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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 and 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.Manage technical vendor relationships for Prime Video Live Sports properties including NBA International, UCL, EPL, Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and Copa de BrasilEdit and craft technical language for RFPs, RFIs, and work agreement contracts necessary to execute our productions in accordance with Amazon legal requirementsWork closely with technical vendors and partners to stay current with the latest broadcast technologiesResearch, design and implement cloud production workflows with our internal AWS partners and SaaS service providersOversee and support networking and communications requirements for our live production monitoring platform utilized by our UK team to monitor and communicate with live events in real-timeApproximately 25-30 percent travel, both domestic and International. Travel schedule to vary based sport properties season and event schedule.Experience in Broadcast Technical Operations and Engineering Management.Knowledge of video, audio, communications, networking, camera systems, transmission, and replay systemsUndergraduate 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 productionsExperience with industry standard production equipment such as audio consoles, graphics systems, replay systems, production switchers and intercom systemsWorking knowledge large scale media networksProject management experienceProtecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice () to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.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

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