Senior Manager Sports Technology And IT

Job description / Role

Description

Qiddiya Investment Company is actively searching for a Senior Manager - Sports Technology & IT for our Sports business unit.

Key responsibilities:

• Participate in the development, coordination, and implementation of sports technology strategies and plans at the Sports Business Unit and/or individual sports asset level, ensuring that sport-specific solutions are embedded and functionally integrated within the overall design.
• Participate in design meetings with stakeholders and consultants, documenting and tracking key decisions and action items.
• Support multidisciplinary design coordination to ensure sport technology is properly considered and integrated across disciplines.
• Review and validate sport technical and technology drawings, models, and documentation, ensuring consistency, compliance, and quality of sport tech integration.
• Collaborate with the Lead Design Consultant (LDC) and MEP team to ensure MEP design integrates seamlessly with architecture, structure, and sport technology systems.
• Provide input during RFP and tender phases to ensure accurate and comprehensive representation of sport technology requirements in design and procurement documentation.
• Track evolving sport technology requirements and trends through federations and industry networks to maintain up-to-date, state-of-the-art venue solutions, aligned with departmental leadership direction.
• Monitor and review sport technology consultant deliverables to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, project scope, and quality benchmarks.
• Support and participate in the installation and commissioning of sport technology systems across venues, coordinating with stakeholders and assisting Delivery and Asset Management teams.
• Contribute to team initiatives such as coordination, knowledge management, and continuous improvement projects as requested by SBU leadership and line management.
• Promote collaboration and professional growth within the Design & Planning unit, fostering sports tech awareness across the Sports Business Unit and beyond.
• Engage with suppliers, vendors, and other partners within the sports technology ecosystem to support the objectives of the Sports Business Unit Design & Planning and related teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Systems Engineering or Computer Science related fields
• Minimum of 10 years' experience in similar roles
• Successful track record of working with stadium and arena technology in sporting events is highly desirable