Senior Manager AV & Broadcast Technology Solutions Sports (SPA )

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Manager, AV & Broadcast Technology Solutions Sports, to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 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's Sports Business Unit assets.

The Senior Manager will act as the Sports Business Unit Center of Excellence representative, collaborating with Development, Design, Project Delivery, Operations, Asset Management, Qiddiya Technology, and external consultants. The objective is to ensure AV, media, and creative technology systems deliver world-class fan, athlete, and guest experiences while adhering to high standards of technical performance, operational reliability, cybersecurity, maintainability, and long-term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• 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, program, and budget considerations.
• 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.
• 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.

Stakeholder and Vendor Management

• 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 Experience and Skills

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience. The role requires a strong understanding of ICT infrastructure and digital technologies, recognizing the seamless integration required between AV, broadcast, networking, operational technology, and enterprise platforms in modern sports and entertainment venues.

The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and a passion for innovation. They should be comfortable operating across multiple disciplines, translating creative ambitions into technically robust, future-ready solutions that enhance performance, efficiency, and guest experience.