About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Senior Manager – AV & Broadcast Technology Solutions - Sports (SPA301). This full-time role is responsible for supporting the strategy, planning, design coordination, and technical governance of audiovisual, creative technology, immersive media, and integrated digital experience systems across Qiddiya Sports Business Unit assets. The position requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Role Purpose and Context

As the Sports Business Unit Center of Excellence representative, this role collaborates with Development, Design, Project Delivery, Operations, Asset Management, Qiddiya Technology, and external consultants. The primary objective is to ensure AV, media, and creative technology systems deliver world-class fan, athlete, and guest experiences while adhering to the highest standards of technical performance, operational reliability, cybersecurity, maintainability, and long-term sustainability. The role requires a strong understanding of ICT infrastructure and digital technologies, recognizing the need for seamless integration between AV, broadcast, networking, operational technology, and enterprise platforms in modern sports and entertainment venues. The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and a focus on innovation, translating creative ambitions into robust, future-ready solutions.

Design Governance and Technical Leadership

• Coordinate AV, media, and creative technology design across sports venues throughout all project stages.
• Establish and promote technical standards, system architectures, and design guidelines across the portfolio.
• Provide specialist technical advisory to Development and Design teams to ensure consistency, scalability, and future readiness.
• Safeguard design intent while balancing operational, technical, programme, and budget considerations.

Strategic Technology Integration

• Contribute to long-term technology roadmaps aligned with Qiddiya's Sports Technology, Innovation, and Guest Experience strategies.
• Identify emerging technologies and industry innovations that enhance fan, athlete, and operational experiences.
• Support the integration of AV systems with ICT infrastructure, broadcast, communications, venue management platforms, digital signage, IPTV, control systems, operational technologies, and other smart venue solutions.
• Promote coordinated design between AV, ICT, MEP, architectural, and operational disciplines.
• Evaluate system architectures for resilience, redundancy, cybersecurity, maintainability, and lifecycle performance.

Operational Readiness and Stakeholder Engagement

• Ensure AV and creative technology systems are designed for long-term operational performance, maintainability, and high-throughput event environments.
• Support development of operational documentation, maintenance strategies, testing and commissioning, training, and handover processes.
• Assist transition from project delivery into venue operations.
• Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across the Sports Business Unit, Qiddiya Technology, and other corporate functions.
• Coordinate with creative teams, consultants, system integrators, operators, and technology vendors.
• Act as a trusted technical interface between creative, technical, operational, and commercial stakeholders.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working with multidisciplinary project teams throughout design and delivery phases.
• Familiarity with procurement processes, consultant management, and technical specifications.
• Ability to work effectively within complex, fast-paced, multidisciplinary project environments.