Head Of Technology

Job Description

With offices all over the globe, MPC VFX is one of the world's leading visual effects studios, creating award-winning, high-end VFX for the entertainment industry.
We are constantly looking for the best talent in the world, enthusiastic people that come in every day to be a part of some of the best work in the industry. Our teams in London, and throughout our global network of studios, produce creative, visually stunning, and technically challenging VFX and digital projects of the highest quality.

• Reporting to the Regional Head of Technology Infrastructure for Europe, the candidate will be responsible for the management of the local technology team, and supporting studio operations in Wardour Street, London
• Studio Head of Technology is a key role with a keen technical understanding, fostering collaboration and providing clear and timely communication. Staying calm under pressure and application of problem-solving skills this role is vital to the success of the studio.

Collaboration
• Work collaboratively with the local team and global systems architecture team at all levels across the organization to ensure that our digital and technology services operate at highest availability and efficiency
• In collaboration with the Regional Head, manage the budgeting for all requirement local technology infrastructure needs including forecasting and support / maintenance renewal
• Communication
• Communicate business critical metrics to local senior management and the global technology executive team
• Provide guidance and advice to operational and production teams on technology challenges
• Effectively communicate project progress and spread awareness of technology innovation

Team Leadership
• Own the planning and prioritizing of the Technology team resources across Infrastructure Operations, Systems Infrastructure, Technical Operations and Editorial
• Ensure effective use of staff time and skills, empowering your team to get clarity about their responsibilities and deliverables and contributing to our resource planning activities
• Ensure teams are well-balanced and have (or to have access to) the correct technical skills to succeed
• Encourage controlled innovation in the delivery of both technology and support processes

Problem Solving
• Co-ordinate wider technical expertise to focus on Incident and issue management
• Work collaboratively to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to the technology stack

​​​​​​Technical Understanding
• Provide technical leadership and direction at a studio level encouraging controlled innovation and improvement in the data systems, processes, and workflows
• Lead on the technical aspects of our business continuity and security for the studio
• You will manage the budget for technology spend and will ensure cost-optimization of our infrastructure and support services.
• Proactively use monitoring tools to forecast technology areas requiring support, optimization or innovation

Qualifications

Skills and Experience:
• Management and leadership experience in a technology role similar sized organisation or business unit
• Hands-on experience of agile delivery management with mixed teams of inhouse and external resources
• Experience of successfully building, managing and motivating multidisciplinary inhouse technical teams
• Experience of technology operations management and the use of new technologies to improve cost effectiveness and performance
• Experience of managing technology-enabled change projects
• Experience of setting up and managing outsourced contracts for delivery and development of technology solutions and services

Attributes:
• Able to manage multiple priorities and deal with ambiguity, while constantly looking for opportunities to innovate and streamline
• Strong focus on the customer (whether internal or external)
• Flexible, adaptable and resilient
• Collaborative
• Work well in a fast-paced environment
• Invest in your own wellbeing and that of colleagues
• Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Demonstrable commitment to using technology, data and insights to monitor progress and improve
• Demonstrable commitment to maximising resources and driving efficiency
• Understands their own strengths and that of their colleagues and can create teams with complementary skill sets
• Creates a safe space for colleagues to make mistakes, grow and learn. This includes being accountable and taking open responsibility for their own mistakes.
• A strategic mindset
• A strong commitment to quality, service and reliability
• Excellent collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills
• Capability to learn and adapt quickly
• Strong team management skills
• Desire to learn from others and to take on increasingly challenging work
• Ability to mentor and provide feedback to junior employees

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn32j3-3-133-144-217-42 in your application.