Director, Live Operations - LATAM
Paramount
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Paramount , a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream Paramount Streaming’s other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.
Division Overview:
We are the Global Video Streaming Services Tech and Video Operations, responsible for supporting the video
delivery and architecture of VOD and Live content streamed on over 15 platforms for CBS Digital &
Paramount applications and sites. We are also responsible for the encoding and delivery of premium
content to millions of users every day!
Role Details:
Paramount is seeking a Director of Live Operations for Latin America to oversee operations for expansion
into Central and South America. The Paramount live events operations team runs 2,400 live events over
five different continents and expects significant growth in Latin American in 2023. Events include soccer
leagues throughout the region, along with MMA and other live events.
This is a dynamic role that will touch several elements of streaming workflows, and will also require the
candidate to build relationships with key stakeholders in the Paramount International team. The right
candidate will be a valuable coordinator who will ensure we successfully stream multiple concurrent events,
and oversee the dynamic ad insertion process for specific games.
Your Day-to-Day:
• Take ownership and accountability for all live events streamed in Latin America. You will be
• expected to provide updates to senior management on the status of new initiatives, as well as any
• operational issues that occur with the events.
• Coordinate with multiple operational teams in multiple time zones for signal acquisition, operational
• staffing and event monitoring.
• Train additional new team members on staffing needs. Make staffing recommendations to senior
• executives.
• Be prepared to be hands-on with operations, including QC for Live Events and VOD series across
• the Paramount service.
• Review all new streaming requests and evaluate/recommend staffing levels needed to support the
• events.
• Interact with vendors. Take the lead on negotiating contracts for needed services.
• Ensure live events are tested in advance.
Minimum Qualifications:
What you bring to the team:
• Minimum seven (7) years experience as a people manager, preferably in a live streaming environment.
• Strong client/account management skills. Comfortable presenting information and plans to senior
• management.
• Must be fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese - written & spoken.
• Experience working with both subscription and ad-supported video products.
• Familiarity with both cloud-based acquisition workflows and more traditional satellite/fiber workflows.
• Strong knowledge of live streaming workflows and encryption technologies.
• Proven track record as a problem solver in stressful situations.
• Experience hiring and managing people.