Head of Technology Resource Management

Rodeo FX; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

RRSP with employer contribution

Transit discounts and local perks

Job summary

Rodeo FX is seeking a Head of Technology Resource Management to bring data-driven discipline to our global technology infrastructure across all studios. You will lead capacity planning, workload optimization, and resource forecasting for compute, storage, network, and archival environments to support artists’ high-performance needs while balancing production demands and costs.

You will collaborate with Systems, Pipeline, Production, Finance, and Technology leaders to anticipate infrastructure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical leadership experience in VFX/animation resource management, systems architecture, infrastructure, or render farm management.
• Deep technical expertise in enterprise compute architecture, high-performance storage, render management, and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of render managers such as Tractor and Deadline, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Advanced quantitative and financial analysis skills, with experience in capacity modeling, forecasting, and technology budgeting.
• Proven ability to optimize infrastructure performance, utilization, and cost at scale.
• Strong understanding of VFX production environments and the infrastructure requirements of complex, high-volume productions.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven track record of aligning Production Management, Systems, Technology, Finance, and Executive leadership.
• Experience in a large-scale VFX or animation studio environment is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish forecasting models for compute, high-performance storage, network bandwidth, and long-term archival capacity across all affiliated studios active productions.
• Forecast infrastructure requirements based on production schedules, workloads, project complexity, and business priorities.
• Identify upcoming capacity constraints and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
• Establish global standards and processes for technology capacity planning.
• Develop and manage the capacity allocation strategy across on-premises infrastructure and cloud resources, balancing availability, performance, cost, and production requirements.
• Monitor infrastructure utilization and throughput to identify bottlenecks and optimize compute, storage, and network performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure efficiency while maintaining production requirements and service levels.
• Partner with Systems, Pipeline, Production, Finance, and Technology leadership across affiliated studios to align infrastructure capacity and investments with production needs and business priorities.
• Translate production requirements and technology roadmaps into infrastructure capacity, resource, and cost requirements.
• Provide stakeholders with clear visibility into infrastructure utilization, technology costs, and financial impact, and recommend cost-effective solutions.
• Advise on infrastructure investments, cloud utilization, and resource allocation, balancing cost, performance, capacity, and production requirements.
• Enhance automated dashboards providing leadership with visibility into infrastructure utilization, capacity, performance, and forecasted demand.
• Establish KPIs and benchmarks for compute, storage, network, and archival utilization.
• Leverage operational and financial data to support capacity, investment, and resource allocation decisions.
• Continuously improve forecasting models, reporting, and resource management processes.

Tools

Tractor render manager

Deadline render manager

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Company Description

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for multiple Emmy® Awards for its work on the seriesStranger Thingsseason 4,Avatar: The Last AirbenderandThe Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power,the independent, Oscar®-winning company boasts close to 800 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles and Paris.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC and Apple. Current projects includeDune: Prophecy, SiloSeason 2andSonic 3. Recently released projects includeThe Rings of Power S eason 2, Venom: The Last Dance, Taika Waitit'sTime Bandits,andHouse of the DragonSeason 2.

Work arrangements:

As an artist-founded and artist-led company, creativity is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to give our talent the freedom, resources, and environment they need to produce high-quality work and thrive in a stimulating, collaborative, and supportive setting.

Due to their strategic role in team alignment, decision-making, culture representation, and organizational leadership,members of leadership are expected to work from the studio five days per week. This presence supports direct collaboration, faster decision-making, and essential proximity with teams, while actively contributing to the vitality and consistency of our studio culture.

Job Description

Summary:

Rodeo FX is looking for a Head of Technology Resource Management (TRM) to bring data-driven discipline to our global technology infrastructure across all affiliated studios.

In this role, you will lead capacity planning, workload optimization, and resource forecasting across the group's compute, storage, network, and archival environments. You will ensure that our artists across all affiliated studios have the high-performance technology required to deliver award-winning visuals efficiently, while balancing production demands, infrastructure availability, performance, and cost.

You will work closely with Systems, Pipeline, Production, Finance, and Technology leadership across the organization to anticipate infrastructure needs, optimize resource allocation, and align technology investments with production and business priorities.

Main responsibilities:

Capacity Planning & Forecasting

• Establish forecasting models for compute, high-performance storage, network bandwidth, and long-term archival capacity across all affiliated studios active productions.


• Forecast infrastructure requirements based on production schedules, workloads, project complexity, and business priorities.


• Identify upcoming capacity constraints and proactively develop mitigation strategies.


• Establish global standards and processes for technology capacity planning.

Infrastructure Resource Optimization

• Develop and manage the capacity allocation strategy across on-premises infrastructure and cloud resources, balancing availability, performance, cost, and production requirements.


• Monitor infrastructure utilization and throughput to identify bottlenecks and optimize compute, storage, and network performance.


• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure efficiency while maintaining production requirements and service levels.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Systems, Pipeline, Production, Finance, and Technology leadership across affiliated studios to align infrastructure capacity and investments with production needs and business priorities.


• Translate production requirements and technology roadmaps into infrastructure capacity , resource, and cost requirements.


• Provide stakeholders with clear visibility into infrastructure utilization, technology costs, and financial impact, and recommend cost-effective solutions.


• Advise on infrastructure investments, cloud utilization, and resource allocation, balancing cost, performance, capacity, and production requirements.

Data, Monitoring & Reporting

• Enhance automated dashboards providing leadership with visibility into infrastructure utilization, capacity, performance, and forecasted demand.


• Establish KPIs and benchmarks for compute, storage, network, and archival utilization.


• Leverage operational and financial data to support capacity, investment, and resource allocation decisions.


• Continuously improve forecasting models, reporting, and resource management processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical leadership experience in VFX/animation resource management, systems architecture, infrastructure, or render farm management.


• Deep technical expertise in enterprise compute architecture, high-performance storage, render management, and cloud infrastructure.


• Strong knowledge of render managers such as Tractor and Deadline, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.


• Advanced quantitative and financial analysis skills, with experience in capacity modeling, forecasting, and technology budgeting.


• Proven ability to optimize infrastructure performance, utilization, and cost at scale.


• Strong understanding of VFX production environments and the infrastructure requirements of complex, high-volume productions.


• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven track record of aligning Production Management, Systems, Technology, Finance, and Executive leadership.


• Experience in a large-scale VFX or animation studio environment is strongly preferred.

Additional Information

• Full-time, Permanent Contract;


• 2 additional statutory holidays in the winter holidays;


• Group Insurance, access to Dialogue online support and to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP);


• RRSP with employer contribution;


• Discounts on public transports, several spas, sports classes, art center, cafes, furniture and several other local businesses.

The person in this role will work closely with our teams in Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, and Paris, and will regularly collaborate across both English- and French-speaking environments. As a result, professional fluency in both English and French is required. They will also communicate with clients worldwide to showcase Rodeo FX’s technical and creative capabilities.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Rodeo FX, diversity is a core value. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable workplace where different perspectives are embraced. Every team member brings unique insight that strengthens our creativity, challenges our thinking, and helps us deliver better work.

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