Programme Director (m/f/d) – Maritime Competitions

RIEDEL Communications is the leading provider of live production tools in the media, sports and entertainment sectors. To cover our customers' needs holistically, we are divided into three business units: Product Division, Managed Technology & Riedel Networks!  

Our Managed Technology division rents out our audio, video, IT and communication solutions for international live events and offers a comprehensive service from project planning to on-site implementation. It's not just about festivals, like Rock am Ring or sporting events - like Formula 1 or the Super Bowl - but also about guaranteeing all guests a thrilling experience. 

To strengthen our team in Project Management, we are looking for an experienced and well-connected

Programme Director (m/f/d) - Maritime

With our special technologies and solutions we support event on land, water and the air. This includes international sailing and water sports competitions such as Americas Cup or SailGP.

These international sailing competitions with high-performance yachts are taking place in the most famous harbours worldwide such as Sydney or San Francisco.

Riedels services range from  sports critical system such as communication for the athletes, coaches and officials to essential broadcast elements such as camera boats, helicopters, replay solutions and many more for on-site and remote production. We operate complex wireless and fibre based media networks for all disciplines, offshore, onshore and globally.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibility for the operational planning, organisation and execution of events and competition in the Maritime sector in close cooperation with our specialist departments, taking into account all technological and commercial aspects
• Support and advise customers independently as the first point of contact, observing costs, time as well as workload and scope 
• Systematically development of major single events and series by extending and enhancing our services for our customers in cooperation with our sales team 
• Contribution of innovation and improvements to continuously expand the service portfolio and the service quality in cooperation with our development teams
• Control of the operational implementation and preparation of reports and documentation throughout the entire project process
• Lead by example - overall responsibility of the project team on site as well as coordination of external staff and service providers
• Exchange with other programme directors on synergies and administrative to organisational topics
• Ensuring a high level of quality within the team and towards all parties involved

THAT'S YOU

• Industry-specific successfully completed apprenticeship, a university degree or comparable relevant professional experience
• Technical background, e.g. in media, industrial engineering or electrical engineering
• Several years of professional experience as a programme manager with overall responsibility in the event industry within an international environment, plus live broadcast experience including on-air responsibility
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, including the ability to build and manage relationships effectively, both internally and externally
• Good knowledge of methodological techniques for project planning and management
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills
• Willingness to travel very frequently/intensively internationally

WE OFFER

• Salary benefits as well as 30 days of vacation and numerous benefits such as JobBike, corporate benefits employee discounts, our global employee referral program and a company pension plan
• Life and Work life balance through our flexible working time system including mobile working in a hybrid model
• Career booster with numerous individual development and training opportunities
• Diversity is very important to us, at RIEDEL we focus on an open working atmosphere, inclusion is part of our Culture - it is about the people and their personality that matters.
• Diverse offers through myEAP (e.g. help with childcare, care for relatives, offers for body & soul etc.)
• Our own coffee roasting, which can be enjoyed in any form at the coffee bar - for free!

ENRICH OUR TEAM!

With us, you can expect an exciting challenge with plenty of opportunities to take on responsibility and develop personally. 

RIEDEL stands for equal opportunities and diversity! We are looking forward to getting to know you as you are - far away from any pigeonholing.