Head Of Information Technology & Broadcast
Al Jazeera Media Network is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Head Of Information Technology & Broadcast to oversee the availability, operational stability, efficiency, and security of AJMN's corporate and broadcast infrastructure in Washington, DC, and throughout the Americas.
Key responsibilities include :
- Managing the broadcast infrastructure, LAN network, IT systems, and corporate services to ensure seamless operations.
- Leading the department to meet or exceed key performance targets.
- Driving process optimization initiatives across the organization in DC.
- Maintaining and implementing industry best practices for technology operations.
- Leveraging emerging technology trends in broadcast, digital products, networking, enterprise systems, information security, service desk, and cloud to enhance workplace efficiency and innovation.
- Sustaining world-class operational and editorial experience.
- Upholding and enforcing adherence to established processes and documentation standards, as well as meeting business demands in a timely and professional manner.
- Establishing relationships with technology partners, including suppliers, vendors, service providers, headquarter teams, and other regional hubs and teams.
- Ensuring that the AJMNs LANs, systems, broadcast systems, corporate applications, and datacenter's meet the needs of Aljazeera and are maintained according to world-class standards and efficiency.
- Ensuring that IT operations and broadcast operations run well-defined and implemented service management processes.
- Managing the operations of an infrastructure platform, including server, storage, databases, middleware, and network, as well as applications and systems which directly support the end-user environment.
- Ensuring the adoption of effective policies, procedures, tools, techniques, and plans relating to systems service level management activities.
- Ensuring compliance with organizational, IT, security, and architecture policies and standards.
Education :
Bachelor or higher in IT, broadcast, or equivalent field.Industry certifications such as : Projects Management, ideally, PMP Certified; IT Service Management, ideally, Certified ITIL4 Managing Professional / Expert / ISO / IEC 20000; Information Security, ideally, Certified CISSP / Certified Information Systems Security Professional; Operational Excellence and Quality Management, ideally, Certified LSSBB / Lean Six Sigma Black Belt; Agile Software Development methodologies, ideally, SCRUM Product Owner; Governance and Data Protection Regulations, ideally, COBIT Assessor / OneTrust Privacy Professional.Qualifications :
Proven leadership experience within the TV ecosystem, with a strong focus on highly scalable, mission-critical media solutions.Deep understanding of technology trends across the broadcast industry and related fields.Ability to drive continuous improvements by integrating new technologies and best practices.Bilingual candidates fluent in both English and Arabic are strongly preferred.Experience :
Minimum 12 years in relevant domain.Minimum 10 years in a news / sports / entertainment channel in similar systems.At least 6 years in a team lead role.