Broadcast and Streaming Platform Manager

DAZN; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension contributions up to 5%

Flexible working

Internal speaker series and events

Job summary

DAZN in Leeds is seeking a Broadcast and Streaming Platform Manager to shape and optimise our live video workflows, spanning acquisition, playout, OTT headends, CDN distribution, and player technologies.

You will guide cross-functional teams, drive scalable solutions, and partner with suppliers to ensure resilient, high-quality streaming experiences for global sports fans.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of broadcast and streaming engineering technologies.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Proven ability to collaborate across multiple teams and seniority levels to deliver outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritise and deliver technical improvements across DAZN's broadcast and streaming platforms.
• Act as the technical point of contact for third-party suppliers and partners.
• Lead investigations into technical issues, perform trend analysis and implement long-term improvements.
• Manage device utilisation and capacity planning to ensure scalability and resilience.
• Influence project requirements and drive transition of new solutions into Engineering Support.
• Build strong relationships with technical and operational stakeholders across the business.
• Communicate platform developments and updates to engineering and operations teams.
• Support the ongoing evolution of end-to-end broadcast and streaming workflows.

Skills

Broadcast engineering

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder communication

Capacity planning

Third-party collaboration

Job description

Broadcast and Streaming Platform Manager

Department: 61-155 - Broadcast - Broadcast Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - Leeds

Reporting To: John Wardropper

Description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of live sport and the technology that powers it? At DAZN, we're redefining how millions of fans experience live events, delivering premium sports content seamlessly across the globe. Behind every stream is a complex ecosystem of broadcast and streaming technologies, and our Broadcast & Streaming Platform Engineering team sits at the heart of it all.

Joining this team will give you end-to-end visibility across DAZN's entire live video workflow, from signal acquisition and production through playout, OTT headends, CDN distribution, playback services, and player technology. You'll have the opportunity to influence the future direction of our broadcast platforms, helping to deliver world-class viewing experiences while driving innovation, scalability, and operational excellence across our global business.

As a Broadcast & Streaming Platform Manager, you will play a key role in evolving and optimising DAZN's broadcast and streaming infrastructure. Working across multiple engineering and operational teams, you'll identify opportunities for improvement, influence technology decisions, and ensure new workflows and services are successfully integrated into the platform.

Acting as a technical bridge between internal teams and external suppliers, you'll help shape the future of DAZN's streaming capabilities while driving best practices, operational consistency, and service excellence. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a deep understanding of broadcast and streaming technologies who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional live experiences to millions of sports fans.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Identifying, prioritising, and delivering technical improvements across DAZN's broadcast and streaming platforms
• Acting as a key technical point of contact for third-party suppliers and technology partners
• Leading investigations into technical issues, performing trend analysis, and implementing long-term improvements
• Managing device utilisation and capacity planning to ensure platform scalability and resilience
• Influencing project requirements and driving the transition of new solutions into Engineering Support
• Building strong relationships with technical and operational stakeholders across the business
• Communicating key platform developments, changes, and technical updates to engineering and operational teams
• Supporting the ongoing evolution of DAZN's end-to-end broadcast and streaming workflows

What You'll Bring:

• Deep knowledge of broadcast and streaming engineering technologies
• Strong understanding of signal acquisition, production, transmission, encoding, and content distribution workflows
• Experience working with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to audiences of varying technical backgrounds
• Proven experience building relationships across multiple teams and seniority levels to deliver collaborative outcome

It's even better if you have:

• Experience working with third-party technology vendors and suppliers
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based broadcast deployments
• Knowledge of orchestration technologies and automation frameworks
• Experience using scripting and data analysis to monitor performance and drive platform improvements
• A passion for innovation and improving large-scale media delivery systems

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years), private medical insurance, life assurance, pension contributions up to 5%, family friendly community including enhanced parental leave, electric vehicle benefit option, learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.