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Program Manager

Job Description

Program Manager

Overview

Optomi, in partnership with a leading entertainment company, is seeking a Program Manager – Broadcast Technology to lead large-scale, high-impact infrastructure and media technology projects within the live operations and engineering space. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience managing broadcast technology initiatives, production control rooms (PCR), master control rooms (MCR), and data center buildouts, ensuring seamless delivery of systems critical to live broadcast operations.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the planning and execution of large-scale physical buildouts and refreshes of broadcast facilities, including digital centers and media rooms.
  • Oversee infrastructure design, signal flow, and media platform configurations, such as Evertz Mediator for media playout and network origination.
  • Coordinate inter-facility connectivity, ensuring compliance with industry standards (SMPTE, AES) and internal governance requirements.
  • Translate production requirements into detailed project plans with clear deliverables and timelines aligned with strategic business objectives.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, facilities, IT, and production to deliver broadcast technology projects on time and within budget.
  • Manage procurement, logistics, OpEx/CapEx budgeting, and forecasting to support build and integration efforts.
  • Ensure thorough documentation and seamless handoff of systems and workflows to operations teams post-deployment.
  • Understand media and metadata workflows used within the broadcast industry to effectively plan and execute activities across departments.
  • Develop and maintain a consolidated project view, including timelines, dependencies, risks, change management, and stakeholder communications.

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of applicable project management experience in a technology environment, preferably for a large enterprise.
  • Proven success leading broadcast technology or infrastructure projects across matrixed organizations.
  • Experience managing live broadcast technology projects involving PCR/MCR environments or playout systems.
  • Demonstrated ownership mentality, accountability, and results .
  • Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies, program lifecycle management, and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Airtable, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Project.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
  • Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining alignment with executive leadership.

Qualifications:

  • Prior experience with major broadcast or entertainment companies.
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Hands-on experience with Evertz Mediator or similar media playout systems.
  • Experience working on data center builds supporting media platforms.