Studio Technical Operations Manager , Prime Video Live Sports Technical Operations

Amazon Prime is seeking a Studio Technical Operations Manager who will define the technical architecture, strategy, and scalable mechanisms that enable Sports Tech Ops to deliver across all properties, whether as breadth across many properties or depth in one specialized solution. This role combines technical leadership with program ownership, driving end-to-end production strategy, content delivery, and studio operations with full accountability for outcomes.

You will own the studio production technical roadmap, spanning US, Canada, regional, or global scope depending on the need. You will architect solutions for transmission and signal acquisition that scale horizontally across the sports portfolio while maintaining the flexibility to go deep on specialized, property-specific requirements. You will take ownership of project life cycles from inception to delivery, ensuring stakeholder alignment at every stage.

You will partner across Prime Video Product and Engineering, Technical Integration Management (TIMS), AWS Live Ops, outside vendors and rights partners, global broadcast federations, and senior leaders across Sports and tech organizations. You will define and own best practices to assess risks, anticipate blockers, provide escalation management, make trade-offs, and balance business needs against budget constraints.

You will drive complex projects end-to-end, owning resource allocation, schedules, and milestone delivery while holding teams accountable to commitments. You will write documents and present decisions to leaders three tiers above, author narratives, build consensus, and win alignment across the organization. You will champion innovation on behalf of customers, proactively identifying opportunities to elevate studio production capabilities.

The ideal candidate is a strategic owner who thrives in delivering complex solutions with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. This role requires someone who thinks beyond execution, defining scalable technical frameworks, anticipating challenges before they arise, and driving long-term operational excellence. We are looking for a leader with a strong point of view on studio production evolution, deep technical acumen, and the ability to influence without authority across the organization.

Key job responsibilities

• Own and operate Amazon Prime Studio Technical Operations across all US sports properties

• Define technical architecture and scalable mechanisms that flex between breadth (multi-property delivery) and depth (specialized solutions)

• Own the technical roadmap with US, Canada, regional, or global scope as business needs dictate

• Lead transmission and signal acquisition architecture strategy and execution

• Drive vendor strategy, RFP processes, and market research to inform technology decisions

• Lead new technology deployment including facility builds, cloud production, and signal acquisition infrastructure

• Drive cross-functional project leadership across workflow analysis, asset management, and operational tooling

• Write documents and present decisions to leadership; author narratives that build consensus and win alignment

• Drive strategic planning, stakeholder alignment, timelines, and deliverables with full end-to-end ownership

• Create and maintain process documentation, technical workflow documentation, and SOP/best practice guides that scale with the organization

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical management experience in a studio production environment, working directly with engineering teams
• 10+ years of experience designing scalable technical architectures or operational frameworks that support multiple concurrent workstreams
• Experience building processes, coordinating schedules, and driving accountability and ownership of programs across cross-functional teams
• Experience with systems architecture, workflows, and streaming technology or platforms
• Experience with vendor management, RFP processes, and technology procurement
• Experience influencing senior leadership and navigating complex organizational structures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with current production trends, equipment, and tools
• Experience with strategic thinking and operational ownership, including defining the "what" and "why" rather than execution alone
• Experience writing narratives, presenting to senior leadership, and driving alignment across competing priorities
• Audio/video engineering experience
• Experience managing and delivering product quality or testing
• Experience defining and owning technical and studio production roadmaps and requirements
• Experience with digital video streaming and/or customer-facing user interfaces
• Experience with facility builds, cloud production workflows, or signal acquisition systems
• Experience with broadcast federation standards and rights partner workflows
• Experience leading meetings and communicating studio production workflows
• Experience building relationships with key vendors, including running tender processes and negotiating business terms
• Experience communicating and problem-solving with cross-functional partners

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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USA, CA, Culver City - 151,400.00 - 265,000.00 USD annually