Solution Delivery Lead, Studios

Solution Delivery Lead - Project ONE - Media Technology Platform

Location: Stockley Park / Hybrid

Reports To: VP Transformation, Technology

Role Overview

The Solution Delivery Lead is responsible for end to end delivery of a core media technology platform within a broadcasting and sports content production environment. The role leads design, configuration, testing, and implementation of the solution, ensuring alignment with business requirements and operational workflows. Working closely with internal stakeholders and an external systems integration (SI) partner, the Lead ensures high quality delivery, holds partners accountable, and drives business readiness for a successful go live.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end to end platform delivery: translate business requirements into designs, oversee system configuration, ensure integrations, and drive quality assurance.
• Act as primary accountability owner for systems integration partner: define deliverables, monitor performance, challenge solutions, and manage risks.
• Define test strategy, coordinate execution, manage defects, and lead deployment planning.
• Design and deliver training programmes, create documentation, and ensure knowledge transfer.
• Define readiness criteria, assess readiness, and gate launch via go/no go decisions.
• Engage stakeholders, communicate progress, and build strong relationships.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven technology delivery experience in broadcasting or media environments.
• Strong understanding of live & non live media workflows.
• Design and implementation of media platforms such as Dataminer, Media Pulse, SchedulAll, NRCS solutions (Saga, Story Desk, iNEWS), Salesforce CRM, SAP Financials, Workday, BNCS, DataMiner, Qibb, SDVI Rally, Node Red, etc.
• Experience collaborating with and managing system integration partners to deliver on time and to quality.
• Track record in solution testing, defect resolution and outcome delivery.
• Experience implementing AI tools to automate workflows and data capture in content production or similar.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in live broadcast environments and adapt to unpredictable changes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, develop & deliver training programmes to operational and technical support staff.
• Robust, systematic approach to managing progress and delivery; transparent, timely reporting and risk communication.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in sports broadcasting.
• Knowledge of cloud media workflows.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Experience in transformation programmes.

Key Competencies

• Ownership and delivery focus.
• Problem solving, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• Positive user adoption and minimal broadcast disruption.

Success Measures

• Successful platform delivery.
• Effective system integrator partner performance.
• Business readiness at go live.
• Positive user adoption.
• Minimal broadcast disruption.
• Delivery of operating efficiency.

EEO Statement

TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Employment decisions are based on merit and qualifications, not on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other prohibited basis. Reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws.