Venue Telecom Manager – 8 Host Cities

FIFA Women's World Cup™; Região Geográfica Intermediária do Rio de Janeiro; On-site; BRL 480,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

FIFA seeks a Venue Telecom Manager in Brazil to lead planning, delivery, and operation of telecommunications infrastructure across FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 venues. You will work with technology teams in stadiums, IBCC, Zurich and other stakeholders to ensure reliable networks and services.

Reporting to the Senior Telecoms Manager, you will oversee BCN, WAN/MAN/LAN, Private 5G, spectrum management, and FIFA standards compliance, coordinating on-site teams and driving incident resolution and

Qualifications

• Degree in IT, CS, telecom, or related field.
• Experience in major events or large-scale venues.
• Strong knowledge of IPTV, AV, radio, VLANs.
• Proven vendor management and cross-functional coordination.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and operate telecom infra across venues incl BCN, WAN/MAN/LAN, IPTV, etc.
• Deploy and oversee technology services at venues.
• Coordinate on-site IT/telecom teams for testing and ops.
• Ensure SLA compliance and risk escalation to TCC.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define network and cyber requirements.
• Report daily to TCC and support readiness exercises.
• Lead pre-tournament training and rehearsals.

Skills

IT/Telecom knowledge

Project management

Vendor management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Attention to detail

Sports events experience

Education

IT/Telecom degree

Tools

IPTV

AV systems

Radio communications

Spectrum management

Broadcast networks

Job description

Description

FIFA has established a Local FIFA Subsidiary in Brazil to work together with FIFA Zurich to deliver the biggest women’s sporting event in the world, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™ ("FWWC2027") that for the first time ever, is hosted in South America in Brazil. Now is your time to be part of the workforce that is creating this unique and unforgettable experience.

Department:

Technology

Location:

Brazil

THE POSITION

Reporting organizationally to the Senior Telecoms Manager, the Venue Telecom Manager (VTCM) will be a key member of the FIFA27 Technology team. The VTCM will work closely with the Technology teams in all the stadiums and IBCC and Zurich, as well as other stakeholders, to deliver critical Network and telecommunications solutions for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027™

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the planning, delivery, and operations of telecommunications infrastructure and services across competition and non-competition venues, including:
  o Broadcast Contribution Network (BCN)
  o Event Network (WAN, MAN, LAN, WLAN, cabling, containment)
  o Internet, VLAN, VPN services
  o Mobile Network and Private 5G
  o Push-to-Talk/Private Mobile Radios
  o Spectrum Management
  o CATV/IPTV
  o Rate Card services (Internet/IP Codecs)
• Deploy and oversee technology services across various venues.
• Stadia, training sites, operation centres, accreditation centres, ticketing centres, hotels, airports, and transport hubs.
• Ensure compliance with FIFA standards in the integration of tournament technology services, such as Accreditation and Ticketing, with the FIFA Event Network environment.
• Collaborate with Football Technology Innovation suppliers, media, broadcasters, and other functional stakeholders to define and fulfil network and cybersecurity requirements.
• Coordinate on-site IT and telecom technical teams for infrastructure testing, acceptance, and operations.
• Manage incident resolution and ensure adherence to service-level agreements (SLAs), escalating risks and issues to the Technology Command Center (TCC).
• Support spectrum management efforts, including interference resolution in collaboration with regulatory authorities and venue teams.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting, including daily updates to the TCC and post-event analysis.
• Participate in pre-tournament training, readiness exercises, and rehearsals.
  

YOUR PROFILE

Education

• University degree or similar higher education, in Information Technology, Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering or related field.

Experience

• Relevant IT/Technology experience, preferably in major events.
• Strong knowledge of IT and telecommunications technologies, including IPTV, AV systems, radio communications, VLANs and related areas.
• Experience coordinating with diverse teams and managing vendor relationships.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Detail-oriented and process-driven with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Prior experience in the Sports / major event industry is highly preferred

Ideal skills

• Manager with experience in similar projects
• Good knowledge of venue technology services across major sporting events
• Have up to date knowledge and project management expertise in all event related technologies, including, all types of technology business solutions, IPTV, radio communications, wired communication, printing, broadcast contribution network, spectrum, audio and visual.
• Ability to always maintain a professional demeanour. Consistently interacts professionally and works productively with all levels of employee.
• Excellent cross group collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to lead virtual teams across groups, conflict management and driving consensus to deliver on program milestones
• Good Leadership skills and able to manage and motivate other team members
• Highly adept at consulting, negotiating, communicating, consensus building and facilitation
• Excellent verbal and written communication, training, and presentation skills
• Ability to adapt speech to audience coming from a broad spectrum of disciplines and with various levels of technical knowledge
• Leadership and accountability across all areas of relevance
• Strong political acumen and adaptable to a wide range of working environments

Requirements

• Right to work in Brazil
• Fluent in Portuguese (spoken and written)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)
• Based in one of the listed cities (Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador & São Paulo) or willing to relocate.