Growth Sports Systems Operator

This role delivers Hawk-Eye technology across a diverse range of current sports, including Athletics, Gaelic Sports, Volleyball, Horse Racing and Motorsports, with Badminton currently making up the large majority of global deployments. It sits within the Growth Sports department, a highly agile team built for rapid expansion, significant pivots and the continuous pursuit of new sporting opportunities. The operator maintains excellence in current sports while helping deliver innovative solutions to an ever-expanding roster of new clients.

• Liaise with key stakeholders such as broadcast personnel, match officials and other teams to ensure contractual obligations are delivered seamlessly.
• Set up Tracking and SMART Replay technologies at venues around the world.
• Conduct thorough pre-match system checks to ensure efficient operation.
• Monitor and operate Hawk-Eye technologies during matches.
• Monitor hardware and software and troubleshoot any issues that arise.
• Adapt quickly to operational changes and apply technical knowledge to new sports and systems as the department expands and pivots.
• Complete detailed post-match reports to enhance future operations and client satisfaction.
• Build and maintain hardware and equipment during the off-season.
• Aid with research and development into new projects and technologies.

• Passion for sport in general and a desire to innovate.
• Strong foundation in technology and a desire to problem-solve.
• Highly resilient to change and able to thrive in a dynamic environment where the primary focus can pivot rapidly from one sport to another as the business scales.
• Ability to take initiative and a willingness to learn as much as possible.
• Excellent time management skills to thrive in a live broadcast environment.
• Professional and approachable communication style with strong listening skills under pressure.
• Willingness to travel domestically and overseas and to work weekends.
• Comfortable with the unpredictability of scaling up new sports at short notice and stepping outside your comfort zone.
• Willingness to work weekends and midweek evenings and to fulfil the role until the last kick.
• Willingness to spend periods of the year working throughout Europe and internationally based on the sporting calendar.
• Ability to work in high-pressure situations in a live broadcast environment on a production distributed globally and widely seen by many.

• Based anywhere in the UK.
• Regular travel across the UK, Europe and internationally.
• Occasional work at the head office in Basingstoke.
• Full-time, permanent contract.

• Training on the basic skills and knowledge required to be a Hawk-Eye operator.
• Support for the development of people.
• Opportunity to work at elite-level sporting events around the world.
• Hands-on experience with Hawk-Eye technology at events.