Delivery Manager, Hawk-Eye Innovations
£42-66k
2 days a week in office
Sports officiating & broadcast technology
Be an early applicant
Sports officiating & broadcast technology
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£42-66k
2 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver best-in-class officiating, broadcast, and digital solutions to the sports world.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for someone who enjoys bringing people together, solving complex problems, and helping highly skilled technical teams deliver their best work
- We need someone who can quickly assess impacts, manage uncertainty, and build capability in a growing business, all while ensuring our teams have the environment they need to thrive
- Proven experience delivering and leading cross-functional projects based on company priorities to tight deadlines
- Comfort throughout all aspects of the project lifecycle, including the effective management of artifacts and tracking tools
- Strong understanding of various project management methodologies, including Agile and Scrum, with the ability to implement the right approach for the scenario
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience in senior stakeholder engagement
- Ability to understand complex systems in order to anticipate, surface, and mitigate emerging issues ahead of time
- Comfort in a reactive, fast-paced environment, with the ability to quickly assess impacts and propose informed paths forward
- A data-driven mindset, utilizing metrics to offer process improvements or measure the success of outcomes
- Experience managing uncertainty and spotting/building team capability within a growing business
What the job involves
- This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the core pillars of Hawk-Eye Innovations
- Our team spearheads the creation of sophisticated optical tracking systems, managing an end-to-end remit that encompasses everything from initial camera capture to the delivery of real-time data
- You will be joining a collaborative, cross-functional Delivery Team that partners directly with Product, Software Engineering, and Operations
- Unlike traditional delivery roles tied to a single silo, you will orchestrate the seamless execution of diverse initiatives across multiple squads and solution teams, helping us provide both integrated services and fully automated officiating technology to the biggest names in the global sports industry
- As a Delivery Manager, you will underpin the timing, flow, and execution coordination within our value stream
- Working alongside Product Managers, Engineering Leads, and Operations, you will lead multiple projects that accomplish key company objectives, whether that’s launching a new product, integrating existing offerings into new markets, or improving our core technical foundations for future success
- This isn’t a traditional, rigid project management role. We operate in a fast-paced, reactive environment where priorities can shift as new opportunities emerge
- Leading project delivery across multiple tracking and automated officiating initiatives to tight deadlines
- Coordinating work cross-functionally across multiple engineering squads, product teams, and operational units
- Managing delivery roadmaps, timelines, milestones, and project planning activities
- Driving agile maturity and coaching best practices within the value stream to foster a continuous delivery culture
- Tracking and communicating timelines to the wider business, ensuring stakeholders have clear visibility of project status
- Identifying dependency collisions, delivery risks, and sequencing issues early to implement mitigation measures
- Utilizing data to your advantage by measuring the success of outcomes and identifying areas for process optimization
- Building key relationships both internally and externally to facilitate organizational change and transformation
- What Success Looks Like:
- Your first few months will focus on learning our sophisticated optical tracking systems, understanding how our cross-functional squads interact, and building strong relationships across the business
- As your confidence grows, you will become the go-to person for implementing and communicating project best practices throughout the product lifecycle, from idea to execution
- Supported by the Head of Delivery and VS Delivery Leads, you will take on increasingly complex projects and play an active role in the leadership of the wider value stream
- Success in this role means establishing yourself as a trusted partner who anticipates emerging issues ahead of time, keeps work moving efficiently, and empowers our technical teams to deliver world-class sports technology
- Coordinate the successful delivery of multiple cross-functional projects aligned with company priorities
- Maintain and continuously evolve team roadmaps, milestones, and project timelines
- Drive agile and scrum practices, tailoring the project management methodology to fit different scenarios
- Track and manage project dependencies, risks, and blockers, establishing robust contingency plans
- Support senior stakeholder engagement and provide regular, data-driven progress reporting
- Identify areas for process optimization and implement improvements that enhance delivery efficiency
- Foster a collaborative, empowering project environment that allows technical teams to do their best work
- Actively contribute to the collective Delivery Team, sharing best practices and supporting the growth of the value stream
- This is an opportunity to join a business at the absolute forefront of sports technology, working alongside the foremost technical minds in the industry
- You will interact with some of the biggest brands in elite sports, working on disruptive technology that directly impacts major sporting events worldwide
- As part of a highly collaborative delivery community, you will receive dedicated support from senior delivery leadership to continuously develop your skills, broaden your exposure to complex projects, and meaningfully shape the future of sports officiating
Our take
Hawk-Eye Innovations, part of Sony, delivers technology that enhances fairness, safety, and excitement for thousands of sporting events worldwide. As a leader in vision processing, Hawk-Eye provides solutions for officiating, video management, production, broadcasting, and digital experiences, helping teams, officials, and fans enjoy sports more effectively.
With a long list of clients, including Adidas, Fox Sports, and Nascar, Hawk-Eye has firmly established itself as a cornerstone of sports innovation. The company is constantly pushing boundaries, and is often called upon to create bespoke solutions tailored to the unique needs of sports leagues and broadcasters.
More recently, Hawk-Eye has continued to expand its use of automated officiating systems, particularly in tennis and football, where line-calling and offside decisions are increasingly driven by real-time tracking and AI-assisted analysis. These systems not only improve accuracy but also speed up decision-making, reducing disruption to gameplay. As leagues look to balance fairness with flow, hawk-Eye's technology is becoming an integral part of how modern sports is governed.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Flexible & Remote Working
- Generous Annual Leave
- Company Reward Schemes
- Health & Wellness Activities
- Onsite Gym
- Free Access to Unmind App
- Sony Discounts
- Pension Scheme
Company HQ
Basingstoke, UK
Leadership
Rufus Hack
(CEO)Rufus joined Hawk-Eye in 2021 as CEO. Prior to this, he worked at the European Tour for 6 years as the Head of Strategy, Chief Content Officer, and COO.
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