Venue Telecom Manager – 8 Host Cities

Fédération Internationale de Football Association; Rio de Janeiro; On-site; BRL 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

FIFA Brazil hosts a prestigious role for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. The Venue Telecom Manager will lead planning, delivery, and operation of stadium telecom networks, coordinating across technology groups and external partners to ensure reliable services for both competition and non-competition venues.

The position requires strong IT and telecom expertise, leadership, and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, international event environment.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent in IT/CS/Telecom or related field.
• Strong IT/telecom knowledge and major event experience preferred.
• Proven ability to coordinate diverse teams and vendors.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and operate telecommunications infrastructure across venues.
• Oversee networks (BCN, WAN/MAN/LAN/WLAN, VPN, IPTV) and data services.
• Coordinate on-site IT/telecom teams for testing and operations.
• Ensure SLAs, incident resolution, and reporting to TCC.
• Manage spectrum, regulatory liaison, and vendor relationships.

Skills

Telecom/IT expertise

Project management

Leadership

Vendor coordination

Communication

Network planning

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in IT/CS/Telecom

Tools

IPTV

AV systems

VLANs

Radio communications

Private 5G

Job description

Venue Telecom Manager – 8 Host Cities

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Brazil

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.

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 centers, accreditation centers, ticketing centers, 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 fulfill 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.