Head of Engineering EU, Prime Video Live Sports - Tech Ops
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Description
Description
Prime Video is seeking a Head of Engineering EU for our global Live Sports Production Technical Operations team. The ideal candidate will shape and drive the technical strategy for our international live sports production. You will provide leadership, vision, and day-to-day engineering expertise and technical operations oversight for Prime Video Live Sports international properties. Responsibilities include technical operations design and launch of our international live sports productions, including year-over-year evaluations of existing productions to drive continuous improvement. This role requires a seasoned technical leader with chief engineering background, business acumen and experience dealing with vendors that has the ability to deal with ambiguity, and a drive to learn and be curious in a high-pressure environment that is constantly evolving.
Reporting to the Global Head of Engineering & Technology, the successful candidate works closely with our UK Production Operations and Production teams, while collaborating with the North American Technical Operations team on global initiatives to ensure seamless production delivery.
The ideal candidate will continue to dive deep into new technology through meetings with vendors and attendance at industry conferences that showcase new best practices and technological advances.
Key job responsibilities
Prime Video is seeking a Head of Engineering EU for our global Live Sports Production Technical Operations team. The ideal candidate will shape and drive the technical strategy for our international live sports production. You will provide leadership, vision, and day-to-day engineering expertise and technical operations oversight for Prime Video Live Sports international properties. Responsibilities include technical operations design and launch of our international live sports productions, including year-over-year evaluations of existing productions to drive continuous improvement. This role requires a seasoned technical leader with chief engineering background, business acumen and experience dealing with vendors that has the ability to deal with ambiguity, and a drive to learn and be curious in a high-pressure environment that is constantly evolving.
Reporting to the Global Head of Engineering & Technology, the successful candidate works closely with our UK Production Operations and Production teams, while collaborating with the North American Technical Operations team on global initiatives to ensure seamless production delivery.
The ideal candidate will continue to dive deep into new technology through meetings with vendors and attendance at industry conferences that showcase new best practices and technological advances.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage technical vendor relationships for Prime Video Live Sports properties including NBA International, UCL, EPL, Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and Copa de Brasil
- Experience with tier 1 live sports production engineering and technical operations.
- In-depth knowledge of remote production environments.
- Undergraduate degree Electrical Engineering, Media Production, Computer Science (or equivalent experience in Broadcast Engineering with management responsibilities)
- Experience working on or with large-scale, network level productions
- Experience with industry standard production equipment such as audio consoles, graphic systems, replay systems, production switchers and intercom systems.
- Working knowledge large scale media networks
- Ability to problem-solve and multi-task in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Extremely detail-oriented, organized, and a team player
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to clearly articulate and document technical processes
- Project Management experience
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Company - Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited
Job ID: A3204282
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Company - Amazon Development Centre (London) Limited
Job ID: A3204282