcasts in cooperation with Sport & News programming teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior events execution and field technology teams’ management role within a News and Sports media organisation.
• Extensive experience in live and sport field technology deployments and implementations.
• Strong leadership and team management skills demonstrating the ability to motivate, develop and inspire a team.
• Proven track record in directing successful teams, delivering to the highest standards.
• Adept at working collaboratively with other service delivery internal departments.
• Proactive in troubleshooting, problem-solving and avoidance of issues.
• Adaptable and flexible in a challenging, demanding, and fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to represent the department globally.
• Experience of budget and expense management.

Benefits

• Career defining opportunities
• Thoughtfully curated benefits
• Tools to explore and grow