Senior Specialist Workplace Management - Multimedia Projects & Integration x2

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Herzogenaurach; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas seeks an senior AV & Multimedia expert within Workplace Management, Multimedia & Events in Germany to drive commissioning, validation and handover of meeting rooms, executive spaces and event venues. You will ensure quality, documentation and go-live readiness across complex AV systems.

Fluency in English and German is required, with strong vendor coordination and hands-on experience in LED, media servers, DSPs, Teams Rooms and digital signage within large-scale corporate environments.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in a related field (Media Technology / AV / IT / Electrical).
• 3+ years in multimedia with enterprise AV and room tech experience.
• Experience with LED, media servers, DSPs and large meeting spaces.
• Proven ability to lead commissioning, validation and handover activities.
• Strong documentation, governance and supplier coordination skills.
• Fluent in English and German for global stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical implementation for multimedia projects and venue upgrades.
• Act as AV commissioning expert for meeting rooms, venues and spaces.
• Support commissioning plans and validation procedures for AV systems.
• Manage FAT/SAT, testing and operational readiness reviews.
• Coordinate actions with vendors, planners and technical stakeholders.
• Ensure documentation and handover packages meet standards.
• Collaborate with Operations and Event Services on go-live readiness.

Skills

English language

German language

Stakeholder communication

Documentation

Quality assurance

Governance mindset

Education

Degree in Media Technology / AV Engineering / IT / Electrical Engineering

Tools

Enterprise AV systems

LED solutions

Media servers

DSP platforms

Control systems

Microsoft Teams Rooms

Digital signage

Job description

About the Role

This role sits within Workplace Management, Multimedia & Events, part of the Real Estate & Facilities team and the global Workplaces function responsible for active management of the Global Real Estate Portfolio, including leases and transactions of all properties, and all design, construction and operations for offices, showrooms and distribution centres for adidas. It acts as the senior technical expert for workplace multimedia projects, integrations and AV commissioning in Germany. The position ensures that multimedia solutions are commissioned, validated, documented and handed over according to adidas quality, supportability and operational readiness standards. It provides advanced expertise for meeting rooms, executive spaces, event venues, broadcast environments, LED systems, media servers, collaboration technologies, showrooms, digital signage and workplace multimedia infrastructure. The role works closely with Workplaces SLT; Legal; Finance, Controlling & Procurement; adidas Brand Events; Corporate Communications; Tech/IT Infrastructure; Network; Collaboration Services; Digital Signage; and external multimedia service partners, AV integrators, planners and manufacturers.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical implementation activities for multimedia projects, workplace technology initiatives and venue upgrades.
• Act as the AV and Multimedia Commissioning Expert for workplace multimedia projects, event venues, executive environments and collaboration spaces.
• Support commissioning strategies, commissioning plans and validation procedures for AV and multimedia systems.
• Manage factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, integrated systems testing and operational readiness reviews.
• Verify system functionality, interoperability, control logic, monitoring capability, documentation completeness and serviceability before operational acceptance.
• Drive technical issue resolution during commissioning and coordinate corrective actions with vendors, planners, integrators and technical stakeholders.
• Coordinate technical project activities with planners, integrators, vendors, Tech teams, Operations, Event Services and workplace stakeholders.
• Ensure technical documentation, as-built documentation, asset information and handover packages meet workplace standards.
• Partner with Operations and Event Services to validate supportability, monitoring requirements, lifecycle expectations, maintainability and experience readiness before go-live.
• Support Project Delivery Technicians and technical knowledge transfer across the future Multimedia & Events organisation.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Degree, vocational qualification or equivalent professional experience in Media Technology, AV Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• More than 3 years of professional experience in the multimedia field.
• Experience with enterprise AV systems, meeting room technologies, LED solutions, collaboration platforms and workplace technology environments.
• Experience working with consultants, planners, integrators and technology vendors.
• Experience leading or supporting commissioning, acceptance, technical validation and operational handover activities.
• Good understanding of workplace multimedia, AV, collaboration and integration technologies.
• Expert knowledge of AV commissioning methodologies, commissioning governance and quality assurance processes.
• Deep understanding of FAT, SAT, integrated systems testing, user acceptance testing and operational readiness validation.
• Strong expertise in troubleshooting complex integrated AV and multimedia systems.
• Experience commissioning LED systems, media servers, DSP platforms, control systems, Microsoft Teams Rooms environments, digital signage and large-scale corporate event venues.
• Strong project delivery, technical integration, stakeholder coordination and vendor management capability.
• Excellent stakeholder communication, documentation, quality assurance and governance mindset.
• Ability to manage multiple technical workstreams and translate business requirements into stable technical solutions.
• Fluent in English and German.

Workplace

• Herzogenaurach, BY, Germany

About the Company

The company believes that embedding diversity, equity and inclusion into its culture and talent processes gives employees a sense of belonging and the brand a competitive advantage.